Nice idea Owly but in my painful experience, the ******** will strip anything they can find to pay for their next fix. My trimaran was stripped...
Sorry about delay in responding - have just changed computers and typically, none of my favorites or passwords wanted to work. Re your question,...
Here is a picture of the interior - cramped but sufficient for one guy and his German Shepherd- she has her own bunk fwd if I can persuade her to...
Is that recently-grown grey hair or epoxy dust?
I only just noticed that you referred to her as a "power cat" Indeed, there is a 5hp outboard but as crazy as it may seem, it will carry a 16'...
Thank you - you are most kind. At present, she looks terrible having sat in the paddock for months while I modified the trailer and put off...
Actually that is rather pretty. I wish I had thought to make a two-level cabin on the nasty little cat I built out of bits left over from when my...
Precisely. When I say "grind" I do not mean remove heaps of metal, even if it is corroded. You merely want to get rid of the worst of the...
My guess is that it is corrosion caused by dissimilar metals in contact, with water seeping between them to create perfect electrolysis...
The Farrier system can be replicated fairly easily - see pictures of the mock-up that should certainly be done before cutting and fitting the real...
Yes, I'd remove the existing plugs, fill the holes with thickened epoxy and reinforce all round with glass cloth. As Phil says, drill new holes...
As Gary says, where you are should not be an immediate problem but within reason, best to get some polyurethane over the epoxy as soon as possible.
Yes, an inspiring article thank you. In no way do I wish to contradict anything there but as the builder of five boats to date, I offer the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] "Fandango" is quite right - what you do will largely be a balance between budget and practicality. Yes, you could cut the H18...
Interesting article about introduction of foils on racing Moths back in the 1970's When aircraft technology was applied to a boat, the shock...
Yes, I thought about building a new vaka in strip planked Paulownia (like the last one) to use with the recovered amas. You are also right that a...
It will not prevent capsize, but filling every available empty space inside the hulls with ping-pong balls at least provides much buoyancy to keep...
There was a sad sequel to the story. I got a lot of pleasure from this boat sailing around St George' Basin but it was moored fore and aft at...
Have just fallen over this thread. Just for interest. I did precisely what you are doing, but in my case using A Class hulls. I posted a question...
Not sure about the softness factor but I would guess the softer the springs, the more they will move and the more likely it will be to have...