The earthrace boat was amazing for its intended design purpose I enjoyed seeing what we did of the boat on the whale wars series. But it is hard...
Wellcraft built other swim platforms around this time as upside-down box shapes in a mold - wood only on the transom side and a small lip for...
A few threads on inducing air / ventilating the hull http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/use-air-14886.html...
Yes I noticed the strake there.
I like a trailer which supports the boat as close to the transom as possible or ideally, bunks that extend slightly beyond the transom. After some...
For completeness, no there is no shear pin on the prop. The mercruiser alpha props had a rubber hub. A "spun hub" usually allows idle speed but...
NOLA is New Orleans Louisiana region ? What type of boat, how large, how fast do you want to go, and how many hours use per year?
Can you please explain this in more detail? I'm not clear how faster or slower changes how the layers would be overlapped/"interlocked" for this...
If I read this right, there is a disagreement as to whether this should/must be done in one go or not. How much strength do you lose if you use...
See http://www.allinflatables.com/support/pvc.html
As long as it's a post 1996 year the zodiac is likely PVC; pre 1996 and it's likely Hypalon like Avon, etc. I've only repaired one zodiac where...
Why not pick up a longblock for her?
I'll take access to the backing plate side in case future repairs are needed over "automobile styled" interior any day.
Awlgrip has been recommended most to me by those who have had their powerboats done.
The catch-22 might be: you need enough volume to make it worthwhile to research and set the whole system up to mix your own resin and guarantee...
Congrats! Really enjoyed both the video and the photos of your build.
I went back and searched and searched. What I found was:...
Somewhere I read an article on how they do the complicated in-gelcote colors now using some kind of color inlay application in the mold. Can't...
If you have everything free, it should be an interesting experiment. We need more new hybrid stuff. I don't see designing the cradle for the...
I had no idea you could build a rotomold mold DIY -- I found the discussion more interesting than the original question :P But I guess we should...
