Hi folks, I'm planning on fitting a solar panel with charge controller to my boat, however a friend of mine kindly dropped an isolator unit for...
Ok so question for electronics guru :D Got my hands on an old cell charger, thinking myself smart i get the voltmeter (which i have no idea how...
I am looking to put this old boat back in the water its been out for some time, the lower hull seemed to have flaked and is rough textured. I...
Its been ages since I visited the forums, life has been challenging to say the least but im back this time with a boat :p It only took me 6 years...
Thats the model fitted on the boat I'm looking at i dug out its manual but at 28 years old and no proper frame of maintenance reference i am sure...
Water will migrate into fiberglass over time (say 25 years!) but what would be the tell tale signs one would need to look at ? Learning about...
Some boats just look wrong to me (and i am no engineer) they seem unbalanced, badly designed or badly built. I figured when ever one looks...
Hi folks, just needed some advice regarding a boat i found which i really liked. The construction seems to be the english style planking, the...
I am about to finally finish my boat (yah only took 3 years!) so i am looking for a good fish finder that would be suitable for my use. My boat...
Well I have not been active for a long time so figured to pop in and cause some noise :D Hope every one is doing good, i was wondering if any one...
Well after going through local suppliers i ran into a problem that the epoxy used in Egypt is mainly for construction and has weak tensile and...
Well started some tests (yes FINALLY after almost a year!!) with epoxy... have to say it was a joy trying it out for the first time. Due to...
Situation in Egypt was, still and will be scary for some time ..... Yes its as bad and no its not .... media will focus only on the negative...
A friends boat was burned down considerably (25 meters x 6.5 meters) i have attached some pics as he wants to rebuild the boat. My question would...
Well yah .... just bare with me ... :D pot pot boats !! Hit a snag in my boat building so im diverting my energy into small toy boats ... I was...
My first boat building project (Strip planking)! The adventure begins ! Well after some time running around the post office my plans finally...
Well received some information regarding marine plywood (i order and S&G boat) But there seems to be a lot of terms i dont understand, below are...
Just a quick question, while i was browsing some plans, i found a particular boat that can be built using 3 techniques, metal, composite wood and...
I have a friend of mine who is interested to build a Kayak. So i sat down with him and took down some notes as to help him choose a design that...
Traditional boat shapes and designs from all over the world ! Bd.net is such a huge multicultural gathering ground, so i Figured i would start a...