Thanks you for your replies, I am not well versed in the right terminology- I should have said centre of buoyancy. However it may be better to...
Good evening, I would like to know if there is a way of determining the degree of performance advantage from changing the vertical COG on a 4 ton...
Thanks for your help, I built it in carbon
Unfortunately I managed to break the bronze P strut off at the hull, possibly 40 years of electric mice nibbling away, now I need to replace it....
Thanks for your responses, its a pretty straightforward job and because there have been a number of successful conversions then cant see too many...
Many thanks for you replies, here's an example. [ATTACH]
I crawled all over several conversions and it appeared to be foam and 19mm thick, another was done by making a mould and going the solid laminate...
I have 1 1980’s 34ft yacht that I intend to convert from a closed cockpit to a walk through transom. This has been done very successfully multiple...
Yes you are right but practical experience in spade rudders over a long period of time here in NZ has shown that hollow tubes are prone to...
Reporting back the bad news is that I am now making a new spade rudder! The previous rudder had a hollow shaft with a reinforcing insert, outer...
It comes from lateral movement, i.e. perpendicular to the shaft axis. Compounding the confusion is that when travelling at 7kts under motor the...
Modern spade with a foil that has a slight hollow aft section, well built out of a mould. The symptom is one that I have become aware of, not...
Looking to make my cabin windows flush with the coamings. Currently they are in ali frames, no recess lip to sit the windows in. Just wondering...
Well it is the internet, a place where bad ideas come to die. Ferro boats are like the zombie movie where only the element of surprise allows them...
I am really sorry to hear of his death, Paul was very helpful and generous. The forum wont be the same.
I thnk these guys were not prepared for the conditions. Their call but the boat was floating! A few things dont add up, all the crap thrown about...
Dont do it!
I dont need to have first hand experience, I just look around at the hordes of ferro boats rolling out of the yards. off drawing boards, taking...
I think the answer youre looking for is pycrete, you just need a small electric fridge run off solar to keep it cool. Concrete as a boatbuilding...
Perhap my deleted comment was a bit unsporting, but Tom says it all. This should not be treated seriously and it takes advantage of the good will...