Im the builder of the strike 18 shown as "what not to do". I personally found the spacing between the frames and the 1/4" ply to be just a tad...
seastallion just finished stripping the main hull of an Ulua, stretched to 24'. I just helped him external glass a few weeks ago, nice looking...
Trying to be constructive here. You say you want cheap. Then you say you want "beach ability" but then you said that the W17 from Mike Waters (clc...
I'm pretty sure that a properly "cored" panel is almost always lighter than pure glass (grp) lay up, not to mention not buoyant at all. That...
sorry I never got back to you. the boat still is not sailing. it has been a combination of **** going on and lack of willpower to finish up. I...
You would need to win multiple times. Once will barely cover cost of buying. Then a new main will require you to sell a kidney. Rich kid toys....
Doug, I know you and I have had our disagreements and I hate to present another one. But ill meet you halfway,ok? I have to agree that the...
I used to think the naming conventions were antiquated and a little ridiculous. Then as I learned so sail my first boat, I quickly learned that...
Yea paulownia is quite expensive here. I even did research about buying a few acres and starting a timber stand of it for local boat building due...
Im with you. He just cant quit... he will say the word or blank it out... proselytizing it to no end. Doug, you are not welcome here, seriously.
Lots of great advice from everyone. OS is correct about the never curing warning and I learned the hard way. Maybe I'm a simpleton but I still...
Ahh Kansas. Is your workspace heated??? West with 209 fast hardener refuses to cure lower than about 48f. Even at 50f it can take 2 days. Get some...
like OS said, sounds uncured. I know you are in norcal right? The temperature for epoxy work is very important. I used to blow it off like I do...
GPS can be very accurate. The entire system was designed for the military for tracking and targeting and they just let civilians use it as a side...
I agree 100% with you and it literally took this thread to open my eyes to that. In fact if you look here, this is one of the best "scaled"...
He always fails to say or acknowledge this part. He's not much of a "variable" type of guy, especially that very large variable. Ohh dont...
let me also say that I'm a huge fan of the trinado and used to day dream constantly about buying your molds and building them by demand only. But...
Richard, after listening many months ago to your audio session with Jim Brown, I think you came to a pretty big conclusion about small trimaran...
well we've been pulled back on topic... of foiling again somehow. and doug has reposted (regurgitated) the same thing all over again in post #272...
I just find the comfort part hard to believe I guess because my mind (and body) need some form of a traditional cockpit. I did a Texas 200 on a...
