I have decided I can make just about anything for my model. This might even include carbon fiber or fiberglass gears. =0) I am curious whether or...
This is my idea, I want to make a boat like the K800 that can do well in waves. Think about this, I want t make boats like the K800 be like a...
I know it probably sounds OCD, but I need to start cataloging informations. :eek::mad::rolleyes::idea::D:cool::P I think I might try moving...
Sorry for making a new thread, but I think I might get more answers by separating questions from my build log. The reason for this thread is...
Maybe because it is at the bottom of a 2 part thread category? Anyways, this is what I am trying to do. The red and black lines are a cross...
I remembered a way to make a vessel float even if the hull has filled with water. The aluminum canoes that were at summer camp so many years ago...
How do I find out if Vinly like is used to make house windows will be a good construction material for portholes? One of the demonstrations we...
Does anyone know if it would make sense to make a lapstrake style composite hull and make composite planks over a thin plywood mold with plaster...
I can't find good resources that are advanced enough to tell me how to rig a self furling sail. Is there supposed to be a spring or something...
I have been going over the plans for the K800 multi chine sailboat and think I've gotten all the kinks worked out. I want to now make a scale R/C...
I found an affordable sailboat. The price is right, but the transom is cracked. Stats: 1979 Bayliner Buccaneer 272 $100.00 O.B.O 28 foot...
EDIT::!! Don't try GOING to the Westlawn website!! Firefox web browser keeps hanging up and taking all the processor's computing power and I fear...
Anyone with a linux machine want to help me see if I have everything working properly using the W.I.N.E. compatibility layer? (I don't know all...
Linux; Specifically Ubuntu that is geared toward the design of sailboats, boats, and maybe even something like modern tall ships that run on human...
Would it be a good idea to wind carbon fiber in a pattern around plastic straw mesh frames to make a thick wall of thread that is laid up by...
Is there anything wrong with using hot forged titanium impregnated aluminum for a mast? Are aircraft graveyards the only place to get titanium...
How big could I make one of these? Turbine Vent If I could make a really big one 35 foot high, without the ducting on the bottom, out of...
If It is, I just wanted to share why I think boats and designing boats is totally awesome. If I get bored with something, there's always...
Has anyone ever built a boat with an Allison WWII engine like the V1710? I have heard that hydroplane engineers in the 60's and 70's put TONS of...
I love sailboats. Especially cruisers you can live on. I have a design that I will soon be making into a 3d model. I call my design a "SLumpy"...
