Thanks for the reply and sorry for being so vague, but it makes sense
hi all. I’m designing a 23’ Crabbing boat for the Chesapeake. Basically old school on the drawing board. It will have a small flare up forward....
Thanks. I am going to take your advise and it is very much appreciated.
Ran it a little yesterday. The boat is very sensational to rudder inputs, so it's almost like a quick yaw(right term?) with direction picking up...
Makes sense as I have a 17' Carolina Skiff and I never encountered this before (have encountered slamming). And it does take time to visualize...
What a great set of responses. Thank you so much. So I'm just going to limit "the envelope" until I pull her in the fall (she'll sit in the water...
Hey thanks for the response. I built it by eye, but taking common traits I found on other skiffs around the Chesapeake. I did have to ballast...
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Hi, I built bottom skiff over the winter and ran it for its sea trials a few days ago. While running parallel with another boat's wake, the boat...
Looks really good! I think you're going beat me to the water ... haha
Good site, it may help someone down the line! Recommend you keep good build details here (like you've been doing) so readers have good access to...
Very nice and good work!
Hi ... I was browsing the forum and saw you build. I'm doing a non-stitch-glue by using regular hard chines, but the boat profiles look very...
Thanks for the reply ... I need 130-150HP to be under 1000 lbs ... and I want to stay away from gasoline. The problem it is a shallow draft...
I am looking at marinizing a 4BT truck engine. I can get the engine for $3k and the watercooled manifold and elbow for $2k from Mesa marine....
I think I'll run down TAD, just to talk to someone 1 on 1.
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Trans Atlantic Diesels, Inc. <tadinc@earthlink.net> wrote: Due to territory restrictions we can only offer if...
I would do that in a heartbeat ... but when I e-mailed them, they said I wasn't in their district and would have to go to the guy that quoted me 20K
The boat is a Smith Island Crab Scrape (http://scrapeboatstella-r.blogspot.com/p/build.html) which has a low freeboard. I would live to say I have...