Thanks for the link, I like this plan.
Should I rename the thread 15M cat?
I think 5 doubles with the assumption that if the 20 number were approached it would be in fair weather and safe harbor and additional sleeping...
I'm comfortable with 500-800K. If the fit out afloat isn't tenable it won't be the path taken, but I do need to look at it. Live aboard will...
I have 3 years before I will be ready to start building my boat. I hope to have this thread start the process of design. I have not yet decided...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50-Farris-Concrete-Sailboat-NO-RESERVE-/280992643756?pt=Sailboats&hash=item416c777aac I went to see the hull...
I have been wondering about the details of sailing up the Columbia to Lewiston, ID from the standpoint of boat design. I found that the...
Thanks Eric.
The data presented by Eric is interesting. I do have a question though: Would multihulls be included in each set? If not, how would that skew...
Wow, tough crowd, I hope I never need to deal with a 'yacht designer' or 'naval architect' on any of my projects.
Where did I say I was going to try to built a boat with PC?
I hit on an old thread about building a small 'see through' boat from PC. I was a bit surprised by the dismissals of polycarbonate as a material...
A bit OT but I was watching a Nova program last night that showed that rare earth metals work as shark repellant when immersed in seawater....
An example: http://www.permatherm.net/our-products/insulated-metal-panels.html
Has there been a discussion here of using off-the-shelf foam core steel freezer panels for above the water line structure? If not, any opinions?
A 10cm deep layer of foam within a bridge deck 15m X 15m on a 20 m cat would give 22.5 metric tons of displacement at very little relative...
First, congrats to the Cougars on their win today over Tulsa, very exciting. The broad concept of the system I have in mind goes as follows:...
It doesn't really matter much how heavy it is when compressed, what matters is will is dissipate (or pool) if it leaks. Propane pools, not a...
Apology A heartfelt apology for my posts, all of them. They will be deleted. My first post was a genuine attempt to help. Math errors and...
Edited, forgive the harsh answer.
