Super Magnesium alloy: Lighter than aluminum and cheaper than carbon fiber https://newatlas.com/allite-super-magnesium-alloys/56343/
Project: 77 foot Sailing Catamaran. Note: This is a small living space, spartan, boat with LONG hulls and doesn't have a vplp budget. The...
I have received a couple of quotes from Engineers. They quote a fixed price for engineering a component and then a per hour price for any redesign...
More of an off-roader than off-lander but interesting idea :) "Frankenhooker" producer plans global amphibious rally in production 4x4 SCG Boot...
Why couldn't this be done to a mast? The MIT idea is to avoid lightning strikes by putting a temporary negative electric charge on a plane as a...
low viscosity epoxy infusion epoxy, first I heard of it. Probably what they use on prepregs....
I've read every thread on wishbones but I am left more confused. Some people say wishbone rigs suffer upwind, others point at Wyliecats and say...
Do you think creating shallow dimples in a foam core, say up to .5 inch deep, gradually tapered from around a 2 in diameter and spaced every x...
"Super wood" sports the strength of steel...
Gallery: Staring from afar at the lavish world of superyachts...
Can't help but wonder what humans are thinking by displacing ourselves. World's first all-electric autonomous container ship to set sail in 2018...
Interesting, coult this one day be a concept for boats https://youtu.be/8zQokKKWBLg
Next year I am going to retire and build a 15-18 meter foam core multi-hull. I have a boatyard here in the Florida Keys USA that will accommodate...
Just kicking this idea around in my head. I'm going to be building a 50' custom Grainger cat. It's going to be built using short run molds,...
One of the designs I was looking at is the Schionning GForce 1500C. I just learned that they don't provide the CNC plans because of copyright...
Why aren't daggerboard shafts and their housings machined? It would be so much easier, cheaper and faster and you could hold much closer...
Does anyone have in depth knowledge of these two companies. They both have systems for cruising cats. Torqeedo's online presentation is much more...
Hi, can someone answer this In the top illustration is a foam core panel with laminate skins each side. In the bottom, is a foam core panel...
I really like Schionning's web site, they have a good presentation and I like the documented build http://www.zeezeilen.com/voortgang-bouw.html...
Has anyone used this eco anti-fouling film? The website says it can last 5-10 years and doesn't emit toxins. http://www.micanti.com/sustainable/