Hello all, is Al Plate Grade 5083 suitable to make a Mast Foot welded to an Al mast? The 5083 is the only available plate where I am and want to...
Some time back I heard that SS welding should be quenched. I vaguely remember is to avoid precipitation of atoms or some thing of the like. I did...
Hello all, I need to compare the compression capability of Al tubing. Specs require 2M long x 130mm Dia x 6mm wall (6.5f x 5" x 1/4"). BUT,...
Hello to you all, I want to make a safety net across the two bows. The net size is 2M x 2.5M (7' x 9') and made with woven ropes (no knots) 50mm...
Hello everyone! Planing to cut the keel off a Benetau 42 and transform the boat into a live-aboard shallow draft vessel. Anyone done it before?...
Hi there, I’m having problems with the Power Tilt on my outboard. The motor: FT9.9G Yamaha 2008 high thrust. Symptoms: when pressing the...
Bending a 316 stainless steel rod 10mm-3/8 DIA to a tight radius to make a U bolt that fits inside a 50mm – 2” DIA pipe. The U bolt is to be...
Hi all. Does anyone know if extending a transducer's cable is possible without faltering the depth-sounder's reading? Thanks in advance. Cheers
I need to grind the all interior of my fiberglass boat, patty it all and sand it and polish all again. A big job, and need suggestions for the...
Hi. My nearly new 9.9 Yamaha high thrust motor got unclamped while running on reverse and gone in the water, snapped the fuel line and flooded the...
Do aluminium beam on a 30 year old catamaran suffer fatigue? How long are they supposed to last? Are new beams required or the original beams...
Hi all Does any one know where I can buy construction plans for a couta boat. Thanks Cheers
Hi all. I want to rebuild my Wharram catamaran beams with fiberglass pipes. the original beams, as per plane, are 5 meters//16' Long solid...
Hi all. I am wandering of future problems that can arise by glassing directly over aluminium. Would aluminium suffer of corrosion? and aluminium...
Hi all. I need a new prop shaft and want to change the cutlass bearing too. I never taken any cutlass bearing off the stern tube before and...
