If anyone is watching this show on here I'm hoping they can settle something. There's a lot of contention over whether or not one guy could pilot...
Anyone ever see this? I searched for any reference on the forums and couldn't find one. Essentially it was an experiment to create a very fine...
I've been searching around for information on sternwheelers and found mostly threads on riverboat type projects much larger than what I'm looking...
After taking into consideration the advice given on my previous threads regarding building an alternative to a pontoon boat I came up with this:...
I've been batting around ideas for a low HP boat to be used on our local (10 HP restricted) lakes for a while now. A while back I had looked at...
I have put together a design for an extremely simple, 20' x 6' flat bottom skiff with one purpose in mind-getting my whole family out on the lake...
I'd like to design an electric outboard for a flat bottom skiff that will be able to transport my entire family (two adults, two kids, and a...
I have a fiberglass 17' Sears canoe. The plate states that it will take a 3 HP, 750lbs capacity, persons, gear and motor. I have a 3.5 HP...
Can someone calculate (or show me how to calculate) the displacement for a simple flat bottom plumb sided boat design for me? The area (according...
I'm looking at building a simple nail and glue skiff for the purposes of puttering around on local lakes and rivers with the family. With little...
I started a longtail thread in the outboard subforum but since realized that most longtail talk takes place here. Apologies for starting another...
I am planning on building an 18' plywood dory for use on some local lakes, all of which are 10 HP limited. Rather than a conventional outboard, I...
Here in NJ we have a lot of electric only lakes (especially in our state parks) that would be nice places to take the family out for a day on the...
On a boat such as this one: http://www.selway-fisher.com/Mcup16.htm#HARRIER Would it be possible/advisable/advantageous to replace the...
I am looking to build my first boat and started out asking some questions in the main forum about pontoons and catamarans. I quickly learned that...
I stumbled across this place looking for ideas for DIY pontoons and I'm hoping that I can get some advice on what I should be looking to build so...