I managed to afford a little extra slip time to fair the prop aperture a little recently. Basically I got 4 by 4 blocks of timber, and glued them...
Its been a while, but recently I managed to do a little fairing around the prop aperture and what a difference it has made. All I did was to add 2...
Yes sir it is a lot more complex than that, I currently own 3 welders capable of welding ally, and am rebuilding 2 fiberglass dories. $1000 worth...
I like the raymarine stuff. A lot of this is subjective and opinions are just that.
Absolutely agree, sometimes for a hull / structure to yield a little (bend , conform ,ect ) may be perceived as weak because it bent / yielded yet...
To equate the 2 methods though, you will go through $1000 worth of paint brushes,containers,ect as well.
Apart from the usual shaft size problems us men have, :rolleyes:, is it possible to go too big (seriously). My boat runs a 2" shaft behind a 1.5...
I had always wondered why , when most of the production boats never see speeds that make a difference aerodynamically, they always lay the front...
Just 1 of the reasons hydraulic drives are not as efficient is because you have changed the way the power is being used and every time you do this...
Why not use a stepper motor to drive a hyd pump?
"Professor Borowitzka says biofuel can be produced for between 50 cents and 80 cents a litre." Thats about all our fuel would cost now if not for...
Lets all go back to steam power -- powered by the methane rising from the piles that form just below our mouths. Some of us will go faster than...
Another thing to think about, high pressure hydraulic oil is every bit as dangerous as high voltage electricity, but there are no-where near as...
Open your eyes, knob end. 99% of what the population believe is because the media tell it, and the media make the "truth" depending upon who's...
At best, I see maybe 400 years of proven scientific records to compare gas levels in the earths atmosphere (and I am aware of the ice core...
I have a fair idea of what I want to do, and how to do it, I just need to be able to keep it useable for now. I know it will never be a speed...
You are right , I might be surprised at the difference. The hog timber that I would have been fairing and bogging to has been repaired before and...
I simply didn't have time to remove the keel this slipping. I didn't have time for much except a few basic repairs and re-foul . While it was on...
The shark fin thing is to protect the rudder and prop, If you look at the other photos, what came out of the mold is where I'm going back to....
Thanks again, the last good plan I had was to remove the wooden part of the skeg, as well as the steel shoe, and replace it with a short upside...