Hi Brendan The leg is a Volvo, but the old engine (ford Essex) has been stripped out. The leg is in poor condition and needs re-furnishing, then...
Hi Yofish Thanks for the info, that's helpful. It's good to know about the fuel saving at low speeds, I live on the water so use boats every day...
Thanks Mr Efficiency I've done some approximate calcs And I reckon she weighs between 3300 and 3800 lbs The original ford engine weighed...
Thanks PAR That's really useful, it sounds like 70hp may not be enough power, so better wait till something bigger comes along. Rather than buy an...
Hi Razorinc It's pretty heavy, I'm quite strong and I can't lift the bow at all.
sorry about that, I'm doing this on an iPhone, Badly!
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Hi All Wondering if anyone can help me with some advice? I've just aquired an 18ft planing hulled, fishing/day boat. Heavily built GRP, my...
I have finally found a design that fits all my criteria for size, speed, stability, longevity and cost of build. The Lumber Yard Skiff , 16'...
Thanks thats helpful, at least I know what to look for. I will have a look over the next few weeks for a cheap one, at least it give me an...
Hi Rustybarge The Dell Quay Dory sounds great, think it would suite my needs well. I've had a quick look on apolloduck they seem to be selling for...
Well, as much as I would love to build a small steel workboat, I now realise that I can not fulfil my requirements with steel, at the size of boat...
Hi Jeff thats the total weight of the finished boat seats tanks etc, maybe add 10 kg's max, to beef up the transom. I was going to put in 2...
And If built from 9mm marine ply and epoxy (heavy cloth) approximately 140 kgs. This would be quite "robustly built".
Well ive done a drawing for my workboat, my hope is that it will plane with a 25hp engine (my mates got a spare). If I build with 3mm steel...
ok, Im going to start with the sponsons (2 of them). draw them up, work out weight, size, displacement etc, then I should be able to see what...
Jeff and Mr Efficiency, thanks. I love the sound of this! Im a bit intimidated with the idea of designing it, my knowledge of N.A is very, very,...
Ok, I get it. A steel boat of the size I need will not give me the speed I want (Not with the propulsion I want to use!) I've been looking...
