nice boat.. better be for 75k
Does seem to be about what i'm looking for. tho the materials for something like that aren't likely to be affordable. may have to settle for...
At this point I'm not sure. I didn't realize how much epoxy I'll need. 110 gallons at 3k bucks. And to cross the Atlantic to Australia will take...
looks nice, but isn't seaworthy
I was given great advice. I looked around and found some good boats i can rebuild. Iv got another thread here about a jamestown with a steel hull...
I don't really know what all resins ect there are. All I know for sure is epoxy isn't subjective to osmosis
I pretty much have to use epoxy because fiberglass is not waterproof. I will be using the job might as well as woven cloth. One layer of each
Höw am I doing that?
Made some digital reproductions, to scale, of the hull.
So, I did some research into obtaining a boat that needs repair. I actually found a nice jamestown that i can get for free, needs a carpet and...
I'm hoping to look at a 1978 53 (or 55 I think) houseboat. But hoping I can find someone who is familiar with the construction and ill probably...
I looked into buying a boat. They started around 20 grand. I can build my own for a quarter that cost.
What do I need to change?
The guy i mentioned said that i will need to use fiberglass as the epoxy soaked into the wood would not be strong enough to keep the joints together.
My ultimate goal would be to go off shore of san juan island (where my wife says the orcas are). Then maybe up to Alaska along the shore....
so. I'm wanting to build a houseboat. Iv been speaking with a pro ship builder in Australia. He showed me a 50' one that used pontoons, aluminum...