The seastead wasn't self-sufficient, and the inhabitants were commuting to shore in a sailboat with an inboard. They were definitely not...
This is sort of true: "Hunting us down to our death is just plain stupid and highlights exactly the reason someone would be willing to go out in...
@Angélique, thanks for the information about spar rigs. I've been interested in small waterplane designs, but the ones I was familiar with had...
A couple of interesting exceprts from the comment thread on that Reason article: Another poster claimed that Thailand asserts a contiguous zone...
I like the idea, but you might want to consider burning some of the waste and recovering the energy. Your Carnot efficiency will be higher than...
Thailand decided to put the "finger" somewhere else: Thai Government Takes Over Seastead Near the Thai Coast...
Ever since seasteading became a hot topic, I've wondered why the Israeli's don't do it... The cost of expanding through settlements is pretty high...
Yeah, especially since it was made in Thailand. There's at least one Damien II for sale right now with a lower asking price. But maybe the $150k...
It looks like someone played around with a more extreme variation: SWASH SMALL WATERPLANE AREA SINGLE HULLS...
SWATH International had some interesting design articles when they were still around. One area they covered was keeping the weight of the...
Yes, pity those suckers ;)
Thanks for the excellent post, dsigned. A while back I spoke with a guy who built several ferro-cement boats, and he mentioned some interesting...
Same reason Greenland isn't called Glacierland. Have you ever tried attracting colonists to a planet when they know that they'll need to build the...
Already claimed. It's MINE.
Thanks :) That makes a lot more sense, especially given the location. The only other thing that I had been able to think of was a helicopter...
Three weeks ago I was flying in a commercial plane over the Gulf of Mexico and saw an oddly-shaped ship with a huge bow wave heading east about 40...
I'm familiar with Airex as a maker of structural foam, but I see now that they make other stuff. Is that what you're referring to? Before I...
That's definitely the plan. Basic procedural skills usually aren't too much of a barrier as long as I have enough time and a good place to...
Thanks PAR, that's exactly what I needed :)
It's a production fiberglass hull with foam-cored stringers and a marine ply bulkhead and ribbing. Access is good. The plan is to insulate as much...
