oof, sounds good. I will have to look into that book. and to answer your question, no I haven't seen a picture of something resembling my little...
Damn, I was thinking it at least looked a little like one.
I'm just trying to learn... seems that there is only so much I can learn from reading. In the fall I start with the naval architecture program at...
Also may be worth mentioning that this boat is not really meant to be hella fast. Range and accommodation is more what I was after. My friends...
Hopefully I won't drown when I put this thing in the water.
What sort of speed do you think I can be expecting. The boat has a 7.5 foot beam, and is 21.5 feet long, Was meant to be a semi displacement hull...
Still much work needs to be done on getting the hull ready for glass and smoothing it out. what performance issues do you think I would be having?...
here are a few pictures that show a little of the boat I am currently building. this is my first "Large boat" at 21ft LOA. The boat is built out...
Ok, That makes since. One other question I had. When fiber glassing large areas (Like a hull) Can you do a portion of it, let it dry, and come...
I will look into this, I have some experience with using fiberglass to make bows but this is kind of new to me. There are some big flat sections...
Sounds good, I will look into the different brands of epoxy, is it required that I put some sort of finish on the epoxy or will it be ok that the...
Thats kinda what I had in mind. Also thank god there are cheaper ones that will work just fine! I was starting to get a little scared about...
Chipping at my life savings here, but do you think 30 gallons should be enough to complete my boat with the epoxy? Looking at West Systems 105 Epoxy.
Yes, The boat is a wooden boat that is being coated in some sort of composite. Can you point me in the right direction for finding a vinylester?
I hope this does not veer off from the topic of the forum to much, I am currently planning the first voyage on my boat which no doubt will be a...
I have mentioned before the 18' cruiser I am building. It is coming time to glass the hull and I had some questions. I am going to be using...
Its a small boat so i'm thinking/hoping a simple fire extinguisher should be sufficient? also for detection I am going to make my own water...
About to install an outboard on an 18 foot curiser I have built. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for how the fuel...
I have built an 18 foot displacement hull that I am outfitting as a sort of long distance cruiser. I am just about done working on the hull and...
Built from scratch.
