Hello I am building a custom foam/epoxy catamaran. I have secured .75” foam with kerfs and will use it in a strip plank fashion to create the...
Hello Can one use polyester gel-cote to wet out/laminate with 6 ounce cloth? I ask as I am repairing a very very small area (very tip end of...
I am in the position of having to join together a bulkhead that had to be cut. 30’ custom power catamaran. The original composition of the...
Hello I am in the unique position of having to paint (prime) an epoxy boat I just built, but that will NOT be able to be final sanded and painted...
Hello: I am building a custom power catamaran....foam/epoxy. I am considering putting a propane locker on the other side of a bulkhead that my...
Hello Situation: I will need to screw multiple fasteners into a composite (epoxy/plywood/glass skins) structure later....the location of which...
Doing a full renovation of a recently purchased 1985 Eagle Tramp folding trailerable trimaran. Issue: Pivoting centerboard jammed in the case....
Hello: I am building a custom power catamaran and have a question about glassing bulkhead “seams”. Here is the situation: I am building the boat...
I have a question on epoxy filler. I am at the point of a boat build where I need to glass in many bulkheads, stringers, cabinets,...
Designing and building a custom 28' power cat...dual engines...hydraulically steered... It occurred to me...why go through the expense and labour...
Designing now either higher aspect boards or lower aspect fixed keels for a small custom sailing cat...weighing the pros and cons of each. My...
How does one determine the proper NACA section for a daggerboard or rudder?? Building a catamaran and would “love to know”!
Hello: I am building a custom mini-cat...27' by 15'. It would be very hard to install any type of vang system for the boom on this boat as...
Hello: I am building a custom foam/glass micro cruising cat (sailing). 27' by 14.5'. Have decided to build LAR (fixed) permanent keels. One on...
Building a 27' mini cruising cat and designing/thinking about the keel(s). Considering both fixed and sliding boards at this juncture....
Designing and building a custom sailing catamaran...thinking.... My question (and I think this applies to any sailboat, really)... Why have a...
The situation: I must run a 3” diameter hot air duct “near” an icebox in a new custom boat build. Boat is foam/glass/epoxy. Designing and...
What is the maximum boom length (in relation to luff) of a mainsail. If one desires reasonable upwind performance? I am building a custom...
I will soon be buying and rigging a mast for a small (27') sailing cat. The rig will have only 3 (three) stays...a forestay and 2 side stays....
Hello: I am looking for advice on a sailing rig I am designing for a custom catamaran. The boat is a 27' long by 14.5' wide cruising cat....not...
