Thanks for the reply...
What I noticed in this hull, that the first 60 - 70 cm. of the bow are funnel-shapped which exactly should generate heavy slamming once the wave...
Took the documents for registration to the Port Captaincy. Happens that they know this boat very well. Initially it was used for coastal patrol...
I found relatively cheap extruded foam, and I plan to use this one. I started working on the boat, it will take a few months to complete it. Was...
The positive flotation unless installed along the sides of of the boat and near the flotation line when flooded will act like a destabilizing...
Thanks a lot for the input... My conclusions from this discussion are these: -The boat is not the best for semi-offshore, but probably...
For me, the sponsons are not for dampening the roll, but to prevent a roll-over... And I always enjoyed bobbing on the sea. The best one was...
This is open boat, this is very, very unsafe! Also, the bow is much flatter compared to mine... The cabin serves also as a protectin for...
The bow was damaged when unloading from truck... I just pulled it off with jeep from behind, and the bow got scratched on The legal width limit...
Modifying bow is probably not going to be a first priority, but it can be done at any point later. Doing it "esthetically" is very difficult, but...
Are you talking about something like this? This is my small motorboat (4 meter) to which I added a wave deflector, added front windshields and...
To be frank, I never had a motorboat on sea, so this is my main worry - lack of experience with motorboats. However, I have sailed Catalina 22...
The condition of the boat is great. And it costs only 2500 USD, which is very cheap by Chilean standards. I also like very much that it is single...
Tohatsu two-stroke, no starter, no hydralic, no frills; it is relataively cheap (5000 USD)
This is the aproximate shape of the float I was thinking about. It would run along the topside (basically, it will cover exactly the long board...
30 knots "stay ashore", but if caught in it, I need a boat "to stay alive". Usually 20 knot forecast is the limit I plan to go off, but sometimes...
30 knots = wind speed, not boat speed. I do not need fast boat, simply I want a faster boat than Catalina 22 (=5 knots). I have been cruising...
I recently purchased a motorboat hull in very good shape which I plan to adapt for coastal navigation. It is a model which is used in southern...
