For the temporary forms to support the strips, am I right in thinking that some styrofoam blocks wrapped in cellophane and tacked in place would...
The original plans show a running backstay that, as far as I can tell, is mostly for controlling the draft of the mast in the original fractional...
Rumars, I appreciate the suggestion. I had initially thought of doing building to plan and then adding to the hull with a hollow chamber filled...
Thank you, I really appreciate the advice. I was thinking about strip planking the bottom today actually. I was thinking that rounding it and...
Hi all, thanks to the generosity of Buzzman I now have a set of plans for a Farrier Command 10. I have been studying them and definitely prefer...
bajansailor, I appreciate the links. They are nice looking boats but there's just something about each of them that I just don't care for. I've...
The plans aren't but about $1,500 for the 34. I did consider just buying a used boat and refitting it but to get a decent hull and get it brought...
So let me start with a little back story. I have wanted to build my own sailboat for most of my life, and as we all do I started out at 10 years...
Thanks for the info Alan, that is basically what I was tying to figure out. I did contact Van De Stadt and sent them a list of questions I had....
Sorry Baja I was also looking at the specs for the FORNA37 they designed and it has a round hull version listed for steel and aluminum and the...
That's what I was thinking which is why I was wondering about the weight difference in the lighter boat. The other thing is that on their website...
Thanks for the welcome! If its the case that the round bilge is a finer hull form then would it be worth it to improve my welding skills and build...
I guess I should have said that as you approach a payload equal to the displacement weight it starts to negatively affect it.
Hi all, I have a question that I am hoping some of the designers or anyone else may be able to answer for me. I am looking to build a sailboat...
