hello! I am interested in reading about construction of Viking ships. Does anyone know some good books about Viking ships? (it is ok, if they...
hi! I am interested in looking at designs of trailerable sail boats. Can you guys point me to designs and constructions of trailerable sail...
I would like to find a good source too. I am in Sweden. Thanks Mohan
hello! I am curious about techniques for carvel planking thin planks (9mm or 3/8 inch) and wonder if there are any good techniques for this. I...
hello! I have been reading some texts on naval architecture, and there is reference to Velocity Prediction programs. But, I find very few...
hi! I am looking to buy a paring chisel and a slick of about 1 1/2" and 2" size and would like to get some suggestions for a good model. Does...
...iron again hello PAR, Thanks for your sharing you insight into this issue of metal fasteners. I have decided that all fasteners that do...
hi Hans and Vic... There is a photo of the boat at http://www.pakkurti.com/maritana Thanks for the advice. /mohan
brr.. i must be sleeping in my brain. I asked this question almost a year back and i completely forgot about it. How forgetful is that?...
yikes!!! it 100 years old not 1000 :)
hello! I have a ballast keel (cast iron) that is heavily rusted and I want to have it cleaned and painted. My plan is to hire someone to...
hello! I am restoring a wooden sailing boat, that has a cast iron keel. The frames are fastened to the planking with copper rivets. I have to...
hi! I am curious to read about how Kayaks were built before the advent of the strip plank epoxy techniques. Does anyone have any references...
hello! Does anyone know of a comparision of Vectorworks and TouchCAD. The biggest difference seems that TouchCAD specifically has features for...
hello! I have original drawings of the type in the picture attached. Along with the drawings I have the dimensions of the boat as specified in...
hello! I am curious to know if there are any designers who design new boats but in the style of the old sailing pilot cutters, fishing trawlers...
hi! Does someone here recognize this type of boat? The name on the model says "Newfoundland Fisherman's Launch, circa 1890". Any idea where...
Thank you for your comments. After reading your replies, I have decided to go the way of just replacing the bolts with galvanised iron bolts....
hi all! I am renovating a sail yacht from 1908 and it has an iron ballast keel. The keel is around 1.5tons and has 7 iron bolts size M26. The...
Thanks Thanks for the tip. I have never shipped something in a container :) I will call a local shipping company. cheers Mohan
