Yep, sure - I've seen some folding kayaks made of alu, and even paddled one very old two-seater. I was a bit pessimistic about the timber...
Think global :) Proper wood, especially of fine quality, in right sizes etc. is expensive in some regions, or even impossible to find, especially...
Ergh... Hope this thread is not too old to get resurrected. Well, if PVC is not good for framing, what about polypropylene then? Specifically -...
I don't want to argue, but probably we're talking about a little bit different things. I totally agree that it's easier e.g. to weld some chest...
Basically, described is an example of pre-manufactured parts: two prepared, probably isolated [watertight] halves. Assembling smaller parts will...
Well, cat is cat, despite this Scoota 28 reduces the number of convex surfaces.
It's more like a rhetoric question/study, not an intention. Yet. [ATTACH] I'm not near my laptop right now, so just a quick sketch based on...
Hi all, ...and pardon me for this [probably] stupid question. I was drawing one pretty little thing, 26ft long and 2.45 meters wide, and one...
True. That's why I will build a model first, to evaluate weight, mass center, perhaps visualize flow etc. And trailerability for me important not...
Let me clarify: I'm just not the biggest fan of plastics and phenols. That's now my plan: to get some single/multichine design (but not too...
Mostly intersted in gaining experience, in many meanings. And yes, certainly, purchasing some 40yo rotten luxury is also a sort of experience... :)
Hello, Who else, except Mr. Bruce Roberts, offers plans of trailerable or at least truck-transportsble sailboats - steel/alloy version ? I can...
Where's a 'like' button here? Thanks all!.. Now reading Pollard's 'Boatbuilding in Aluminum', as intro.
Hi all, I've searched across this metalbuilding section, and it seems this is the only thread to ask... Well, are there any recent successfull...
