Not sure which forum, but here goes.. When selling boats in various states in the US, how does one go about finding out what is needed. For...
Would someone care to comment on this image? The pattern has an issue. A mold I looked at recently has a few spots like this. Not sure how bad it...
I recently came across an old half done hull that someone ran out of money and never finished. It was the last of a semi production boat. The hull...
square feet What I am trying to do is get a price quote for a set of female molds. Hull mold, deck mold and house mold. In order to do so, I was...
Im trying to calculate square footage of my sport fisher from my paper plans. I need this for estimates for building molds. Anyone know how to do...
I am interested in modernizing the interior of my yacht before next production run. Not sure how much this might cost or if its a recommended do...
Im hoping someone can answer a question about hull speed for me. Reading up about this a little I find that hull speed for displacement vessel is...
some semi solid info on volvo IPS I read a write up a few weeks ago. A test.. two identical boats side by side. One with the new volvo and one...
please post high quality yards Genuine Marine can you please post contact information (phone email web site) for high quality chinese yards? So...
Is there any reason to use stainless v strut over bronze v strut? Which is better? If that is a loaded question, what are advantages of one over...
I recently went to a yard and asked about the way they connect the deck to hull pieces for a 50ft high speed (20+ knots) motor yacht. They told me...
boat building in china This is not as good of an idea as one may think. Quality is very poor, as compared to other yards. Short cuts abound,...
floor beams It will be a finished yacht. What type of exotic wood? Something such as mahogany? or ??
Sport fisher 40ft. For support of engine room hatches, or general floor support. Where walking inside is involved.
Im curious if there is a commonly used wood when creating a support structure for flooring. By this I mean the support beams under a flooring. I...
I took my plans to kinkos once for copying. They are not so nice looking. I was able to get the jpeg of the plans into Rhino, but was not able to...
This is a good thread, but a few questions.. Im also looking to take my paper plans to some electronic format for slight altering. My problem is...
Anyone know where I can find/buy a tube for carrying and storing my paper design plans? I saw a very nice one in an airport one day. It appeared...
Im in the early stages of negotiating with a yard to have my vessel built. I wonder which party usually writes up the contract. Do I take my...