No actually, it was a model brought into the yard that started the conversation. The maker and designer of the model was fully convinced that a...
I would very much appreciate your help in this. This discussion started at work many years ago, but unfortunately the person I was having the...
Yes I was thinking the same thing! It would be a quick build!
That would be great! We have a meeting with the client next week.
Yes that's all the info I could find too. That's why my opening question was LWL. My main task is to find the designer though.
The design is supposed to be based on the stealth fighter, but my personal opinion does not matter. I have just been tasked to find the designer.
Does anyone have any specs on this trimaran? LWL? Beam? Draught? Propulsion system & Genset? Range? I also see that it's a custom build but is it...
As aforementioned to DogCavalry where I am in SE Asia the cost of skilled labour is very cheap and their housing construction method is the same...
Not to get off topic here but my own boat is a 63ft Wood & Plywood sailing catamaran. In the sea it is fine as the salt water acts like a pickling...
If you're going DIY then it'll never get done. The rebar/mesh matrix will be well rusted before you'd get it all tied together and with regards to...
I take it you must have relatively deep pockets then? One of the main attractions of Ferrocement is the cost of materials. Building out of wood,...
I concur, it was the amateurs that killed the ferrocement industry and pushed the insurance premiums up and made them eventually un-insurable. If...
Thanks for your input! Definitely needs further and updated research.
Nice looking boat! How did she end up with Davy Jones?
Only if it is given the opportunity to. Many modern ferrocement matrices are now coated with epoxy prior to plastering.
When it comes to boats/barges that are mainly stationary on the inland waterways why isn’t ferrocement a popular option? Sure it may have...
Perhaps your "hungry horse" is a far better adage for the condition. When a horse gets that hungry and long in the tooth you just put it out to...
Thanks for that! Are George Prior Engineering still in operation? I see a history for them on Google but nothing up to date.
When it comes to steel boats one thing I cannot stand the sight of is the "Starved Cow" effect where you can see all of the ribs through the skin....
I have looked into the New Versilcraft and there is not much there either. With regards to you recommendation, many thanks, it has been...
