My brother has caught the bug to build a small cruiser capable of doing the Inside Passage from Seattle to Alaska, but still small enough to...
There have been a number of postings here recently from folks looking to design/build small aluminum boats. That got me wondering how bending...
What’s the state of the art systems these days? I’ve been using ePaint but have been underwhelmed by its performance. Anything better on the...
Hi all. Well I went and did it. I jumped into upgrading my 10-year-old house AGM bank to lithiums. But I didn’t quite realize what I was getting...
Looks like it’s getting close to time to replace my 700 Ah house battery bank. Current technology is AGM. I’d like a similar usable capacity....
Had a baffling issue with a new Garmin autopilot during my recent shakedown cruise. Everything would be going along great using the autopilot when...
I’m exploring the option of towing an 18 to 20 ft skiff behind my 51 ft catamaran. Typical cruise speed would be about 11 to 12 kts. I’d like to...
Hi all. I’m performing sea trials on my catamaran conversion project and have noticed some shaft vibration on one shaft. I’m not sure how much...
Hi all, I’m sure this has been beaten to death here in previous conversations but a quick search didn’t yield the answer I’m looking for...so...
Hi all, I know this topic has been beat to death, and I’ve read back through a lot of the discussions, but I’m sort of thick so I need to ask...
As I’m wrapping up the hull modification and repowering project for my aluminum catamaran, one of the issues I’d like to work on is noise...
Hi All, A few years back I posted some discussions regarding my musings about converting a 40 foot long aluminum power catamaran I owned from a...
Hi all, I am trying to identify a material I've seen on a number of boats used to encapsulate/fair exposed nuts and bolts that are underwater,...
I'm shopping for a pair of 22" props and have received quotes for both Hung Shen EP-4 and Michigan Dyna Quad propellers. The Hung Shen (made in...
I have a 1.5" shaft. I'm trying to find the allowable gap between it and the stern tube that allows adequate space for shaft alignment while...
My planned hull will have fully protected props and rudders by an aluminum skeg. This boat will rest on the ground frequently and minimum draft...
I must be missing something obvious, but where do you find the hub lengths for inboard props? Are they all a standard length?
What would be the appropriate material to use for the wet exhaust hull penetration (above WL) on an aluminum boat? I'm thinking that...
I need to bolt some GRP framing to aluminum below the waterline. I was planning to use stainless bolts (grade not determined yet). What are...
I'm playing around with the idea of lengthening the hull of my aluminum catamaran from 32 ft to 51 ft. This project would include repowering the...