The designer has specified the boat can be built from either aluminum or ply. I don't care about resale value. Does anyone have any...
This concerns the material selection for a displacement style PacNW style troller, custom plans in hand. While I will, of course, vet any...
Eli,Yep, I still have the cat, it's worked out really well. We've had it out 100+ miles and it's handled anything thrown at it. After several...
There you go, a practical, durable and economical solution offered to you by an acknowledged expert. I'd hike it to Home Depot, pick up said...
Tom, Duly noted. I've decided to approach this systematically. Will rig new engine, try boat as is with hydraulic steering. Next will try...
The chine beam does decrease significantly fore to aft. It's easily 15% less beam from the forward hull swell to transom. I contacted another...
The simplest would be to add to the skeg that exists on the outboard. Extending the height of the skeg a bit and extending it aft would be...
Tom, That's the one. This is a center console though, so no weight of a cabin forward. It drains aft with no problem but like your experience...
The boat is a 24.5' X 9' Privateer Renegade. It is a well known and regarded large skiff in production for many years. It has a shallow V hull,...
young, I bit the bullet and purchased a Powermig 300 with push pull gun. Once you get it set up, it's pull the trigger and go. Expensive,...
I know that Brent Swain, the fellow who designs the origami sailboats, specs wire rope and a hand operated windlass on his sailboats. He claims...
I want to thank everyone for taking the time to give so many well thought out responses to this request. I'm feeling a high level of confidence...
The reason for the separation lies in the desire for controllability in wind, manuvering in tight quarters and so forth. Owning a powercat with...
Absolutely agree with V.I., the four strokes need to be kept wrapped up. My Honda 150's have a much higher redline than prior two strokes did....
I'd suggest a Carri Craft catamaran if you can locate one, decent in offshore conditions, run pretty fast. As far as designers, if you want a...
I'm trying to help a friend retrieve his houseboat which is presently stranded in a shipyard a couple hundred miles away. Not my boat.. This...
Great idea, I've been thinking along the same lines. My situation is a bit different, though. I've got a 10 X 28' aluminum pilothouse style...
Rocket, Can't comment on the 255, I bought a cobra setup along with a PM 300 and it was an awesome setup, zero problems. Built a 30' powercat,...
The boat, including engines, rigging and welding machine, and free labor, ended up costing somewhat less than 1/2 of what it would cost to...
Hang on, Stonebreaker, you don't really want a tig machine, you need to use MIG. The 5052 alloy you spec will work though it's a bit malleable...