Well, I have been looking a bit more into it, and for a sailboat with only a 50HP engine (so a small engine) I think most of these boxes are a bit...
Yes, you are correct, it is a V-drive. Thanks!!!!
Hello all, I just stumbled across a drawing (at the Bruce Roberts site, after reading on the Tom Thumb designs in another thread), and I saw a...
@ufling: Not the best nesting tool that italian software, looks as if there is a lot of waste I guess a hand nested would have saved you 1 plate...
Sure is a big one, but have no idea who built it. However I find it really hideous to see :)
Haha totally brilliant :) Reminds me of that story (also here in the netherlands) of this guy that built a 15 meter motor yacht, and splashed...
In any case, it is a nice way to compensate for the losses due to the triangular main sail :) was it a furl in mast sail?
Hi Tad, Thanks for the 2 ideas, I guess that will be the easiest way to do it. And have the welder notch the keelside plates at the job instead...
Thanks for your reply, I attached an image of both sides of the hull from fore and from aft. The keel in the original one was actually the full...
With the risk of highjacking this thread (I don't intend to, but as the topic is very very similar and due to this thread I start to worry about...
I just looked at the vdstadt website, but this Sea Dog (or zeehond in dutch) isn't even listed on their site anymore. I expected the 60 euros to...
Oh, I just noticed that some of the stringers weren't fluid, and might cross the seam. The stringers not being fluid doesn't matter for the...
Same here, missed it too while browsing through the forum, don't know why actually :)
So you got the frames, longs and deckbeams in.. quite some progress :) Glad you did let go of the idea to reuse the wooden ones :) at that would...
Hi VinceUK, Thanks for the excelsheet and the title of the book, it will probably contain a lot more info I will need along the way. Untill now...
Thanks Apex1, I never considered that Vetus also did propellor shafts.. kinda weird, must be my memory failing :D :D I will get in touch with them.
Hi All, I searched the forum but couldn't find a answer very fast, so sorry if this has been asked many times. I need to dimension a...
Hi Hakan, It wasn't me saying that, it was Brent, I would never say such a thing :) but I don't want to start that discussion in your thread....
You need to isolate the wood from the steel and make sure no water can accumulate between the wood and the steel (wood by itself is moistly...
How could I forget about the rusting :)
