Hey dllcooper Did you ever try your idea of building from pallets? To the other smart boat builders out there; I came across this because I was...
Hey guys . I'm just wondering. Do any of you know why in Naval vessels, (generally) frame numbering is fore -aft, whereas commercial vessels are...
hey Ad Hoc i guess you're right, it's not as simple a question as i'm making it out to be. Thing is, i'm actually a class surveyor myself; but...
Firstly; ISO is an independent International Organisation for Standards. BV which you are referring to, is a class society, one of many (10 main...
So there are the ISO rules; there are the various classes (GL, DNV, LR, ABS, etc, etc); and then there are a couple of “un-official” scantling...
Here's a link to a discussion on savitskey, there is a very good spreadsheet on the post written by DINGO, I use it often and it works verry well!...
Actually I'm not in USA...but SA...so the chances of being shot are a LOT MORE! Nah, just kidding about the wife, she'll come along no prob, its...
Thanx for the advice gents!
Hey All I want to build a ply-sailing-cat. Most of the design work is done, now I just have to convince the wife it's safe to cook on a wooden...
Rob, I like the way you think! both about design and testing! How on earth do you get your boats so light? What are they fitted out with in terms...
sailing hull basics Thank you all for your replies, its exactly what I was looking for! I certainly believe (as daiquiri said) that experience is...
Hey all All my experience is in high speed hull design. Now I want to design my first sailing hull. More specifically, a sailing cat. Let me...
