I remember back when the replacement for the Leander class was first being discussed, back in the 70's, there was a group that argued very...
I'll say it again - you cannot make up a ferro hull in layers, or laminates, as they simply will not bond to each other. The only bond between...
I meant that you have to ensure that all the cement hasn't started curing. You can't plaster ferro in layers, you have to do it as one thickness...
I remember helping to plaster a ferrocement fishing boat around 35 years ago. The key thing was that the whole boat had to be plastered in a...
Hmmmm........... Well, I've been making ethanol at home for many, many years now. All it takes is some fruit sugars, yeast, a bit of water and...
True, but it's fed right into the hands of the spammer who reinvigorated this old thread solely to advertise his business..................
Guys, This is a really old thread, re-invigorated by an advertiser that's just selling certification services. The OP started this 8 years ago...
The bamboo boards are made using some sort of very high pressure press or roller system, I think, where stripped bamboo fibres are reconstituted...
Interestingly I've just finished (as in a couple of hours ago) laying a few tens of m² of bamboo flooring. The stuff comes as T&G boards, 12mm...
It's not engineering, or a boat, just some pretty grapics with nothing underpinning it in terms of practical design. We have a serious problem...
Yes, but not the farcebook link, or the Youtube link, that's someone else He has many thousands of posts here, too, but since he left the forum...
Not quite. If you can match the bodies max continuous aerobic output power to a device that can convert that power into useful true propulsive...
I don't think you've read all the work published here on low speed props and pedal power. Well worth reading, especially all the work and...
If it is some sort of acronym for an inflatable, or maybe a RIB, then others have made rigid tubes that work OK. Around 35 years or so ago a...
The other point is that the bodies continuous power output isn't usually governed by the group of muscles used, but by the bodies aerobic limit....