One more question - what's the technical or nautical term for the crimp in the side of flat bottom boats? I think it's supposed to divert water...
Thanks for all of the responses. This helped a lot.
That makes perfect sense. Thanks gonzo! And thanks for the vocab lesson! The boating terminology is definitely a new language!
Alright, I belong to a bowfishing forum and we're all flatbottom (give or take a few percent deadrise) freaks. Airboats, fan boats, tunnel hulls,...
Well, not necessarily looking for one liners. A book recommendation would be fine. I'm just interested in a really focused set of hull shapes is...
Thanks again Ad Hoc!
Hi, I'm a member at a fishing forum and we commonly discuss boat design, but mostly the rigging and not hull design. Where is a place I or...
The above is absolutely true. I just finished removing a nicely built but rotting plywood floor and decking from my aluminum boat and every...
Thanks Ad Hoc. You are definitely a big help!
Ad Hoc - I do not have an idea of the aluminum grade. Is there a way to tell from looking at it? I'm guessing 5052, but not sure. If I go with...
Thanks for the suggestions Lt. Holden & Ad Hoc. Very much appreciated. And the best part is I'm learning the proper terms for the parts of the...
Here are a couple of pictures of the boat. And actually, the first five ribs are broken. This is something I could not have examined when I...
Thanks Messabout - I really like the grating. I'm still looking for some that's about on par with aluminum as far as price goes. I thought...
