I'm surprised that nobody commented on this yet. This could be a very valuble resorce for designers. I posted my designs on it.
Start with the area of the mid ship section. Multiply it by the LWL. Then take the volume of the actual hull. The prismatic coefficient is the...
I've designed a pocket cruiser that fits. Mark V 28 LOA 28' 0 " Beam 7' 6" Draft 14" Disp 4,000 lb [IMG] [IMG]...
On the upper Mississippi, they let pleasure boats lock through between tows. I think it is the same on the Ohio. Most of the locks on the upper...
I've made both trips, the lower Mississippi and the Ten-Tom. I don't think one is faster than the other, however, if you were planning on heading...
So that's $125k plus labor, which will be at least 4,000 hours. Someone who bought a set of plans for my Mark V 39 sent the plans to a custom...
Why not just buy plans for an old design? There are dozens of designs out ther for small sailboats. get an old Atkins, or Garden design?
My Dad built the larger versoion of that sharpie in 1982. He put the centerboard off to one side, using it as the front of the galley. It really...
The main disadvantage of Honda is that their dealer network is not as extensive as Mercury or Yamaha. If you do any travelling, it is sometimes...
That budget seems close to realistic, especially if you do a lot of the work yourself. I designed and built a 39 foot sharpie houseboat close to...
I saw the Island Packet PY cruiser at the boat show, next to the motersailer version of it. The boats are identical, except one has a sailing rig...
I have just recently started looking at this forum, and option one interested me greatly. I recently finished a design that is very close to...
I've been taken the YDS Rhino course, and so far it is good. The turn-around times have been averaging about 1 week, which is a bit annoying when...
Pilgrim IV, the original Mark V 20
