Here in Florida the soil can become soupy during rainy season or after a major storm......as in Hurricane. Gasoline stations have underground...
Adam, you must describe the intended use for the barge, the conditions in which it will be used, cargo capacity , is it to be powered, towed,...
I know that architecture students are required to pass examinations for Physics, Strength of materials, Stress analysis, and a bunch of other...
You are aware, of course, that adding an enclosed cabin will mean that your cruising speed will diminish. The cabin will also add a lot of...
Whew ! That could have been a real tragedy
OK Murky Deep. Inasmuch as you are an experienced builder, I say go for it. Much of the time an OP is a rank amateur with misconceptions...
As Tops noted you are proposing 24% stretch. As Gonzo says, the lateral stability will increase, but only if the draft of the longer boat is the...
Back in the day, I was coxswain for Coast Guard Monomoy lifeboats. The Monomoy does not resemble the pictures here, in the slightest. It is a...
Give some more thought to the sail rig. A gaff rig is suitable for sailing but is not as convenient as a sprit sail or lug sail. Why would...
It would be good to make some educated guesses about the two wakes between the hulls. At some speed the wakes crash together when the boat is...
Whether buttocks, diagonals, or water lines, the general idea is to minimize acceleration and deceleration of a unit of mass as in a water...
The S-H participants may need to see a competent therapist. Year after year there are broken boats and broken bones as a result of vicious...
The type was often called Port Ritchey Skiff , in Florida, back in the day. As Gonzo has noted, there was no formal design, the builder used...
I cannot be certain that I understand the reason for doing the modification. If you use a 20 shaft outboard on a 16 inch transom, there will be...
You have shown some particularly "fat" boats. If you wish to concentrate only on boats to operate in brisk or brutal winds, then the wide ones...
