You quote a hull thickness of thirty millimetres? That seems rather a lot. My 42 foot trimaran has hull thickness of ten millimetres. That is...
Well--if the engine idles and then labours as the revs pick up--I will re-state the comment made earlier. You may have something which blocks...
White smoke I have had a similar thing happen to a tractor. Check the exhaust for blockage. Excess back pressure means insufficient air getting...
Plywood for patterns can sometimes be had gratis--if you are on-side with your marine timber suppliers. I buy a bit of marine plywood--it is more...
I hesitate to stick anything to interiors these days--but I have wood to deal with not GRP. Instead I have light plywood panels which clip...
Hydraulic outboards. We do see them. An outboard leg powered by a hydraulic motor driven by an engine powered remote pump works well. Most are...
Bow thrusters are heavy, expensive and costly to maintain. I have thought about the trimaran problem of three hulls and one rudder aft of the...
Well--I lived aboard a forty two foot trimaran for four years and used a single Yanmar . Diesel. If you want to avoid the necessary rigidity of...
I have a pal who used diesel electric and diesel hydraulic systems on a 38 foot sailing cat. The diesel drives electric motors and generators....
I have found three ply exterior grade 4mm plywood coated with white melamine to be a useful plywood for making patterns and molds for epoxy-glass...
I have never owned a cabin cruiser but I do own a yacht in which I lived for four years full time and live in most weekends. This layout would...
