Hello all, My Name is Simon Poulter and I have been reading with great interest, and adding a little here and there to other threads started by...
Thank you, Ad Hok. I am not getting confused, but I may be using lay-terminology because not all people in this thread are engineers (I don't...
Sorry, I meant Ad Hoc, please find a way.
Ad hoc and Petereng, is some of the confusion arising from strength per weight? And also, aside from material strength, it is important to...
Hull needs air? Hi Michael I posted a response to this area on Richardw66's other thread but it's worth repeating here too:- This lack of...
I think the comment on concrete being heavier than steel applied to the whole boat. Concrete boats have a much thicker skin thickness due to its...
This lack of insulation also gets me! Here, for what it's worth, is my view on why it now should be and also why it isn't. Why it isn't:-...
Very nice of you to submit all the plans at finalisation! I am reading all of this with great interest as I plan to get a 65' boat built to my...
Hi Richard, I like your idea of using the ballast as a thermal mass but for one reason. Thermal lag. Such a large mass could be slow to heat and...
Just a few notes on earth-bonding, galvanic/electrolytic corrosion and anodes: Anodes first. Any two dissimlar metals incontact with eachother,...
Hi, I've just joined this thread and have read most of it but I may have missed some points so please forgive me and nudge me in the right...
