Beginners Guide To Boating Stuff!

We have 20 or 30 of them....................................















...............every month!

 

No wounder older members get a bit agitated .... so many questions repeated over and over again lol ....

Well i feel for you guys really! Maybe we can sort this thread out by an admin and make it a sticky to help a bit.

 

Well things got a bit confusing when i met with Epoxy folks who insisted that stitch and glue can be done with Cedar wood. So looked around and found a nice explanation to Stitch and glue (with pictures!), this should help in clearing things up (i hope!)

http://www.devlinboat.com/stitchandglue.php

 

Dead rise, dead rise angels, what they do why where who etc..... and more dead rise !!

if its confusing the heck out of you (like it did me) maybe this will help

http://www.tropicalboating.com/powerboating/deadrise-hull-angle.html

and some more about hull shapres / dead rise

http://www.answers.com/topic/hull-shapes

Man i need a to unplug my brain's terminals or something

 

Nice to see Mate that your lack of knowledge probably helps more novices here than all our accompanied wealth of skills!

Go on...........

Regards
Richard

 

Very nice illustration with pictures on the popular building methods, stich and glue, strip planking etc....

http://www.glen-l.com/submethd.html

Should help keep things organized!!

Thx Apex guess i just want to save others time in searching and looking

 

Should any one want to go through my learning process you can find my post here.
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/bo...meter-fiber-over-wood-fishing-boat-33193.html

Will have all the silly questions that i asked, maybe it will save you from doing the same

 

A brief summary on closed molding technique, gives a good general idea.

http://www.proboat.com/the-switch-to-closed-molding.html

 

Step-by step guide to stitch&glue
http://oneoceankayaks.com/Shop.htm#plydex

Surveyors lexicon, lots of boat terms.
http://www.surveyorslexicon.com/index.php

 

Magwas thx for the links

 

Fiberglass blog an interesting blog with tips and tricks for fiberglass.

This is a blog not everything might be accurate / true 100%

http://fiberglassblog.com

 

Here is a nice basic primer on outboards... a college type course yet.

http://www.spc.int/coastfish/Sections/training/fts_pdf/statutory/outboard_lg_en.pdf

and a bit of info for IDing motor length

http://www.outboardcovers.com/leg_length.htm#LegLength

 

Great info lewisboats much appreciated !!

 

A nice post worth checking out

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/materials/working-time-pot-life-open-time-gel-time-huh-33816.html

 

Something exotic: http://www.windvinder.com/index.php?id=7&L=1