Welcome to the Forum Awoody. What a wonderful story - and your enthusiasm is infectious! I am sure that you w1ill get a good response on her to...
This note was in Lloyds List almost a month ago now, but I think it is all still applicable. Marine insurers face billion-dollar payout on...
Bob, do you have any photos that you can post showing the hull please? I think that a photo or two would help a lot re folk on here offering...
That sounds like a sensible move! How do the electric Lewmar sheet winches compare against a non electric and slightly larger Lewmar winch? Or is...
Are you buying them direct from the supplier in China, or from a local dealer in Australia? Do they come with any form of guarantee? Do you have...
If you have a drawing or two that you could post on here, I am sure that everybody else would be keen to see them as well - and maybe the original...
@TANSL the two fishing cats in this photo do look very neat - could you perhaps post some more info on them please (or start a new thread)? [ATTACH]
Maybe they should just run the boat up the beach like this Shannon class lifeboat in the UK - [MEDIA]
Ah ok. I should have asked Google what Ahews are. Epoxy Curing Agents - Part 1: Amines - Polymer Innovation Blog...
It does not have to be anything complicated - we got very good results when model testing using a simple spring balance (eg the typical type for...
Could you elaborate a bit more please as to what 'AHEW West' and 'Seahawk' are? I know of one Seahawk which is a type of antifouling paint that...
How many berths will you need now? Have a look at this thread - in it I suggested Tad Roberts' Mollymawk, which can cruise happily with half the...
Maybe the simplest solution could be a new requirement by the Port of Baltimore to have an escort tug attached to each end of any 'large' vessel...
Some thoughts on Linked In from the CEO of the IIMS - The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: A wake up call for the shipping industry....
Welcome to the Forum Tomasz. You are certainly trying to enter a very competitive field here - there are so many builders of centre console...
@DogCavalry can you maybe post an exterior view or two of the barge please? Re how it will have 6 bedrooms, I presume 3 on each deck? Will each...
Yes, Henry was a very experienced blue water sailor - in the early 70's he had completed an 18' Mirror Offshore from a set of mouldings - which he...
Small boats can be very seaworthy - if they are designed and built properly. My late friend Henry bought a standard 19'6" Colvic Watson hull in...
Your engines are certainly thirsty! Would it be possible / viable to just use one engine for slow speed cruising?
I wonder, is it still possible to buy paper charts for these areas @fallguy or is everything electronic now? With my ship surveyor hat on, I...