I've used Navionics for years. On my small skiff, I usually load the maps when I get on the water. Some may find this irresponsible; it isn't...
[ATTACH] So, I hired a marine consultant who gave me a list of things to buy to protect my vessel, but a lot changed from then and now. Wife and...
Does anyone know if energy recovery ventilators or heat recovery ventilators are made for dc power on boats? Small ones? I want to make an air...
I have a new boat I built. I tested the fuel tanks to 2 psi and both passed, then sealed them in under the sole..they can be cut out, if needed....
[ATTACH] Any advice would be welcomed. or I'll just hand lam Just the nosecone to the relief; I need about 1600gsm, plus maybe a strip of 1708...
Does anyone have mixed density data for fairing compounds? I am mostly trying to understand what fairing compounds contribute best to buoyancy...
[ATTACH] If you have to build a 7000gsm layup and doing it by hand and choosing between woven roving and biax for this mould; what is the theory...
[ATTACH] I am considering trying to do infusion on this part. Probably a few layers of woven roving and biaxial; around 8mm thick glass. I am...
I am trying to understand the strength difference between using WR400g, which to me is a 12 oz roving and two layers of woven cloth 200g or 6 oz....
I built sections of interior benchtops using 3/4" marine plywood. They are roughly 2'x6' 2'x3' 2'x3' The unsupported dimensions are maybe 2"...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I built these splashguards for my boat to keep breaking waves from entering the cockpit area. They never got painted because I...
[ATTACH] I have a beaching keel with a sacrificial timber made of laminated ash timber and a laminate of 600/225 glass over it. It is about...
I am seeking advice and input on how to build a composite set of bulbous bows (BB) for the Skoota 32. DETAILS I've got professional assistance on...
I need to make a female plug of the front part of my catamaran, so that I can make a male plug which would be the replica of the hull for offsite...
I have a Skoota 32 powercat with twin Yamaha 90hp 4 strokes, both right turning. The boat is a little squirrely at her top speed of 22 knots...
Does anyone know how holes in plywood affect the strength of the panel? I used 1/2"/12mm plywood cores as knees on a cantilever section of the...
This is a corecell boat, hand laid on male stations. It will host or is hosting a Nanni 200hp or so diesel. I told a friend he ought to do some...
I am looking for a definitive answer on grounding and bonding and the AC and DC system. My boat is a twin outboard powercat. I have one raw...
I'd like to enter some of my cat hull data into software and determine the effect of moving mass or changing mass in certain areas of the boat....
I want to change the netting beam on my boat from aluminum to carbon. I want to modify the supports to carbon as well. I'd like to engineer a...
