Most existing high speed power designs will be designed, knowing there's plenty of power available. With this being the case, the boats tend to be...
Agreed, I'd be surprised if the car was gel coat, but just conventionally painted, which is pretty straight forward.
It may help to know that in force 4 winds, about 50 Sq. ft. of sail area is about 1 HP. Given the extreme burden that hull form carries, you could...
The additional volume doesn't amount to much, particularly when the weight of the veneers and glue are added up. What does happen is, the water...
She's not afraid to get to work and pound on things occasionally.
Polyurethane will likely melt the foam, unless they're coated with something to prevent this. 1708 is fine, though the mat will suck up an unusual...
Yeah, you'll be fine, fill and fair as usual, prep for finish. If you look at every square inch of any hull and deck, you'll find lots of these...
Yeah, that's it . . .
If you use a small drill bit, twisting it by hand, directly over the big black mark left on your thumbnail, after bashing it with a hammer a few...
Toss me a twenty and watch what happens . . .
If you'd like to use as much of the epoxy as you have, lose the CSM and combo fabrics (1708). These will just suck up resin like crazy and add no...
Welcome to the forum. This is a time honored method to breath new life, into a tied old hull. The moisture content of the original planking...
Welcome to the forum. I'd strongly recommend you elect to build your houseboat, from plans and not attempt to self design, just because you have...
I would imagine there was a fair bit of playing with sled shapes, before he settled on something that worked. The same may be true of the pivoting...
With a competent skipper, enough sail area, you should be able to get her up and scooting pretty good. You'll be hiking fairly regularly and...
