Hi All, I work on a ship and have noticed this recently. It is a steel bulwark (left side) that has had an aluminium section bolted into it...
So I am thinking about a pontoon/barge to transport building materials like wood and concrete to an island. It won't be used in heavy seas, if...
Greetings to everyone. I am a long time lurker on this forum and have finally decided to take the plunge. I wish to have a go at building a...
Hi, Say you have an aluminium hull... and want to weld something to it... a bracket, a bulkhead, whatever. I believe the exact alloy is defined...
I have a 12 meter (42 foot ) dutch steel ketch I am working on (details elsewhere on the site). I have a mast to replace the original sitka spruce...
Happy New Year all, I built a boat many years ago and after 25 years, I finally took that mast down to check it and do some modifications. The...
Hi All, New to this forum, and pleased i have found this vast resource of knowledge. I'll get right to it, I have been a Marine Engineer and...
I have been pondering a while with the idea of building a small boat of aluminium. I have never build a boat before, and have slight welding and...
Im starting on an ambitious project to build a large trawler hull. I have the hull in mind, and I want to create the hull using aluminum tube as a...
Hi , new to the forum as a member, but very long time lurker here. Previous liveaboard on steel dutch barges in the rivers and canals of mainland...
Hi Im looking to build a quick and cheep sole for my aluminium boat. Im planing to just use untreated wood painted with some linseed oil to give...
1st thank you for welcoming me to this forum! I will try not to ramble too much as I describe my overall plan, and the reasons for the compromises...
I use BV classification society for scantling structural of an aluminium high-speed vessel, and I got a problem with checking the criteria of the...
LOA - 3.80 m Beam - 1.85 m Hull workshop documentation available.
So, Me and a group of friends are doing some research into what exactly it takes to open a shipyard. I have grown up around welding, however I...
Hi, I'm planning a boat on request, a small challenge, but I would like to avoid trivial mistakes, but I'm not expert at all. Below are the...
I have been looking for designs for a Cat in the 40 range with a bit of speed to it. My main reason for wanting to work with aluminium is because...
My name is Reid, Im 17 and still in HS but the ocean is my passion and I have taken up a project building a 30' Aluminum Pilothouse boat. I am...
After a three year building project I have finally launched my boat, the Artnautica LRC58. After a week of testing I'm glad to report she is...
