Boat Forum / Building / November 2003

I' working on my project 36" fiberglass Spray with pilothouse.
On incoming spring I'll be able to install ports and windows.
There is no problem to find and buy ports, but I've got difficulties to
Locate manufacturer of custom-made "heavy duty" off shore pilothouse

For a talk on the history of the spline I was hoping to use an image,
modern or historical, of duck or whale weights being used to set out a
timber spline.
I have found a few images of the duck weights themselves but nothing

I'm repainting a Hobie 16 sailboat - filled nicks with epoxy, sanded
the entire boat smooth.  West Marine reccomended directly apply Ezpoxy
to the hulls via the roll-on and tip method.
The problem we're having is that no matter how clean the environment,

   Can somebody tell what is the difference between the apparent length and
the length of the hull. From what I understand depending on the longitudinal
shape of the hull the apparent length can be change. Is the apparent length
the girth of the hull? Can someone give me some ...

I have a steering wheel with a 3/4 tapered shaft.  I want to mount a wheel
with a 1 inch round hole.  Is there an adapter available?  Or any other
suggestions.  Thanks,cl

Hello I an new to the internet and new to this group I was wondering if
someone would answer this question.
   I recently built a canoe had a lot of trouble making the joints in the
boards mostly because not having good contact with the tool in the shaper

The owner of an epoxy sheathed plywood (okume marine) kayak was showing me
today the deterioration in the surface ply on the inside of the hull. The
builder had let the boat sit outside over the winter mistakenly assuming
epoxy was impervious to H2O. Snow accumulated in the cockpit, ...

metromaxx@rogers.com

I am building a manifold to feed the washdown pump, air conditioning
cooling pump and watermaker bost pump.  The supply is a 1 1/2" hose
coming from a 1 1/2" bronze seacock and Groco 970-1515 strainer. Engine
cooling water is supplied through a 1" hose that comes off a 2"x1.5"x1" ...

   I've always wanted to build a boat and have decided to start with one from a book by a man last named Rahl, I don't have it with me.  I've worked with both wood and steal extensively and I am drawn towards wood.  If I were going to build with steal (metal) I would only need a ...

I need a tiller for a 40' fiberglass yawl and would appreciate
recommendations regarding specific instructions on............
1- HOWTO build one, including installation and hardware
and

I don't think it is quite ready for prime time yet but here is an
interesting idea.  A small retractable Voith-Schneider drive like those
used on modern tugs.  Retracts flat into the hull and when extended will
deliver thrust in any direction.  http://www.spw-gmbh.de/en/hb/

I want to build a cruiser with the following characteristics
46 foot with very deep V foreward.  25-28 degrees deadrise at transom
Overpowered.
And I want to have a " ballast tank."

I want a boat like in classic pirate era.
How can I build such a boat?

Should have thought to mentioned it here first but I just listed a new
Globemaster SP-5C compass on eBay.  After I built the binnacle with an
instrument pod I realized that it would be to high for easy viewing so I
bought a flush mount.  One of you guys building a larger boat ...