Boat Forum / Building / January 2004

Is anybody familiar with this product?  anybody using it/have used it
for boatbuilding?  Finally, where to find 8 ft. and larger plywood for
boatbuilding (A/C ok, but prefer marine grade) in the Atlanta area?
Finally, I'm not real technical, so I'm looking for simple,

Hi all, I'm  newbie here; I'm about to start on a 34'  sailboat using
cedar strip planking core/glass fibre. This is the first of many
subjects that I will ask your advice on.
I have the luxury of a joinery workshop, so I intend to cut up and

Hi, all,
I've got an offer on a boat in process.  I've had Pete Brown, in the TSP
area, referred to me as a particularly thorough surveyor, with (because
he used to work there) a very unusually deep knowledge of Morgans.

http://trimareng.web.aplus.net
Please take a look at this preliminary web site and let me know what you
think about this 25' Center Console Jet Fisherman.  US price is 117,000.00
which includes (not shown) Tee top and swim platform.

Has anyone used butternut wood to finish interior of the boat.Is it suitable
for this type of job?
Best Regards,
Ytter

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1116
Glued Carvel
Plank edges may be shaped and glued with a thickened epoxy mix or
alternatively the seams of dry fitted planks may be routed later to a

Surprise Surprise!
I was surfing misc.consumers.frugal-living NG and saw a post from a semi
retired Fuller Brush salesman (http://www.MyFullerBrush.com)..   I couldn't
resist asking if they still sold port holes..

Is there a rule (scantling) for replacing plywood with strip-plank?
That is, if plywood of X millimeters is specified for a hull, then
what should the thickness of the strip planks be?
I do have a vague idea of doubling; in other words, using 12mm strips

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to maintain my heat exchangers? I know
they are in need of some maintenance and I would like to find some
instructions on how to clean them and with what,  and replace the zincs.
Thanks

OK, the guilt finally got to me.  I have fixed all teh missing pictures
and added pages for the watermaker and the rudder.  Now that I seem to
have cured my long writers block maybe I will get more stuff up soon.
The watermaker is at http://www.rutuonline.com/html/watermaker.html

Has anybody bought and built from a Compumarine plan?  If so, could you
advise your experiences?  I would like my next boat project to be a cedar
strip row/power boat and the John Clark plans look Ok on the web, but they
seem a bit expensive for what are essentially a set of hull ...

I am lofting out my boat and I think it is cramped. I think I might
just widen Tosk by 1 foot to 96" instead of the origional 84. Cutting
off the bow as suggested and adding 1" depth to the keel. Any
comments?

I wonder if you all would mind giving me the benefit of your opinions.
I am making my first kayak.  It will be for my daughter.  She's 12
years old, but small for her age (56 inches tall, 67 lbs.), and
although she is growing, she looks alot like her Mother and we believe

I'm looking for a source of carbon fiber panels in the 3mm - 6mm
thickness range and 3' X 4' and larger sizes.
Does anyone know of a source?
David

I am upgrading my current inverter from 1500 watts to 3000 watts. This
will power anything on board. What I would like to do is find some
sort of a set up that would allow me to run a very, very small diesel
engine combined with a high output alternator to put the juice back in