Boat Forum / Building / March 2004

Glass cloth said to be i.e 4oz, what is this in gr/m2 ??
Cheers

me and my wife bought a 28 year old dutch motoryacht for long term cruising
in european rivers and channels.
Under the after deck we have a sleeping cabin of prox. 2m x 1.5m. Height may
be obout 1.2m.

I read an article that said that acrylic and polycarbonate sheets
exhibit stress distortion when cold formed bent - like rainbow oil
sheen colors, or distortions when looked thru with polarized glasses.
Is this true - or only past a certain point.

Looking for ideas on what foam coring product I could use to make a
dodger hardtop.
A guy in the marina recently cold molded one out of door skins wood
and epoxy.  Seems to me that making a male mold and heat draping some

Besides teak which goes silver in sun/salt - what other woods are
good/OK for long term exterior use (like in a hard dodger) without any
finish.

Well, we're inching toward our purchase, and the 1980 boat it seems likely
we'll buy has an engine of questionable condition.  We'll have an engine
survey on it and the generator if we succeed, but the broker asserts that
diesel prices have come *way* down in recent years.

Been given some nice older chocks.   Should I clean them or just use them in
their present greenish black condition?
Best method of cleaning?  How long will they stay "pretty"?
Thanks,

just testing the signature file.

Found this on a web site on boat plans.  I'm calling the version I'm
working on the Mark II.
Will post the AutoCAD files when I progress that far.
Am looking for any other small homebuilt designs - under 16' length.

What do I need for my own nuclear - driven submarine ?
I need this very fast, can I build one in 6-8 weeks ?

  I want to design and build a "riverboat" for the Fraser River, with some
... "unique" design considerations (eg I want it to look ugly because it
will be on a "questionable" dock and I don't want it stolen!). Basically
I'm looking for something between an east-coast fishing dory ...