Boat Forum / Building / May 2005

Yoav, the "W" Boat designer, has offered to allow, and even assist,
amature boat builders in creating personal craft for their own use
using his patented design.  While you wouldn't have the rights to
produce and sell your design utilizing his technology without some

I have 60 kevlar sheets 310 weight 4x12 for sale at $400 a piece or
make offer for more than one sheet.

anyone know where i can find free boat trailer plans for download?
thanks

OK, experts here's one for ya...........
I want to go boating in or near the Great Lakes and I'd like to stretch
the season.  Am considering about a 22ft cabin cruiser but I want some
heat in the cabin while underway.

Hi I need a Swim Platform for a Cruisers Inc. 36Ft. I checked out two
companys and their platforms weren't that good. Does anybody know where i
can get one or a used one?
Thanks..

hi, can somebody please clear this up for me?
Are lapstraked boats caulked (ie with cotton) the same way as straight
up plank on wood boats? or are the planks usually just glued and
screwed watertight together?

Any new ideas on preventing corrosion when stainless steel rails are
attached to aluminium? A recent trend has been to insert, and pin, nylon
rods between a short alloy base tube and the ss staunchion. This keeps the
two metals separated. Any comments? Better methods? The job is a ...

I live in northwest Florida near the Alabama line on the Gulf coast.  Does
anyone know of any teak wood suppliers in this area?  I need 1/4 inch, 1/2
inch, and 3/4 inch teak surface plywood.  Also need teak and holly flooring.
Appreciate any info.

What is the best way to strip wax off the cap on my boat with out damaging
my gel coat.  I have a very very nice finish and I don't want to turn it
milky by using an abrasive on it.  A cleanser of some kind that will strip
the wax, but not put micro scratches in the finish is what I ...

Is there online information regarding laminating a fiberglass boat
with Kevlar or does anyone have any such information personally ?
Thank you,
Courtney

Okay, I know that this is a stupid newbie question, but I'm planning to
build a partially decked 15' rower / daysailer similar to Devlin's Egret.
I've downloaded the HULL chine design program and played with traditional
dory designs.

I want to use epoxy to bed a pair of aluminium 4 inch fair-leads  (the
exisiting ones are some 40 years old gun-metal and have cracks) to the stern
of my boat. There is no access underneath to the existing bolt holes so I
intend to bed the fair-leads on a bed of thick-ish epoxy ...

I have a 1983 Bayliner, fiberglass. In the engine room there are 2
transducers with the wires cut at the top, are not being used. I am pulling
the boat to paint the bottom and IO. Is it a good idea to pull the
transducers out and plug holes?

I tried my new polytarp MiniCup sails that I had edge shaped.  One was
shaped according to the polysail directions with more "body" than the
other.  The more "shapely" sail was really bad.  The less shapely sail
had a problem at the leech where it curved radically to windward so the

Please bear with me while I give you the background on this.
A few years ago we bought the Glen-L 12 out of someone's front yard. I
suppose it was not a very careful purchase. After sailing it a few
times, I noticed some deficiencies with this boat: galvanized hardware