Boat Forum / Building / November 2005

   I was thinking back to a few years ago when I made a stripped kayak and
a canoe and had an idea.  I have been wanting to install a wood floor in my
home and thought about covering the floor with wood and fiberglass resin.  I
remember the stuff being pretty durable and easy to ...

I am returning from a boat shopping trip in North East US.  I look at
some boat that have been yard maintained and on land for a while and one
boat in the water.  When lifting the floor board on three boat on land and
one in the water I found that their bilge's were top full of ...

Thanks to the people who tried to help me by answering my question.
My steel tank is custom made to fit in a 'lost' corner and is practically
not interchangeable by a plastic one. Pure technically yess, especially here
in Belgium where I live, but I am not Bill Gates. That is why I ...

If this guy doesn't make you feel good, then check your pulse!
http://www.digitalfog.com/gallery/clerk.html

Folks, I bid on a ships wheel.
On eBay.    And now, I need advice.
The price was low - $10 and the shipping was moderate.-  $16.
So I won, and I paid fast, as I always do.

Hi I am building a little 11 ft. V bottom plywood epoxy speedboat, I am
really interested in installing a 250cc dirtbike engine in it for
propulsion, I would have to use a stuffing box and shaft supports and
rudder, but I live in Chilliwack BC Canada and nobody locally can

I have a 90hp outboard that needs a boat for it.  Can anyone recommend
an older (probably 70s or 80s vintage) aluminum boat that is good for
pretty choppy water (big lake) and still able to pull skiers well.
Where are good places to look for boats like this online or other?

I have on my ship a rectangular tank in normal carbon steelplate of 400
liter. I wish to use this tank as storage for polluted water.(toilet).
Actually the tank is painted inside with a primer. What can I do to make it
suitable for the job?

I need to buy a new deck hatch. The choice seems to be either a Lewmar 60 or
a Houdini super 50 foredeck hatch. They are both the same size  (they're
both the same size) The Lewmar has Perspex (12mm I think) and the Houdini
6mm toughen glass.  Houdini are a lot cheaper and I ...

I understand the need to plane and sand the outer side of the hull of
wood strip built boats so that it is fair and smooth.  You'd
definately want it as smooth as possible to facilitate passage through
the water.

How can I get in touch with said supplier ?
Thank you,
Courtney

So far, all I have to show for my Tolman Skiff project is a lot of
sawdust and some odd shaped parts.  This is gonna take awhile.

Anybody know any free plans for a stitch and glue dinghy out there.
Thanks in advance

I moved to a different dock to get a better view of the lake.
Now I get a better feel for it too. The waves come right down
between the docks and catch us in the side, creating a lot
of rocking from side to side. Are there any good ways of

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good boat dolly that fits the
Cosine Wherry? Most dollies I've looked at are for Canoes and Kayaks.
The wheel widths are usually too narrow, and really aren't deep enough
to accept the keel.