Boat Forum / Building / August 2006

I asked this group before about extending a cosine wherry and got some
good responses. But I don't remember any comments regarding the beam
on it. I think I finally decided (but am still not 100% sure) that I
would like to make it 16' 3" instead of the original 14' design. With

What is the normal metal tubing used for keel coolers and how long should it
last?
I am having a heck of a time locating a seawater condenser and have about
decided to make from scratch.

This is my first boat
My plans for the boat I'm building state to use 2 lengths of 60" wide
fiberglass for the outer hull and have the overlap across the keel for
extra strength.

Here's a handy tool that works.......for puttying inside corners prior
to overlapping
with class fabric and resin.
Go to K-mart, Wall-mart or Target and buy

I have a First 375 and the headliner is falling down. Any suggestions ?

I was out yachting in my Nutshell pram this afternoon, when there was a
loud crunching noise followed by a loss of steering.  Yup, snapped the
rudder clean in half.  
Can anyone recommend a New England supplier of marine plywood, preferably

I'm 17 and thinking about going to a wooden yacht restoration and
construction school. Some people have told me that this kind of work is
bad on your hearing, and I've read some stuff that says by age 25 many
carpenters have the hearing of a 50 year old. As a musician, I value my

I'm looking to acquire a copy of the ABYC Standards and can buy a 1985
version for about $25 vs $400 to join and buy the latest.
My boat is not the latest anything, and having never seen a copy of the
standards,

After 40 years in the airline industry I retired and started a business
restoring classic wooden boats and I love it.  BUT...  I am happy that I'm
not dependent on that income to support me, it does provide nice mad money
however.  Pricing and collecting for your work is the most ...

I have some holidays (finally) and I am looking to start building a
skin on frame boat.  I'm considering a Platt Monfort 'Classic 12' but
have not yet purchased the plans.  Does anyone know if Maple would be
ok for the ribs, stringers, gunwales and floorboards?  I have quite a

just finished my website for my boathire  www.bribieislandboathire.com  and
i`m pretty happy with it. Not bad for an amature, "what do you think"?
Dave

Is there any reason e.g. hull shape, not to convert an old rotten
decked yacht with retractable single keel to a river boat, no sails but
electric motor ?

I just found this group and spent the last 2 hours reading past posts and
already I have learned A LOT from you guys!
I have two quick questions, my next project is going to be a merrymeeting
bay duck boat from sandypointboatworks.com

I want to add a samson post to my fiberglass boat that has imbedded
internal ballast.
I've read of installations in wooden boats involving attachment to the keel
and bulkheads and would appreciate suggestions as to the best way to

On my 87 Searay I/O, my trim position indicator gage has stopped
working. The trim works fine, but I just can't tell the trim position
of the outdrive. Could anyone give me input on troubleshooting the
problem?