Boat Forum / Building / November 2006

Wooden Boat magazine's book store sells a  book on lofting that begins basic
and ends very complete.
Don Dando

I am seriously interested in learning to weld aluminum.  In the interest of
future projects I fugured I would buy some scrap aluminum froma local metal
worker to practice on.  So...which alloys should I get.  These are for
freshwater projects, but a small bay boat or small skiff ...

Are there other dory powerboats like these 2 ?
http://www.parker-marine.com/com44page.htm
http://www.georgebuehler.com/Pilgrim.html
Length in the 42-44 ft,beam 9-10, displacement around 10 000 lbs, preferably

I'm looking for a source to learn real basic lofting to design a canoe.
I'll have to get my ideas onto stations to wood strip the boat.

I'm considering purchasing a small steel-hulled yacht, but she does not
have any insulation. I would imagine that the immediate problems in a
European summer will be excessive heat,condensation, and to a lesser
extent, noise. Retro-fitting insulation is an option, possibly in

Up to now I have always winterized by I/O by letting the engine pull
antifreeze in thru the cooling water intakes on the outdrive. I now
live on the lake and here in the Carolinas we have freezing temps in
the winter, but we also have nice days all winter long and I would like

Looking for any info on buying a inexpensive CAD program to desgn a
simple open canoe and to be able to print out diagrams for the
Stations. Max Surf is way to pricey.  The hull will be 19'x19" with bow
height of 17" and stern of 15". In it's final appearance I'm fitting it

I'm thinking about cutting a 5 inch diameter hole in my aluminum diesel tank
so I can get in there and scrub them front to back.
I suddenly realize there are baffles in there.
Does anyone know what the baffles look like?

Well, after our 2.5 years ashore, along with several other instruments,
much to my disgust, this unit's display has gone Tango Uniform (along
with several of the buttons), with the LCD screen severely compromised
for viewing.  The transducer, of course, is virtually useless to

I need to build a contraption to remove two large, old, heavy engines.
(1968 CC 427's).
The boat is on stands and there's no way I know of to get a boom up,
over and inside the wheelhouse.

I suspect that the weight estimate you have is a vast over kill.  If you
disconnect the engines from the transmissions the engine weight should be in
the range of 350 pounds.
We have lifted 350 CID Chev engines with a single motorcycle tie down strap

I have a large black walnut tree I am getting ready to have removed
from my yard.  I already have a solar kiln I use for drying wood for my
boat projects and I have been considering  lumbering it for use in boat
building, the wood itself seems like it would be great for boat

you guys have to check out the video triumph has up on their website.
it's classic! www.toughboats.com

My boyfriend and I are in the throws of refurbishing the inside of a boat we
have aquired.  We've already stripped the inside and all we have to do is
sand down the inside now... the next step is to put everything back in but
nowhere can we find plans for our boat (Colvic ...