Boat Forum / Building / October 2007

My Potter 15 rudder is made of 4 pieces.  The top is a solid core about
10"x15", with two pieces of plywood screwed to it on either side measuring
10"x30".  The solid blade mounts between the plywood, below the solid top.
One side of the plywood is falling apart, and the other ...

We were told by our boatyard that our boat needs a new engine to
replace a Westerbeke 40 hp. The yard gave us a preliminary estimate of
$17,000. Seems a little high. What should we expect?
Also, is Westerbeke the one to buy?

I cannot seem to help myself.  Having built 4 boats and having 3
others, I know I have too many boats to use much less keep them in
shape to use but I just wanna build a kayak.  I tell myself it is for
my 11 yr old daughter but we could always use the neighbors.  Am

I am about to cut out the whole fiberglass deck from my boat.  I
remember that was a very dusty job when I cut an area of the floor
using a circuit saw and a grinder (with a cut off wheel) even with a
shop vac pointing at the cutting area.  I would like to find a less

I want to be the master of the Seven Seas, destroying all
my enemies and turn them into my slaves!
I need the "Flying Dutchman" for that purpose. How can
I build it???

Hello to all, this is my first post ever to any group, although I've
been a lurker for years to this and other mechanically oriented groups,
I am a shipwright and certified welder by trade now semi retired and
finally doing my own thing, anyway an easy way to control the dust on

Can you use stainless steel wire mesh or nylon mesh to reinforce
fiberglass?
Has anyone ever tried doing so?
I was thinking perhaps after pouring the resin, I lay the glass fibers

Hello! This is related to a discussion over at:
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19458
We are trying to figure out some requirements for a "Multi Purpose
Onboard Computer System".

I am thinking of replacing my  aft cabin salon carpet floor with wood.  I
will have to deal with 8 hatches.  Any ideas?  I was thinking of a
prefinished floor with  solid wood strips.  Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

I'm rebuilding the Port Light on a Tartan 30.  It consists of two
aluminium bezels and a plexiglass "window".  The two bezels are held
together by barrel nuts and bolts, and overlap the coach sides and the
plexiglass.

Thanks to everyone for the replies to my prior questions about epoxy
and fiberglass (discounting the use of polyester). You help and
experience is appreciated.
I'm planning to build a dodger for my sailboat, still researching and

I've got a cylindrical cavity about 1.25" in diameter and 1.5"
deep that I plan to plug with a cylinder of styrofoam that's
slightly smaller in diameter.
West System resin and 206 hardener plus a little 403 adhesive

I am currently considering my next boat project to be a lapstrake
canoe but I have never built one before and my experience is now
limited to the strip composite boat I am currently building.  Do any
of you know of a good book on Amazon to get that explains how

I am in process of sorting out a small wooden dinghy for the first
time, so no experience.
The boat itself is a garage find.  I have removed all fitments and
cleaned down all paint leaving a bare wooden hull and I now need to

You've heard all about distilling water, and you've heard all about
reverse osmosis,  but you haven't heard about low-cost, low energy
stills: they are brand new.
Briefly: