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you could also look at sam devlins nancys china. you sit in it and its got berths for 2. and a choice of rig. i seriously considered it for my first build, even bought plans (dirt cheap) so i may yet...

i cant seem to get my head around this. once i've converted a table of offsets into some lines on the floor how do i use these to build a boat? if i use the station point to make moulds, any frame...

my current build went 3d recently and the C.F.O. came out to the shed to have a look. She only made 3 comments. 1 it looks pretty, 2 its to small and flimsy for her to sleep in, 3 i'll have to build...

im about to get some concreting work done. the concreter wants to use 24-25 sheets of 19mm marine ply for formwork. most of these will be whole sheets. will they be ok to use for boatbuilding...

after unstitching and removing the deck the distortion didnt go away. i now think the distortion came from where the hull sat wrong on the build cradle and pushed the bottom panel up on one side, and...

While i was stitching on the deck i had to pull and push the topsides a bit to fit. when i stood back to admire my handywork i noticed a big hollow had been pulled into the ply on the bottom sheet...

as always your advice is invaluable, and your quite right about the short scarf. the plans only call for a 3:1 joint. ive made this one 4:1 - due to the length of the ply longer was not really an...

"the less water to bail = less water to bail."
spot on. tanks are also a great place to put those small things you wont need sailing but don't want to leave in the car or your pocket. dont put your...

thanks par and a d . the more i twist and bend the join the more i think it will be ok. hopefully there are some pics here to let people that know what a good scarf looks like to make the call....

ive just compleated gluing up my first ever scarf. but i didnt use any filler in the join due to a misunderstanding of the instructions. the joint looks ok and i can pick up the sheets and wobble...

i recently picked up a brocure for the seapro range of products sold in aus by wattyl. has anyone ever used any of these. there is a timber preservative as well as primers for a variety of materials...

Have to agree with the above posts. only you will know what you're going to need in a boat and the only way to find out is to use it. if you find a small leak annoys you, a quick and nasty repair in...

Im reading Sam Devlins book on S&G and am up to the part about the transition joints near the bow. as i understand, the topside panels are stitched to the outside of the bottom pieces so i understand...

many thanks to all. had a look at the storer rowboat - thats the shape im thinking of but would want something a bit smaller say 11-12ft or so and about 3 ft beam so it will fit in the back of the...

thanks cliff i figured thered be an answe here somewhere but i did a search for "glueing plywood" and had over 3000 results - think ill have to refine my searches in future.

ok 25 years ago i built a little sailboat with my dad. it was fun and interesting (except dad kept getting in the way). now its my turn to get in the way of mine, back then the boat was built with...

could i suggest not giving these plans away for free. you will spend your life printing and mailing plans to people who never quite get around to building. A quick search tells me there are heaps of...

Hi all im loking at the oughtred eun na mara. the suggested build time is 1000hrs. is this from a kit, hull construction only ie 1000hrs plus painting plus rigging plus plus plus..... or have i...

looking through the fence at a slipway several months back and was talking to a guy who was adding about 2ft to the back of his cat so he could have walk up steps. he commented it could be done...

this is probably a stupid question but if i had plans for a 20ft hull do i just add 10% to every dimension to get a 22ft. and are some designs better at being scaled than others.

flicking through an old (80's) book on boat designs recently i noticed this design. does anyone know anything about it. all i can find out is it might also be a brolga17 (c.b.h. 602) but no way to be...