Really two things Did it steer poorly before…if yes then adding area can help But adding the area will increase the loads on those reused...
H boat - basically a soling with a cabin
I am very confused as to why you would build any boat out of HDPE……it recyclable…..OK…..but it’s heavy and not stiff…not exactly a great...
Ok, in the recycling it goes
What’s the maximum thickness that the mounting for the outboards will take……I’d use that and then figure out how to tie the transom into the rest...
All I have a 3” binder full of older papers on fiberglass design (nothing hi tech, all good old polyester and glass). Includes: Owen’s Corning -...
All Looking for ideas, I have my set of yacht curves from college (late 80’s Southampton Institute) and finally have a home office with space to...
Read up on prismatic coefficient…..way too low as a starting point Where will the LCG be?
Begs the question why….. And 6.3 is probably a bit high……but again why?
And laminating a near vertical topsides towards the laminator will have no impact on quality…….look at your website, a small mold that rotates! I...
There’s more to it than that, how easy is to reach the centerline….a rotating mold makes that much easier……what’s the laminate schedule - than can...
But……built to class like Lloyds, ABS or Bureau Veritas….the plans are approved and then the build is inspected at different stages to make sure...
Trust……….or regular in person checks….or take all the money up front and don’t worry……. Iron clad contracts help but lots of designers have been...
Sorry, you may, but most people won’t…..they buy it for the name and the dealer support and the name…..
They buy it because it costs $400k………the same thing but cheaper won’t sell
I suggest you find some people who have experience with sailing a boat of this size with water ballast…….the only real way to define this is to...
????so where does the compression go………yes, the fittings and everything else can get smaller…..but compression is compression, the tension in the...
I guess the question I have to ask is - WHY? seems like a lot of work that will (in all likelihood) cost more than planned and reduce the value...
I would go higher deadrise……maybe 24deg
Don’t add foam, add lead…..bulbs work as adding endplate helps reduce drag a little….but the added stability is the big gain. Extra lead is...
