Hi All, I work on a ship and have noticed this recently. It is a steel bulwark (left side) that has had an aluminium section bolted into it...
Hey all, Very rusty nav arch/boatbuilder here working on a personal project to convert a keel stepped mast to deck stepped. I need to calculate...
So I am thinking about a pontoon/barge to transport building materials like wood and concrete to an island. It won't be used in heavy seas, if...
Hey all, any tips for good suppliers of steel plate for smaller steel boat construction. I can't find any AH36 <6mm. Must I chose another option?...
I am a welder and pile driver by trade. I recently started buying and refurbishing barges patching sand blasting painting etc to bring them back...
I have a 12 meter (42 foot ) dutch steel ketch I am working on (details elsewhere on the site). I have a mast to replace the original sitka spruce...
Hello, I have posted before about the 42 foot steel hulled sailboat I am refitting / restoring/ rebuilding. I would like to get the community...
I have to do a pass of sandblasting on the exterior of my (likely corten) steel hull to find and then repair damage via welding. I will be doing...
How can I identify if the steel in my boat is corten or not? I want to repair it with the correct steel plates that are the same steel. Thank you.
I am the new owner of a 1956 steel ketch I am starting the restoration on. The hull suffered quite a bit of galvanic corrosion in the form of pit...
I am looking for information on a 1985 George Sutton designed steel schooner, now called “Shanghai Lilly”. I would buy any line drawings or boat...
Hey All, I'm not sure what thread this belongs in, but essentially I have an existing coffin shape fully welded steel plate pontoon in a mining...
Hi , new to the forum as a member, but very long time lurker here. Previous liveaboard on steel dutch barges in the rivers and canals of mainland...
Hi all, Just a question, is it common to build any FRP superstructure on steel vessels? Would it be a bad idea? Difficult to keep the...
Hi, I have recently got into sailing and ever since I started learning more about this awesome pass-time I have wanted to build my own boat. I...
These videos of large ship construction amaze me, but I was really taken with the part where they have to curve thick steel for the hull (near...
I'm exploring the idea of building a steel sailboat. I live in Baltimore, Maryland, and wondered if there's anyone within a hour's drive who I...
Hi. Please forgive what might be a dumb question and any lack of forum etiquette from my ignorance/inexperience. I would like to weld a number of...
