I usually steer from the inside in rough conditions, using the jog stick hooked up to the trimtab. It's finger light , making me glad I'm not pumping on a...
Hi flks, Those of you who have built your own anchor winch: 1) how long of a center shaft do you find sufficient? 2) what plate thickness should be used for...
Hi to the group! After a summer of racing, I've returned from a month cruising in Malaysia aboard the Lazy Bones. The Bones is in great shape and I've posted...
Greg's got some valid points there, though I've got a few different angles on his statements I'd like to cordially put forth. Some of my own statements are...
Alex, I think those are good points, but I come at it from another angle. I don't have that much money, but I know it would take me a hell of a lot longer to ...
What have other builders of the BS36 used for the bullrail? In the plans the parts list call for 1-1/4" galv for the bullrail and then on the drawing it shows...
Use 1 1/4 inch sch 40 galv or stainless if you can find a cheap enough source. If I had to ration stainless , I'd put about 6 feet of it from just in front of...
Am owner of a Christiansen yacht told me they packed it in. He also told me that Waterline was sold and Ed went cruising. After mmany years of hard work he...
I think another issue is people's expectations for their boat; is it a tool for travelling, or is it a work of art? I got fussy on some things on my boat (as...
My first yacht, I bought for $40K. I borrowed $44K and used $4k of this to make the 10% down payment. I moved aboard and saved $1k a month in rent. This paid...
... Brent, and others, would you please consider using metric values also? I don't think I'm the only non American on this list, and thus it would be equally...
So why are you here this is a sight for those interested in building boats not buying one someone else built. Jon ... this to ... rent. ... very first ... ...
Freeware program for converting most anything fromm temps to distance,and energy http://www.edasolutions.com/Units/SIConvert.htm Convert.exe is the file Aaron...
... building ... Jon - this is an example of 'flamebait': "Flamebait is a message posted to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup or...
P-O Gustafsson, Sch is short for schedule. You are correct it is to do with wall thickness. If one Googles "schedule 40 metric wall thickness" you should get...
... this to ... rent. ... very first ... Greg - welcome back! and I sure hope you manage to sell your boat with a profit ;-) but: I think that advising people...
... Thanks Ted, I been searching but gave up when I came to plumbing shops all the time... SCH is obviously not a direct measure of size, but of someting else...
Having joined this site i am amazed at the type of boat. I doubt if i will ever build one but i do live on a steel narrowboat and looking at the layouts of...
1 1/4 sch 40 is roughly 42 mm OD and 4mm wall thickness. It's standard plumbing galv pipe .Most of our tape measures in Canada have both metric and imperial ....
In general, amateurs that build successful boats start from a point of experience with other boats. It is hard to build a successful boat the first time...
It's true, I'm drawing on experience from other boats, still wishing I had a little more experience in fact, but winging it anyway. I also think there's a...
Thanks for that insight I was under the thinking that someone building a boat had experiance with boats already rather then just getting up one day and getting...
... Jon, I have another piece of standard advise that I never manage to get across: It's the 10 percent rule. I have talked to lots of people that want to...
I can skip that I enjoy lake sailing but not ocean living on the Columbia River in the great NW USA I am building a sternwheeler. This one is wood the next...
... <snip for economy - although all your post is relevant> I also think there's a middle way between building and non-building which could be described as a...
The majority of owners have hired me , Evan, Ken orJesse to work with them to get the basic shell together in a week or two. We sometimes drop in later to...
Most boats I've seen built by conscientious amateurs are far better boats than so called "Profesionally built " boats. "Profesionally built" means built by...
Hi Alex, I very much like the strategy of living aboard one boat and saving the rent to help pay for building the second. The rent savings pay to build the ...
A good credit rating costs nothing. Open a bank account, take out a no-fee credit card, and pay it off every month. If you need cash while cruising, the...
