hi, hate to keep bothering everyone, but how hard would it be to convert the plans for a wooden boat over to the origami steel concept? i have found a set of...
... jeff - I am new to this group, and am afraid i have no knowledge base to give you an answer, but i'd like to know what 31' ply plan your talking about. i...
... Depending on the design, it might be possible and might not. Up to sizes considerable larger than 31', steel construction is heavier than ply or glass. In...
-hi again, my mistake, it's a 34'6" lod double ended pinky schooner from selway fisher yachts. gaff ketch rigged, disp. is 11 tons(?) i think it would make up...
-i would like to be able to convert this plan to folded steel if possible, if not then i am going to look around a bit more to see if i can find something...
Also an article on twin keels in Good Old Boat magazine this month by Ted Brewer. This is a great magazine by the way! Gary H. Lucas ... From: "robertgm36"...
Gary and Robert, What was the gist of the articles? I am building a 36' and intend putting twin keels on it. I don't have access to those publications here in...
My apologies everyone. The twin keel article is in Good Old Boat as stated by Gary. I have both mags and maybe I should not stay up so late reading them and...
I found the reference to Brewer's twin keel article on Good Old Boat website, but unfortunately neither articles are published online. They are referenced from...
Ted wrote: Gary and Robert, What was the gist of the articles? I am building a 36' and intend putting twin keels on it. I don't have access to those...
I think that twin keels can have very good performance if done correctly. For instance making them much smaller, but asymmetrical so they have lots of lift....
Hi Gary, For some time now I have been reading all the posts on this very interesting subject of origami construction. What you say about twin keels is...
I bought a set of Brent Swains plans for a 31' boat. I tried to bring the lines into a program that I use every day called Rhino 3D and create developable...
Hi all: It's minus 40c on the prairie and not much fun to be out working with cold steel. I'm hoping to use a friends machine shop and plasma for a mass...
Martin, I think that the drawings in the book could refer to any of Brent's designs; not necessarily to yours. I would proceed according with the plans's...
Another way of looking at it is to consider the width of your rollers, or the material you will make them from or your anchor and its chain or the steel you...
Hi All: I managed to pick up a chunk of half in. stainless that is 9ft by 21 inches wide, for a couple of bucks. I was also given a large piece of 3/4in....
Martin, The material you are describing is probably high density poliethylene, the same stuff which kitchen chopping boards are made of and Brent Swain...
Hi, I think your piece of bakery table will High density Polyethylene (HDPE) or High molecular weight (PE) which is very tough to cut,it is similar to the...
If anybody is interested I may have some large diameter polyethylene, nylon and polypropylene bar stock in diameters from about 3" to 6". I may also have a...
Smaller bar or rod stock is great for making the sheet leads in Brent's book; I just cut of sections with a table saw. The 1/2' sheets cut with a hole-saw...
Does anyone out there have any photos they could send me or post that they have taken of the interior of their boat. I am going to be building a 40 foot...
Does anyone out there have any photos they could send me or post that they have taken of the interior of their boat. I am going to be building a 40 foot...
Hi: I just read thru Brent's book for the first time. I'm after current info on the building cost for hull and deck of the 36 footer. That is for the whole...
My copy of Brent's book (Page 35) suggests using high density polypropylene rather than polyethylene. I would think that any plastic used as a chopping board...
hi, i was trying to find out if anypne had a set of old study plans for a nice double ender , or something that i could modify into a double ender that they...
