The following post is a follow-up to those people interested in our new 50 foot design. I am also emailing interested parties directly. If you did not receive...
Hi Rowland I had galvanised metal railings on a previous boat. They were top and intermediate rails of about 3/4 inch galvanised steel welded to stanchions,...
I can confirm that Gregs chain bashing technique works quite well although it is essential that the chain be under at least moderate tension. An improvement on...
Thanks Graeme. Chain bashing was invented by Preston Moore aboard Monella, and now Gitana II. Greg Elliott Easy Software Inc 1990 Casano Dr. N. Vancouver, BC ...
Earlier I wrote an article that mentioned the limitations of designing origami yachts in paper. This article expands on this discussion. Over the years we...
I've always began the design for origami boats by designing a hard chine hull on paper in the traditional way with the chines running the full length of the...
You can determine the condition of steel under spray foam by dragging your fingernails over the foam . Where it has separated, it will sound hollow. That is...
Brent's technique is very similar to what we do, except that we build the 3-D model on the computer while he builds a 3-D physical model. This appears to...
Hi All; It's a cool wet day out here on the prairie so before I head out to the boat shed I thought I'd post a Question. I've got the cabin roof on and now...
Hi there. I am new to this group and the building style interests me greatly. I was perusing the needed components for the swain 36 and I noticed that the type...
Hi, Russyl Depending where are you located, steel grades receive different denominations. As far as I know, in Canada and USA the steel mostly used is normal...
People who build interiors in stock fibreglass boats tell me that there is aften a difference of three inches frome one side of the hull to the other. And they...
No reinforcing of the roof is neccessary. You'd break your sheets long before you reached a fraction the strength of the roof . Stainless plates under the...
Standard A36 mild steel is all you need. I was once moored off a shipyard in Auckland where the foreman said all their attempts at specially steels were a...
Brent wrote: Standard A36 mild steel is all you need. I was once moored off a shipyard in Auckland where the foreman said all their attempts at specially...
A few steel boat owners , myself included , are having an informal gathering,happening,make it what you want social event Aug 9/10 in Bellingham Wash. This...
Alex I edited my meb'ship on the homepage to the "don't send me any more email" mode and nothing has changed. I'm not getting to the mail, it's taking up my...
Hi, Last two days I have spend reading all messages and looking at all posted photos.Fascinating stuff-congratulations.All this fits with my plans for my early...
I joined the group about two months ago, but this is my first post. What is the difference in displecement, both steel and aluminum, for the 40 foot Swain...
A question for the group please In order to repair and fabricate additions and to able to accomplish this by one's self it will be necessary to be proficient...
Number three looks like the most relevant. Tell the instructor you want to learn stick welding to build a boat. Much of your couse will involve long hours of...
Hi Alex, Is there any way to get the owners of the Silas Crosby to post a sketch of their floor plan? I am curious about engine placement, engine access,...
If you're interested in coastal cruising/ long distance voyaging on a minimum-expenditure basis (regardless of the make or type of boat or rig), then you're...
We have been modeling origami hulls on computers since the mid 1980's and use the latest 3-D computer design tools. I have been working with computers for 30+...
After a hull is sandblasted owners on Van Isle have been using a zinc primer before the tar goes on. A question has been raised as to whether this would...
I was wondering which CAD/CAM tool was able to develop an origami hull ? I heard about touchcad, but are tehte other tools ? -- Phil. ... Outgoing mail is...
Hello all!I have been looking at building a steel boat for some time now. I have a plywood 1/4 tonner which is past its use by date , having been thrashed...
An open question to anybody: How much does it take to cruise per month? More importantly, where do some folks get their money from? (I'm not talking about...
