Hi Carl, That must be a first for origamiboats a tow able garage. It will give us all something to think about! Before I read it properly I visualised a...
Hi Carl, Just had another thought if you built some rollers and fitted them into the car deck, you could drive your Suzuki onto them and and use the power to ...
When working on a boat for extended periods, if you are not at a dock, rather at anchor, progress can be slow because there is little room to work. Time is...
Mike, Ongolo, Would you please add my email-address : lendenbesten@.... I sure would like to know more about the African coast. And this info isn't as...
Giving thought to the short boat question: I am in favour of steel for a one off home-built boat. For shorter boat I would seriously consider aluminum. Here...
Len, et al: I have formed a new group for members of origamiboats - and others - to swap "fish stories" on. I hope it is seen as complementary to origamiboats,...
Jeff, Our local paper once carried a picture of a homebuilt steel sailboat that had been hit broadside by a freighter going 25 knots. The 40 foot boat had a...
The catamaran hulls could be high-speed displacement hulls built out of aluminum. I think that they would tow easily if under 30' by 15'. Maybe a 11 to 1...
Gary this is not to disagree with you just to add a little. If being rammed by a freighter is a high priority on your design ideas then steel may have some...
When I was selling boats I would try and convince anyone who would listen that an aluminum boat had a lot going for it. Better fuel economy when being towed, a...
Michael, I was mostly responding to the comment that "If you really wanted puncture resistance you wouldn't pick steel". I was trying to point out that ...
Agreed then that the smaller steel boats can be too heavy. The Spray 28 at 13600 compared to the Swain 27 at 9000 with the option of twin keels is a no brainer...
Gents', the next question we could ask might be: how much would a 27' Swain in aluminum wheigh? Perhaps someone can project a reasonable figure, or has built...
The boat that I think represents a typical 28 footer is the Newport 28. LOA 28 LWL 23.5 Beam 9.5 Draft 5.25 Displacement 7000 Ballast 3000 Sail area 395. This...
Greetings: I own a Swain 31 pilot house.Built in '91, I have been sailing in Sea of Cortez. My problem is the deck rusted through above the chain locker on the...
What is the weight of the steel in a BS 27? Divide this by 2, and subtract from the total weight to give the weight of a BS 27 in alloy. You save 1/2 the...
Hi Geoff, You have very creative ideas. A sailing shop/studio, that sounds a little nicer that a twin hull barge. I like Monday morning design. Can you draw? ...
anyone in the US order plans recently and if so how did you do the currency conversion ? do i just send a cashiers check to brent's parents with a letter...
Michael, et al: Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that Dove lll was built with 1/4" steel. I know that it was built with the intention that it be strong...
On Trevor Bolts site,his wanderer 35 design has me wondering if it is origami or not.The text describes an option of putting on the longitudinals and pulling...
go environmentally friendly, fill those tanks with veggie oil, then when you wreck you don't kill anything. yes it's been done, and still being done, just...
Greg, did you get a chance to check ou the conclusion of David Gerrs' article on metal boats in latest issue SAIL magazine. Puts the cost of aluminum...
I hate painting. The thought of sandblasting and cleaning the interior and exterior of a boat, then painting the whole thing inside and out with several coats...
Dove 111 was built of ten guage steel as designed. The twin keeler is plenty stiff enough as the centre of gravity is the same as it would be with a single...
I've been told of a guy living on Lasquetti who has a car on Vancouver Island which runs on greasy spoon grease. He starts it on Diesel, which warms the grease...
Thats why we usually buy the plate wheelabbraded and primed with a good primer. If you keep it up and don't take too long, there is no need to blast. I once...
36' footer twin keels aft cabin (center cockpit/pilot house) 1 USD = 1.31183 CAD but i'm not sure how you normally deal with it, and then there's shipping to...
Brent, when I first read your book I noticed an emphasis on speed of construction. I approached the project as a hobby with little interest in speed. As an...
I think the general discussion for this group is for an offshore cruiser type of boat. And that does tend to call for a hull with volume, and sound if not...
