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Does anyone have experience with the Volvo ips sytems or know of other similar sytems for 35' - 40' boats?

"if they used really skilled labor, they would not have problems..." "helping salvage FOUR more infused hulls that they can't push through the line due to major flaws in their lay up..." "I just think the doing is difficult and realistic goals are necissary..." "t...

Builders make mistakes with all kind of materials and if they used really skilled labor, they would not have problems. I had a friend from Hatteras Swansboro stop by yesterday. He said that he, and 9 others, had been pulled off the line to go work in lamination, helping salvage FOUR more infused hul...

Hey, it's obvious that I upset some people with my opinions... though it doesn't seem that the equivications are coming from the original poster. Again, I'm not saying it is impossible, just that rigorous honesty with ones self is required, as it relates to skill, commitment, and financing. And the ...

I didn't mean to imply that no one could acccomplish building that style of boat. Only that it would almost certainly need to be cold molded and that is typically much more cost, and labor intensive. I really like looking around at the pics of boats being built because of this site, and admire the c...

:? Those boats are ... Not for the average Ralieghite(that's local term for inlanders that think they can drive the boat simply 'cause they can afford it). They are very sea worthy in the hand of the right captain. That little 18 will run proud, and fast, stable, and dry. in conditions where the sea...

I think the safety issue is easily mitigated by good judgment at sea. and I for one like to take bean bags when running offshore for the day in a center console. They always go at the transom, on the dry side for the best possible ride in the boat, besides the helmsman's.

Figure the radious you want, Cut pieces of plywood to stack equal to the thickness of your tubing in a segmented arc(like a quarter of pie). If your jigsaw can cut slight bevel( about 12 to 22 degrees) this will be helpful to create a slight groove for the tubing to lay in. The bevel has to be oppos...

Those Boats I posted in my Album are the results of tens of thousands of hours of labor. By a team of highly skilled professional Craftsmen and extremely wealthly buyers with the genuine attitude of "Money is no object." That 18' cost over $80,000.00. I helped build it, I have plans to bui...

Wow... you people are just as crazy as i am. :lol: searching the web at every conveniance for obscure boat related facts and photos... this website truely is a "force multiplyer". I get the benfit of all of this searching, I just can't get over that. The pics that are posted with some repl...