Boat Builder Central

Splashwell is like the outside of the hull, may be wet 50% of the time, or more...
...fill and drill would only take an hour............

Hydroptere is awesome truly awesome, like a jet plane on water. But a little unattainable. On the other hand if you have the will and a few dollars, you can kitesurf, though maybe not as fast as Rob Douglas, who could literally pass you on the highway. 55.65 knots, about 64mph... http://www.youtube....

geez gettin a little woodenboat in here.
keep up the good work folks

When I try to bend thin balsa into hull shapes, it very often splits. Have used posterboard and cardboard with ok results, and really thin -1/32 to 1/16- plywood. The plywood works and looks good, but costs more. Order it from a airplane/model airplane house (for example, aircraft sprcue) if you wan...

sweet tea flavored vodka = DO NOT WANT
sorry, is no better than red bull and vodka,
but makes the mouth feel like you have sucked a tea bag.
Your brain will say, "I'm drunk and wired, but drowing in tea bags!!!
Peter, skip that one.
On the other hand, you might try it just once

unless brads are bronze you might want to dig them out and fill. Not too much trouble and long term, it's hard to think of a worse place to have problems from corrosion/rot/splitting, than along the backbone of the boat.... Maybe this is too uptight an approach for you. For some though, a half hour ...

I think the girl should get a reward: tutition to a sailing camp. No reason not to sail, and learn to sail well.

The parents and the civil servant should also get a "prize":
permanent duty cleaning holding tanks.
(parents= idiots, civil servant? well, I just am not that fond of them )

Western cedar is an excellent boatbuilding wood, especially for composite technique and small boats, light boats. I think of it as a middle ground between hardwood (or plywood) and foam. Cost, easy workablility and damage tolerance of other wood, but lighter. Cedar would not be my choice for a cleat...

Now and then I wish I could have a boat like harald's,
to fit through a narrow driveway gate easier,
but still be bigger than the littler boats,
and lighter, and faster.... someday perhaps....

Modified c19 built in Austria I think.
bottom is same as c19 I think; topsides and frames redone.
I have always admired this boat although it seems a little unusual and the full width of a normal C19 is nice.
The builder used to have a website for the build, in German I think.


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