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John
is looking for cedar strip, sailboat plans.
Where
to find a “Personal Watercraft” kit or plans?
Can
anyone suggest a source of small wooden boat plans for a first time
boat builder who wants to build a wooden boat without using plywood?
Help
or information would be appreciated on building a floatable transom
mount for a 90-115hp motor on a 20' Vee Gull.
Lewis
is looking for any information the “Beer Lug Rig” method of tacking a
dipping lug.
How
can Stuart strengthen his Wooden Cabin top in order to be able to step
the mast.
Patrick
in Florida wants to know how to work out the scantlings
for deck and cabin top beams.
Jerry
from San Diego has a question about using the 'diagonal scale'.
How
do you determine the size of the center board needed for a 29'8
Motor-sailor?
How
can Bob patch a 1/4 inch hole in the bottom of his plywood optimist
pram dinghy?
David
in Melbourne, Australia,
would love hear from anyone
who has built or has any info on the ‘Popular Mechanics PM 38 13ft
runabout’.
How do you join the timber to
make a large
timber keel in simple terms? Asks Ian from Sydney
Australia.
Is
strip planking a suitable method for building a 15 foot planning hull
boat?
David
from
Little Rock Arizona wants to know more about mixing thickened epoxy for
his stripper canoe.
Stuart,
from Cape Town, South Africa, wants some advice on Wiring a Small
Boat’s Cabin.
Nate's woodboat questions is about
the best choice
of wood is for a 1" X 1" curved dory gunwale or rub
rail.
Keel
Type?
Stuart
from Cape Town wants to know your views on the choice of keel type,
bilge, drop or long, for his 19' day sailer modification.
Moreno
in the USA is planning to build a Cape Cutter 19, he wants to know how
far apart the ribs/frames should be placed.
Could
a 15” sailboat be constructed using 4mm 3 ply Meranti if
the hull is completely encapsulated in fiberglass-epoxy?
Any one
know where Robert can fine plans for a 12ft clinker
dinghy similar to a Fazackerly?
To Ballast or not to ballast that is the
question?
Should Eddie compensate for the extra weight
of larger scantlings and deck house on his SeaHawk planing fast fisher?
Hamza
from Peshawar in Pakistan wants to know if he can successfully
waterproof non- marine grade plywood for boatbuilding.
Sandy from Fort St.
James,
BC Canada, wants to know what is the best wood to use for
ribs?
Barbara
in Sydney, Australia, wants to know what the best timber for making
wooden bungs is.
Eddie
in
Ireland would like to know if he can use 3- ply marine plywood to
finish
off his Sea Hawk instead of the 5-ply he has been
using.
Varnish
or
Oil?
Al
Hubbard would like opinions on which would be best for the interior
of
a small drift style pram made of stained, marine plywood.
Which
would you elect from a maintenance/upkeep stand
point?
What
preparation and primers should Alan use to ensure that the fiberglass
doesn't delaminate on his plywood sailboat?
What
size copper nail should Fred use and how far apart they should be
spaced for planking his 18ft lapstrake launch?
Mick
needs help planning a lugsail to replace the bermudan rig on a
weekender he is considering building.
Is
Poplar strong enough for optimist dinghy mast and sprit?
What
the best wood is for building the frame of a boat?
George
is considering building a junk rigged St Pierre dory and wants to know
if anyone had any experience with such a critter?
Jett-Paul
is thinking of building a 19ft flats boat with planking using dowels
and glue.
What do you think?
Has anyone else
tried using Plastic Nails for plywood or strip plank nailing?
Alex
wants some advice on which timber to use to build a 25ft
clinker/lapstrake boat.
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Greg
in
New Zealand wants some advice on bending Plywood.
Bigtrout
from Washington wants to know;
What the best product is for covering the screw heads on his plywood 9'pram?
Eric
in Salem,
Ma. would like some advice about the finish to the inside of his
magnificent lapstrake boat.
Karmina
would like to know how you use your boat.
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