Boat Builder Central

I slitted the bottom panels about every 1 1/4" but apparently not deep enough ( ~ 6 mm ) Sorry to hear that mate. Even when I kerfed every 15mm and 9.5mm deep there was still a lot of resistance. I had to screw the panel to the jig and tab inside to hold the shape. Once the tabs set the screws...

Done, Macca is active now with the email @bigpond.com.

Thanks Jacque, back in business.

Macca.

Hi BJL, Curving marine ply to conform to the bow of the TW28 is, in my humble option, impossible without slitting or kerfing. I first tried slitting but I wasn’t happy as it required a lot of fairing on the outside of the hull. As you can see from the picture it looked a bit like an echidna (porcu...

Hi Yoda Below is a sketch of the method I used to fix the hand rails to the pilot house and cabin roofs, without putting more holes or ugly back plates in Stella. http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/13526/normal_Hand%20rail.JPG Firstly I attached the plate to the hand rail with screws and Sik...

Hi Rick, Sorry for the delay getting back to you. The Bride and I have been moving house. Lived in the same place for 15 years and I had forgotten how stressful moving can be. I have done up a CD with just over a 1,000 photo's so all I need is a postal address and it will be on it's way to you. Don'...

Hi GK, Thanks for the prop calcs. Below is another snap of Stella's GPS and RPM http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/13526/thumb_SOG.jpg You gotta love big tides. I have posted a few more photos to the album showing a rear canopy and storm covers. This gives us an extra room at night and prote...

I strained my eyes on your console picture for a while trying to see the speed on the Navman. Today I was getting 7.1kns at 2400rpm at the top of the tide. http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/13526/normal_GPS%20and%20Taco.jpg A little latter, on the outgoing tide, she was crusing along at 8k...

Well it is real handy for finding bouys, markers, and shorelines in the dark The detail on the C-map in the Navman GPS for our area is excellent. The only things not showing are other craft. So long as I keep it up to date and check "warnings to mariners" on the Internet regularly a radar...

Radar? Why do I want radar, so long as everyone else has radar I don't need it.

Hope you see me before I see you,
Macca.

P.S. What's winter?.

[img][img]http://gallery.bateau2.comalbums/userpics/13526/normal_console.jpg[/img] I have tried my best to keep the console as simple as possible. Starting from the switches on the top port side: A. Switches 1. Navigation lights. 2. Anchor light. 3. Stern light. 4. Engine rook light. 5. Aft deck lig...