Winter Projects

I like that bow, it has logical application, =more waterline length for less weight, it will certainly be a feature of my new craft same at the stern, too much deck weight was one of my V twin problems.


So a quick question what CAD packages do you tend to use, then the next question are there any that run on a MAC.



Edited by iGRF - 26 Nov 14 at 8:58am

The reason I don't like the reverse bows on dinghies is that the deeper the bow goes the blunder the sections get, which you'd think would increase tripping. In a really narrow hull like a catamaran it's irrelevant. With something short and wide it seems a v big deal. This is somewhere between.

Thanks Chris, I note your building a Farr, how is that going, I did wonder if I should commence on something already planned rather than plunge headlong into something I have totally no experience of (like last time) and hope it'll be alright on the night.
Other than Marine Ply and the Gaboon thing I've no idea what wood should be selected for say the keels or the runners that the ply gets nailed to (is it nailed or glued) why does every boat self build seem to be festooned with G clamps is that part of cold moulding the ply around a former, (Can't they just power staple them).

I shall give that rhino download a look, running stuff like that through Parallels is slow.

Can you believe I burned a bloody technical drawing board when we moved house and left loads of timber behind.

Originally posted by iGRF Thanks Chris, I note your building a Farr, how is that going, I did wonder if I should commence on something already planned rather than plunge headlong into something I have totally no experience of (like last time) and hope it'll be alright on the night. Other than Marine Ply and the Gaboon thing I've no idea what wood should be selected for say the keels or the runners that the ply gets nailed to (is it nailed or glued) why does every boat self build seem to be festooned with G clamps is that part of cold moulding the ply around a former, (Can't they just power staple them).

Edited by PeterG - 26 Nov 14 at 12:30pm

Originally posted by iGRF Anyone ever used a bow plane to counter nose dives?

Yeah its been done. On boats with spinnakers it ends in tears...