Friday, March 20, 2015

Aluminum layout boat plans

Aluminum boat plans | - boat design software review, Boats have been made out of wood for many years as this was simply the only option available to them. however now there is a huge range of options from. Aluminum boat plans by specmar, inc., Design, computer lofting, and kits for welded aluminum boats. specmar inc (previously specialty marine contractors) is an
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More on Hughes 38 Design 1903

We posted an article earlier about the Hughes 38, design, #1903. Trying to follow the history of this design and the other Hughes models generally leads to confusion for many owners.Heres a little history:Hughes Boat Works of Canada was one of the largest production boatbuilders for a number of years in the 1970s. And yes it is true that the company was started by the Howard Hughes (no relation
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Monday, March 2, 2015

Starting Them Young

The sea has been like a pond in the evenings lately so I figured I could get away with squeezing my 4 year old son Zakk on my lap and take him out on the water.All kitted out and ready to go.There was plenty of room for Zakk to squeeze in between my knees.We got out from the shore looking down the Bristol Channel with the sun settling down in the West when Zakk said "this is brilliant".I couldnt
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Jewel of Muscat Sets Sail

Jewel of Muscat, a replica of a 9th century sewn-plank dhow, has begun its planned 3,000-mile voyage from Oman to Singapore by way of India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Jewels website provides the details (including plenty of photos, illustrations, and videos), and one of our previous posts explains the archaeological find upon which the vessel is based: a shipwreck of what was evidently a trading
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Coamings Installed

Finally I have installed the coamings and I declare to quite pleased with the result!If you look closely you can see where I re-modeled the plank of 10" sapele so that I could get the deck curve out of the smaller stock - otherwise I would have needed a 14" wide board. Even though you can see the different wood grain, the fact that both sides are symmetrical makes it quite attractive - at least
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Design 2161 C1 Avante II

This aluminum motoryacht was designed for the Netherlands-American Yacht Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now defunct. She was built by Stephens Marine of Stockton, California and launched in 1974.Power is derived from twin Cummings VT12-800-M diesels generating 750hp each for a top speed of 22 knots.Here are the plans.And an early article. Please double click for zoom.Principal
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