Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 2 Second part of the article on how to save some money and launch a sound safe and beautiful boat; we’re gonna talk about engine, deck gears and on-board systems, quite a rollercoaster , so fasten your seat belts ! – […]
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IDEA19: a lethal weapon on ORC club racing ? Michele, the owner/builder of IDEA19 “Muchacha”, after a few season of successful racing in a simplified “no rating” system club racing, chose to “go big” and few weeks ago decided to require an official ORC rating certificate for his boat; (ORC […]
IDEA19: a lethal weapon on ORC club racing ?
serious sea-trials for a serious seakayak …and an everything but serious paddler… Let’s start form the beginning: I live in Sardinia, wich is basically an awesome deserted island at the center of Mediterranean Sea: 1,6 million of people , half million in the Cagliari’s urban area; so the rest […]
serious sea-trials for a serious seakayak
How to build a seakayak /PART 8 Eighth part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system building the seat and assembling seakayak deck and hull time required: building and gluing the seat […]
how to build a seakayak/ PART EIGHT
Bruno and Salvatore, aka Barbamasu (www.barbamasu.com ) , are building the Hull n.1 of my design Hirundo 750; she is a sporty 7,5 metres trailerable sailboat with a good amount of interior volume; or that was, in my intention…. Barbamasu decided to turn her into a serious small cruiser, so […]
Tayloring building plans to builder’s needs
How to build a seakayak /PART 7 Seventh part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system working on the hull time required : internal stiffening with glass fabric strips : 3 […]
How to build a seakayak / PART SEVEN
Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 1 Trying to save money and build a sound, seaworthy and beautiful boat We’re experiencing times of economical chrisis; this article is a sum of several experiences collected in the last few years , worjking side by side with homebuilders struggling […]
Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 1
How to build a seakayak /PART 6 Sixth part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system Working on the deck time required: gluing the deck’s panels: 1 hour sanding the outer side […]
how to build a seakayak /PART SIX
How to build a seakayak /PART 5 fifth part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system sanding and fairing the hull and joining the deck panels time required -sanding and fairing the […]
How to build a seakayak / PART 5
How to build a seakayak /PART 4 Fourth part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system gluing the hull panels and removing the cable ties time required: panels gluing with resin: 6 […]
HOW TO BUILD A SEAKAYAK / PART FOUR
How to build a seakayak /PART 3 Third part of our tutorial on how to build a seakayak Bette 500 HV, using plywood and epoxy resin , with the so called “stitch and glue” system cutting the panels and assembling the hull time required: part cutting: 6 hours hull […]
HOW TO BUILD A SEAKAYAK / PART THREE
There are basically two ways to turn a boat hull: the first one emplies a rational – analytical approach, involving building semicircular sturdy cradles, setting up ropes and blocks to rotate the hull in a controlled way avoiding bad surpises in each phase of the operation, and planning carefully […]