September 2009
Hermes prototype yacht design
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2009-09-30 23:00There are all kinds of prototype and "odd" design studies you see, but this one is a bit different. Its very wide and "short" for its size.
They have also built a full scale mockup from what appears to be CNC cut plywood or the like.
Interesting concept. I don't think it would do well in following seas or the like, and I have no idea what short and very wide would do to hull speed, but worth a look.
Ambidextrous boat-building
Submitted by v28build on Wed, 2009-09-30 22:27Well, got my rear deck locker lids with their hinges mounted tonight! Not a real big deal, but nice to get something done.
Endeavourcats - Electric Boats
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2009-09-29 21:03Endeavourcats has quite a history of sail and power catamarans, including the popular TrawlerCat line. They have more recently released some electric powered boats.
Their page includes the an Interactive Route Map of a recent 280 mile, electric only cruise across Florida in one of their boats.
OceanLED & Lumitec, better spreader lights
Temporarily mounted on Gizmo's scruffy masthead are two pretty neat LED flood lights. read more »
Lonelybot.com
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2009-09-28 21:15
Andrew Maurer has started a nifty build of a type of boat I haven't ran across before... its designed for autonomous operations. He's using just about every hot-button technology that I drool over in his build, from CNC cut plywood frames and skins to solar electric power.
Check out his blog, and also his various, very well done video blog entries.
Hinges, again
Submitted by v28build on Mon, 2009-09-28 20:54There is something about me and hinges that just don't work. If you remember, I bought some nice, fancy hinges for the rear sponson covers and they didn't work. I of course didn't find that until I had them open, messed with and the receipt lost.
Following that trend, the other day I picked up a strip of piano hinge to see about using for the rear deck side lockers. Upon closer examination, I figured out it was the wrong size. At least I figured that out before I cut it in two (it was cheaper to buy a long section than two shorter ones). read more »
The first St Ayles skiff, 24 Sept 2009
The St Ayles skiff at the 25th of September. The chap hamming it up on the thwart is Alec Jordan himself read more »
Finally back at it - painting
Submitted by v28build on Sun, 2009-09-27 21:36Didn't work all that long, but did actually get some things done this afternoon. Started by removing the rear cabin door window frame pieces from their temporary mount and planing on them some. Cut the window groove in the upper curved piece that was still lacking, and then painted them.
Moved around the boat doing other painting and touch-up of the burgandy paint. Rubrails got another coat and are looking fairly respectable. The front and rear roof overhangs got some paint on the bottom of them and various and sundry little areas.
Time = 1.25 hours
Initial drawings for a low-power outboard skiff
Initial drawings for a 15ft low-power skiff
I’m working on this semi-planing job for a friend. It’s coming out at about 15ft 10in by 4ft 10in, is intended for a displacement of around 800lbs, and intended for use with a 4-5hp outboard, from which I’m hoping to see 6+ mph.
If you’re interested in the design or have comments, I’m all ears! read more »
