Some simple addition…
So, you’ve been looking at the Michalak scow Boxtop and saying to yourself “I could knock one of those together in a hurry for not a lot of money…” So what would it cost to build? Well for starters, you’re looking at around 50-sheets of 1/2″ plywood which, if you go marine, is a chunk …
A simple scow design…
Jim Michalak is a designer who took Phil Bolger’s “Instant Boats” to heart and for years has been churning out various designs in the genre. Lots have been built and those using them have been happy. He’s also written a book “Boatbuilding for Beginners” on building boats of the mainly “Instant” variety which would be …
Is this the year of the Trilo?
I went shopping the other day and with just about everything I popped in my basket I felt a certain “I’m-sure-the-price-on-this-has-gone-up” twinge. It’s getting a lot more expensive these days and if canned tuna goes up you have to know that so are boats and boat related products. Seriously, have you looked at what good …
Doing some addition…
We all know that bigger boats cost more but a lot of folks just don’t get the scale of the thing. So, here’s a quick example… Our CAL 34 rig calls for a 9/32″ forestay of roughly forty feet while, on the other hand, the Morgan 41 OI we were talking about has a 3/8″ …
a big cheap boat…
There’s a Morgan 41 Out Island for sale over in St Thomas for what seems like forever. I first noticed it when it was selling for around $40K and have watched, with no small amount of interest, as the price has come down (and down) till it’s reached it’s current sub-$10K asking price of $8500. …
A quick thought…
Recently, over at the WoodenBoat forum there was some discussion of a newish George Buehler design… On the whole, I don’t like forums as they bring out a certain insecure my-dicks-bigger-than-yours mean spirited vibe that I find depressing to the max. The reason I mention this is if you want to do the VolksCruiser thing …
It’s true some people do need a bigger boat…
Obviously little boats are something of a mainstay in the VolksCruiser sailing away on a small budget world. “Little boats have little problems” and all that… The truth is a single person or a couple can live quite comfortably and voyage successfully in an incredibly small boat… But, what about a family? All of a …
looking closer at a couple of boats…
TransPac CAL 20 Black Feathers I’ve always been a big fan of the Bill Lapworth CAL 20 design and since I linked to another of my favorite designs, the Muscadet, the other day it occurred to me how similar the two boats were… Muscadet LOA: 21.26′ / 6.48mLWL: 18.37′ / 5.60mBEAM: 7.41′ / 2.26mDRAFT: 2.46′ …