/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1475574]

boatbuilding general anyone?

[Anonymous No.1475576]

>>1475574
why the commie's flying sorcerer at Buzludzha, tho?

[Anonymous No.1475578]

>>1475574
Sure. I got a little 12 or 14 foot fiberglass John boat that I'll be fiberglassing speakers and shit in and using padded chairs on the bottom for the top level armrests and coolers

[Anonymous No.1475614]

>>1475576
didn't have a picture of a boat handy.

[Anonymous No.1475657]

>>1475574
>plywood frame
>fiberglass mat
>fiberglass cloth
>gelcoat
>????????
Profit

[Anonymous No.1475719]

>>1475614
><-- a boat
have one on me anon

[Anonymous No.1475809]

>>1475576
>>1475574
Eй пeдaлчeтa ;)

[Anonymous No.1475828]

Boat maintenance and repair guy here. Hows things.

[Anonymous No.1476759]

you want you lose
http://quidnon.blogspot.com/

[Anonymous No.1477319]

>>1475574
>buy shipping container
>buy old hull
>attach containers to hull
>cut in doors and windows
>launch boat
????
>profit
Its really that simple

[Anonymous No.1477369]

>>1476759
the amount of freeboard on that thing is scary. it looks like >>1477319 but with a junk rig which is it's only saving grace.

[Anonymous No.1477389]

>>1475657
>plywood
>fiberglass
if you're not going full carbon in 1800 + 218 then I don't know what to tell ya

[Anonymous No.1477856]

>>1477319
>buy old hull
too expensive. Just make your own out of used 55 gallon barrels and shipping pallets

[Anonymous No.1479768]

>>1477856
how long would it take the Coast Guard to scuttle it as unseaworthy?

[Anonymous No.1479787]

>>1479768
they can't scuttle it if you're keeping refugee children in the brig

[Anonymous No.1479793]

>>1477369
well, yes, it's a barge/houseboat for extra comfy post-apocalyptic living and light cargo service. to rate it on looks alone would be shallow

[Anonymous No.1480013]

Use to enjoy watching the America cup 12m races. Now they are not televised.

[Anonymous No.1480139]

>>1479793
How much heel angle before it flops? Why no outriggers just for safety sake.

[Anonymous No.1480140]

>>1480013
I got well into the Volvo Ocean Race this year. It was all done through YT and was awesome

[Anonymous No.1480222]

>>1480139
a 16' wide flat hull shouldn't see more than 10° should it?

[Anonymous No.1480229]

>>1480013
The boats they sail now a days are so far removed from actual sailboats it's a pointless race. They need to make it a multi-day all weather race so they stop sailing toilet paper with plane wings.

[Anonymous No.1480276]

>>1475576
>communist flying scorcerer

Ronny....get the pershings...

[Anonymous No.1480282]

>>1480229
>The cars they drive now a days are so far removed from actual racecars it's a pointless race. They need to make it a multi-day all weather race so they stop driving toilet paper with racing slicks.
Not every car race is a rally, and not every sailing race is a tea race.

[Anonymous No.1480283]

>>1480276
Well if it's flying you'd have better luck with M15s or M42s.

[Anonymous No.1480313]

>>1480229
Most of the boats they sail nowadays were built in the 70s mate, what the fuck are you smoking.

Not every race is the americas cup.

Not every race is between moths.

What is the golden globe

What is the solitaire du figaro

What is the vendee

If you put a bit of effort into watching races that don't have a dedicated app and marketing team, you'll find things are way more interesting

[Anonymous No.1480554]

>>1480282
>>1480313
Guy is replying to a comment specifically about the America's Cup race and boats. You autists bring up other races and other boats...

[Anonymous No.1480695]

>>1479787
Good to know.

[Anonymous No.1480792]

>>1476759
Wouldnotsail/10
Just buy a cat

[Anonymous No.1480793]

>>1479793
You will not be sailing that in heavy swell. It would be a terrible experience

[Anonymous No.1480929]

>>1477319
Ffs...

[Anonymous No.1481033]

This is my boat that I built and then took to Canada. Currently building a cabin for it. I also went to NWSWB and have built several other boats that are much nicer than mine.

[Anonymous No.1481036]

>>1481033
This is the cabin I built this weekend. The time consuming part will be epoxy coating the entire outside and fiberglassing the inside.

[Anonymous No.1481038]

I built this one as well by myself.

[Anonymous No.1481048]

>>1481038
That's really nice looking!

[Anonymous No.1481217]

>>1481048
Thanks. It's still for sale, unfortunately I can't afford it right now.

[Anonymous No.1481289]

>>1481036
nice

[Anonymous No.1482007]

>>1475719
is a model?

[Anonymous No.1482010]

>>1481038
thats beautiful

[Anonymous No.1483958]

So, I have been working on designing this dumb ass pipe dream custom ferro-cement/aircrete personal island inspired hull. There is a shit ton of variability with the specific material composites, mixes, and densities, so everything below the water line is still hard core WIP. But what do you guys think about landscaping your deck with grass and trees and shit?

[Anonymous No.1483998]

>>1475614
You had one job

[Anonymous No.1484020]

>>1483998

[Anonymous No.1484775]

>>1480229
so... the americas cup?

[Anonymous No.1484822]

>>1480229
What about the future of toilet paper development?

[Anonymous No.1485221]

>>1483958
salt or fresh water?

[Anonymous No.1485222]

>>1484020
this guy needs DU keel weights

[Anonymous No.1485328]

>>1485222
or a hambeast on the trapeze

[Anonymous No.1485426]

where to learn how to fiberglass so I can fix the sailboat I'm going to buy?

[Anonymous No.1485447]

>>1485426
https://www.westsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/Fiberglass-Manual-2015.pdf

west system stuff is expensive, there are generic alternatives of basically everything of theirs

[Anonymous No.1486583]

>>1475574
My father commissioned his second boat in Poland. All of the workers where poor polish folk without the proper safety equipment, like gasmasks for the fumes.
It somehow delighted me to know, that not only the sweat but also the blood of the filthy polish commoner was embedded in it.

[Anonymous No.1487818]

>>1486583
post pics

[Anonymous No.1488078]

>>1485426
YouTube bro.

100% not trolling.

It had better be minor and yad better have bros that build boats or a way to heat a shop to 140 degrees with no open flames for gelcoat

[Anonymous No.1488092]

>>1488078
Worked at a shop that made fiberglass and plaster custom building fixtures. The one fiberglass spraying guy sat in a room huffing all sorts of shit all day long.

[Anonymous No.1488332]

Got a free boat

[Anonymous No.1488334]

>>1488332
Busted transom and holes

[Anonymous No.1488335]

>>1488334
Rebuilding transom and adding removable floorboards

[Anonymous No.1488336]

>>1488335
Mock up complete, carpet added

[Anonymous No.1488337]

>>1488336
Sandblasting

[Anonymous No.1488338]

>>1488337
Sandblasting finished

[Anonymous No.1488339]

>>1488338
Primer

[Anonymous No.1488340]

>>1488339
Paint

[Anonymous No.1488341]

>>1488340
Adding accessories

[Anonymous No.1488342]

>>1488341
Adding lights

[Anonymous No.1488344]

>>1488342
Beautiful day

[Anonymous No.1488346]

>>1488344
Gas motor and depth finder

[Anonymous No.1488348]

>>1488346
Dog tax

[Anonymous No.1488428]

>>1488092
Chop guns are shit anyway, no good for any serious application

[Anonymous No.1488808]

>>1488348
nicely done 'non. cute doggo

[Anonymous No.1488814]

I wish I had a shop to build a boat in. I live in Hawaii, and protesters killed our inter-island ferry project in its infancy--meaning the only way to get around is by plane for most folks.

[Anonymous No.1488816]

>>1488814
wow, that sucks. even california has several ferry routes.

[Anonymous No.1488821]

>>1488816
It's kinda rough. Can't really do inter-island travel anymore unless you're pretty well-off; it's prohibitively expensive to keep a large vessel, and the old flying-boat services are no more.

I guess the real irony of it is that by keeping people using big conventional inter-island jet flights they probably ended up producing a lot more pollution than if they'd just let the ferry system be.

[Anonymous No.1488953]

>>1488814
>protesters killed our inter-island ferry project
Why?

[Anonymous No.1489087]

>>1488814
>protesters killed our inter-island ferry project

communists never cease to amaze me. they literally vote to imprison themselves.

[Anonymous No.1489089]

>>1489087
>anyone who doesn't submit to the rule of money is a communist
Talking Point USA shill spotted

[Anonymous No.1489091]

>>1489089
No talking point, it's the truth. Hawaii has a huge communist population. The largest grouping of Card carrying members of the communist party, outside China, or California.

[Anonymous No.1489126]

>>1488953
>>1489089
As I understand it, the law required a pair of environmental impact statements to be undertaken as opposed to the singular one which had been obtained; the legal battle over whether or not a second one was to be required of them ate up so much time and money that the company went belly-up.

As for "rule of money"--well, I can't really fault the protesters motivations. It's a shame the project was killed, but I can't help but empathize with them somewhat, as someone born and raised here. There's a very legitimate concern over the infectiousness of urbanization and big-money landgrabs and projects escaping from their containment zone in Honolulu, and the history of the islands is one of environmental catastrophe after environmental catastrophe.

Maybe one day we'll get a state-run system. One can hope. But that day's far off, I reckon--we have a light rail project which has been a testament to the ineffectiveness, bureaucracy, and graft of our one-party government, going from a $4 billion initial cost to a current one of like $10 billion.

Whatever. I'm rambling. What I mean to say is, "It's a bit more nuanced than, 'hurr, dang commies, git.'" If anything, it is, ironically, crony capitalism's fault--you can't get shit done in the island unless you grease the right palms, and said government palms are always holding onto the hand of private interests with their free hand.

[Anonymous No.1491286]

I'm looking at buying a used Jon boat to modify.
If I screw a plywood keel to the bottom could it help stabilize it in waves?
What's the best way to add an inboard motor?

[Anonymous No.1491310]

>>1491286
This is advanced trolling

[Anonymous No.1491413]

>>1491310
Completely unironic. I'm just an idiot. Will it work?

[Anonymous No.1491607]

>>1491413
Not really, since there is wave action beneath the water. Outriggers would be better. What kind of inboard?

[Anonymous No.1491751]

>>1491607
Ideally the cheapest.
Could I make the outrigger out of PVC since it's buoyant?

[Anonymous No.1492560]

>>1488348

Superb photo.

[Anonymous No.1492583]

lumber, planets and 2x2

hand saw, bench/drop saw

tar

a homemade wood steamer

moveable Jig board with pi ns for bending wood

imagination

[Anonymous No.1493527]

>>1489126
Yeah... urbanization of hawaii is the problem... Not hawaiians and (((hawaiian politicans))).

>the ineffectiveness, bureaucracy, and graft of our one-party government, going from a $4 billion initial cost to a current one of like $10 billion.
You are like little baby. Our 6 billion high speed rail project costs 100 billion, 99.9 billion of which is (((graft))).

>"It's a bit more nuanced than, 'hurr, dang commies, git.'"
This is incorrect.

>If anything, it is, ironically, crony capitalism's fault--you can't get shit done in the island unless you grease the right palms, and said government palms are always holding onto the hand of private interests with their free hand.
That's called communism ya dingus.

[Anonymous No.1494101]

>>1488348
That is one happy doggo. Good work with the refurbish.

[Anonymous No.1494146]

>>1494101
Thanks m8, took her out fishing last weekend and she handled like a dream

[Anonymous No.1496292]

anyone got experience with Farymann diesels or small diesels in general? I have a problem where when I turn off mine after running say for 20 minutes it becomes a bitch to handcrank so I am wondering is it a problem or is it natural ?

[Anonymous No.1497063]

cant believe this thread still lives. op here loving it

[Anonymous No.1497080]

Anyone have an interest in the Jester Challenge?
It's the sort of project I really fancy getting into.

[Anonymous No.1497834]

>>1497080
jester challenge is the real spirit of sailing. wish i could do it one day.

[Anonymous No.1498130]

I kinda want to buy an old scalloping boat or something and refurbish it to make it a nice house boat.

[Anonymous No.1498320]

>>1475574
What kind of varnish do they use on wooden-hull boats below the waterline? Is it UV resistant too? My guess is that no matter what you use, you have to refinish it every couple years.

[Anonymous No.1498599]

>>1498320
Are you talking actual wood hulled boats or fiberglass/wood core boats?

With fiberglass/wood core boats you can just use a clear spar varnish over lightly sanded fiberglass and it will give you the appearance of a "Wood hull" without having to deal with waterlogging or other associated problems of wood that's been exposed to water.

[Anonymous No.1499267]

>>1498599
I see. So essentially there's a layer of transparent fiberglass over wood? I'm youtubing this process now.
I wonder if anyone's ever tried fiberglassing exterior wood trim on his house.

[Anonymous No.1499274]

>>1499267
it would be expensive and time consuming, not to mention that the backside would still be uncovered and it couldn't breathe and you'd get rot that moves from the inside out.

[Anonymous No.1499280]

>>1499274
>it would be expensive and time consuming
Yeah but if you don't have to refinish it very often then hey it would be funny to try.

[Anonymous No.1501013]

if it's just a plain old fashioned wooden hull you should just paint it with tar.

[Anonymous No.1501086]

>>1476759
>Shipping container boat

The meme has gone too far

[Anonymous No.1501196]

>>1501086
come on, at least the crab meat is real

[Anonymous No.1501298]

A german student built his own houseboat for 3000€
http://matthiaswestphal.tumblr.com

[Anonymous No.1501413]

>>1488814
Buy one on payments and charge people cash bruh

[Anonymous No.1501415]

>>1489091
Welp, moving to Hawaii. Then i can fuck people over, make money, and not feel bad because they are a filthy fucking commie.

Fire up the chopper boys!

[Anonymous No.1501416]

>>1491751
Yup. Plastic drums are cheaper tho

[Anonymous No.1501417]

>>1492583
>imagination.

>planets

Yup, just let me grab Uranus and a hammer. Be right back

[Anonymous No.1501421]

>>1501086
2019 will be the year of flying shipping containers

[Anonymous No.1501422]

>>1501298
>Using bulk containers instead or plastic drums.

F

[Anonymous No.1503168]

>>1481217
>http://quidnon.blogspot.com/
how much are you selling it for.

[Anonymous No.1503221]

My issue with boats can be summed up with this handy mspaint chart. You can really only pick two.
If you want a cheap seaworthy boat it's gonna be some lame ass canoe or 80s fishing boat that totally can't pick up chicks.
If you want one that's cool and cheap it'll be a money pit.
And if you want one that's cool and seaworthy, it'll cost you an arm and a leg.

[Anonymous No.1504147]

>>1481038
Damn anon, good stuff

[Anonymous No.1504170]

>>1481038
I know it is a stupid question but how do you bend the wood to do that

[Anonymous No.1504327]

>>1504170
Make a box or tube that your boards fit into and steam them. Then you can bend them to shape and as they cool/dry they stiffen up again. Make sure to clamp them in place while this happens.

[Anonymous No.1506614]

>>1503221
>building a boat for chicks

[Anonymous No.1508450]

>>1504327
If it's thin enough you don't even have to do that, just laminate it

[Anonymous No.1510081]

>>1488348
thanks for the background

[Anonymous No.1511935]

>>1501298
Is this really legal in Germany? What kind of licenses and inspections to you need for something like this?