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A collection of interesting pictures and teaser text on the all things ferrocement. Written by a yacht designer who has written a book on the subject.
[Hartley & Brookes Associates, Miami, FL, USA]
Series of 100 captioned photos showing the process of building a 14-ton ferrocement sloop. Other resources available on this site, including a small bulletin board, but most content and postings are in Danish.
[Carsten Jørgensen, Denmark]
Brief but pithy list of pros and cons for buying a ferrocement boat - and why they sell for such low prices.
[SetSail]
Extensive, slightly-academic description of the advantages, materials, construction and painting methods, testing practices, and repair techniques for constructing a ferrocement hull. One of the most detailed resources on the material.
[Unitied Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, USA]
This thread contains some cautionary information about the weaknesses of ferrocement as a boatbuilding material.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
Short readable discussion by a prolific designer of the pros and cons of aluminum, ferro-cement, fiberglass, steel, several methods of wood construction. Also the many answers to the question, "Can this design be converted to another building material?"
[Benford Design Group, St. Michaels, M, USA]
This site is an excellent resource on ferrocement constructions, most of it not boat-related. Good background on the material.
[Garrett Connelly, Bernardston, MA, USA]
A place to get questions answered about building or buying a ferro-cement boat.
[Hartley & Brookes Associates, Miami, FL, USA]
Story of a complete surface strip and re-coat on a vinylester impregnated ferrocement hull.
[Illywhacker, USA]
Not everyone wants a ferrocement boat, so the prices are sometimes incredible! We saw a 44-footer recently for sale in Tonga, asking $35,000.
[Hartley & Brookes Associates, Miami, FL, USA]Out of the many, many amateur efforts came one or two professional companies who have upgraded their methods and materials to produce a reasonably competitive hull weight.
Roger Marshall
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