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Attractive and salty cruisers from 20′ to 43′, many with pilothouses, gaff rigs and beautiful homey interiors. Plans are for sale, but the company is also a boatbuilder and prices for new boats are listed as well.
[Devlin Designing Boat Builders, Olympia, WA, USA]
Attractive and full-featured bulletin board connecting boat designers and boatbuilders. A showcase for designers, amateur and professional, with lots of concepts and designs, from traditional to space-age. Free membership and extensive non-member browsing.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
For wooden boats, here′s a widely-supported set of forums on building/repair, designs/plans, people and places, and other topics. There is a lot of advice here, and the chance to ask your own questions. You can also search the back issues index by keyword, then order the issue or find it in your library.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
Ways to cut costs in a boatbuilding project, with a look at simplicity, cost postponement, builder productivity, choosing a builder, and other matters.
[Kasten Marine Design, Inc., Port Townsend, WA, USA]
The design of a path for a lightning strike to use from masthead to grounding plate, designed to minimize damage. Suggestions are based on ABYC guidelines.
[Kasten Marine Design, Inc., Port Townsend, WA, USA]
An analysis of building/equipment costs of new 40′+ cruising boats and an attempt to design a low-cost boat.
[Sail Magazine, October 2002]
Grab bag of tips and commentary on different ways to get a boat, including when and where to buy, whether it′s cost-effective to buy fixer-uppers or charter boats, buying overseas, or building. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
3-D modeling of boats can help designers and their clients focus on details far better than the older 2-D computer-aided design.
[Ocean Navigator, July 2003]
Custom yacht designer in all materials. Interesting gallery of designs. Also extensive articles written for the yachting press gathered here.
[Kasten Marine Design, Inc., Port Townsend, WA, USA]
The International Boatbuilders′ Exhibition & Conference in late October in Miami is not really a boat show. It′s a meeting of builders and equipment makers. Many of the seminars are about shop techniques and the exhibits about laminating equipment. However, if you′re thinking of having a boat built or need to know about the latest machinery and electronics, this is far more informative than the average boat show.
[Professional BoatBuilder Magazine, Brooklin, ME, USA]
Having a boat custom or semi-custom built generally takes considerably more time and money than planned.
John Neal
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