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Hi Charles, check Joshua Burks on youtube, there is detailed info about his costs, he is available on the forum also.

You all forget about splendid american wood known as Black Locust or Robinia Pseudoacacia.
French boatbuilders really love it, rot resistent, local and available without damaging rain forrests.

I feel your pain, so many possibilities, each has its advantages and disadvantages. Althoug i bought house with garage last year, only now i realized that nothing bigger then Flying Saucer will be hard to squeeze in. Its hard to decide which way to go. Wood or aluminium, trailerable or something big...

What about temperature required for curing, although Atlanta should be warm enough:-)

You are making good progress:-)
Hey man, i know you from youtube!
Nice series.

I am afraid you wont get so long plywood in Europe off shelf. But you can order them custom made, i believe, but what price? In UK should be present italian company Nord Compensati but cant reach their site at this moment. If you dont mind longer transport, you can check producers european producers...

It seems that hardest thing on boatbuilding is decision what to build :lol: Hopefuly and luckily i will move to place with proper space before summer. Although my wife will require some household tweaking, i believe this winter will finally start something. Still undecided, i was sent to Glen-L site...

I will recommend you below discussion thread.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?117083-Material-vs-Superstition
Although i am not superstisious, i wouldnt use that

Hi Kevin, Considering dutch approach to thrift (outclassing Scotts:-) they utilized most ecnomical variant, thats for sure. What is even more valid today in the age of epoxy coatings for steel. I guess resistence stems from old prejudices. Welders are evrywhere, i guess main problem is lack of plans...

Splendid step into 21st century for GlenL. Really good idea. Now we need some new designs in steel :-) Considering popularity of retrolook and nostalgia last days, i believe there is chance designs as Elco 26 and similar derivatives will be nice addition to quite popular tugs and trawlers on inland ...

Read this:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=25646

Hi again, sorry for hijacking the thread. I was inspired by this man http://www.rogersmachine.net/Steamboat.html Although he was building from different plans and only 22ft long, he did droped boiler and steam engine in it. Maximum propeller in Fred Murphy plans is only 22 inch? There is not more cl...

Still watching, meanwhile life asked for few changes and I have to postpone the building. Went on few trips with friends on our rivers and dams and did realized that fast boats are not exactly for me. Doing shore to shore on the biggest lake in 25 minutes is not much fun:-) Waiting between locks... ...

Hello Rick.
Any progress?

Greetings from across the pond. You all are doing nice work. Looking at it I wonder if Fred Murphy hull will handle steam boiler and engine? Displacement per Glen-L site is above 8300 pounds, what is the thickness of sheeting? What will be weight of empty hull? Many thanks for your replies in advanc...