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Designer's Notebook: What Are "Limbers"?

Posted by Glen Witt on Oct 25th 2012

“Limber” is a nautical term for drains in longitudinals or cross members to allow water to flow to the lowest part of a boat. They’re usually thought of as being used along the keel, but they shoul … read more

Think Before You Fiberglass

Posted by Glen Witt on Aug 31st 2012

THINK BEFORE YOU FIBERGLASS You are ready to apply the fiberglass covering to the boat you are building. All of the screw holes and imperfections have been filled and sanded smooth. You e … read more

Zip by Tom Puleo

Posted by Thomas Puleo on Aug 8th 2012

This is a picture of my garage before I got started. I drew the outline of each of the components of the frames on the 3/4 marine ply and cut them out. The frames, stem,&nbs … read more

Designer's Notebook: Fairing by the "RABL Method"

Posted by Glen Witt on Dec 28th 2011

Most have never heard of Sam S. Rabl, a naval architect, author and innovator of small boat building methods. Sam was at the height of his career back in the mid-forties, when he wrote several bo … read more

A Confused Boat Builder Shares

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Apr 20th 2011

Build your dream boat #32… A while back in the Build Your Dream Boat series #12 email, I talked about a man who was confused about the Barrelback design. If you’ll recall, he had just received … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #25

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Sep 14th 2010

I had a conversation with my father the other day about mahogany runabouts and what determines which hulls have more speed potential. Sounds like something you all would be interested in… I rememb … read more