http://www.boatdir.com/articles en-us http://www.boatdir.com/articles N/A info@submitzoo.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:13:41 CDT 20 http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/42/1/Designing-and-building-Interiors Installing bulkheads and cabin soles. Accommodation; number of berths verses expected number of crew. Cabin soles. How many heads? Designing and equipping a galley. Various fuels for your stove (gas, diesel, alcohol, paraffin). Placement of sink and stowage of food and other stores. Bruce Roberts Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/41/1/Building-in-Steel-or-Aluminum---Part-2 Overview; Building from scratch verses Building from a kit. Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Aluminum, Multi-chine steel, Round bilge steel, Radius chine steel. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Avoiding corrosion in steel and aluminum boats. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/40/1/Building-in-Steel-or-Aluminum---Part-1 Overview; Building from scratch verses Building from a kit. Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Aluminum, Multi-chine steel, Round bilge steel, Radius chine steel. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Avoiding corrosion in steel and aluminum boats. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/39/1/Building-in-Fiberglass-Part-4 Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/38/1/Building-in-Fiberglass-Part-3 Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/37/1/Building-in-Fiberglass-Part-2 Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/36/1/Building-in-Fiberglass-Part-1 Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required. Bruce Roberts Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/35/1/Budgets-and-Planning Initial planning and calculations of how much will it all cost. How to save money and keep within your budget. Budgets for building maintaining your boat. VAT certificates. EU Norm- The rules and how to comply. Chartering your boat. The KISS factor. Overview boatbuilding materials and methods, Fibreglass construction, Metal boatbuilding including Steel and Aluminum, Wood Epoxy, Plywood and traditional timber boatbuilding. Bruce Roberts Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.boatdir.com/articles/articles/34/1/The-Choice-of-the-Construction-Material Wanting to build a boat but don't know what material to use for her? Dudley Dix Sat, 06 May 2006 00:00:00 CDT