Re: [bolger] Re:Lapstrake or Steel Long Micro

My only point in mentioning lifeboats was that steel boats could be made.  I too think that steel is not the best medium for this size boat. 

I think the best option if reliable plywood is not available is strip plank.  Glued lapstrake uses plywood, and conventional lapstrake requires developed skills.  I suppose one could plank edge to edge and build a micro-type hull, but there would be a lot of seams to caulk on a yearly basis.  It would also be likely to work the seams loose because it would lack the diagonal stiffness of the plywood.

V/R
Chris

Peter wrote:

I shouldn't tell the Dutch that you can't build small steel
boats,they've been doing it for the last 150 years.

I don't think anyone said you can't build a small steel boat. I know what I said was the building a small boat designed for ply out of steel is bad idea. That's a different thing.

Separate topic: I noted that on the cruise ships that I have been on, most of the lifeboats were of the round-bottom, 5kt type, but there were two with high-speed bottoms and capable of planning speeds. The latter are used to transfer passengers to/from shore when the mother ship is moored offshore. All fiberglass, of course.

> I shouldn't tell the Dutch that you can't build small steel
> boats,they've been doing it for the last 150 years.

I don't think anyone said you can't build a small steel boat. I know what I said was the building a small boat designed for ply out of steel is bad idea. That's a different thing.

Separate topic: I noted that on the cruise ships that I have been on, most of the lifeboats were of the round-bottom, 5kt type, but there were two with high-speed bottoms and capable of planning speeds. The latter are used to transfer passengers to/from shore when the mother ship is moored offshore. All fiberglass, of course.

I shouldn't tell the Dutch that you can't build small steel boats,they've been doing it for the last 150 years
cheers
Andy Airey

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