Archive for April, 2010
Home boat building – Fitting out & finishing
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A taster of a 2 hour DVD programme showing how to fit out and finish a home built boat.
Duration : 0:8:30
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Part 24 is Step21, making a simple flat boat out of a foam grocery tray. It’s only held on with rubber bands, so you can move the engine to another boat later if you want. Funny, but it seems you actually have to put some weight to give the engine something to push against or the engine doesn’t work well.
You can find more DIY science projects like this at http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/
Duration : 0:3:53
2008 MRES Solar Boat Regatta
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16th Annual Solar Boat Regatta
The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) and Great River Energy are pleased to announce the 16th Annual Solar Boat Regatta!
http://www.mnrenewables.org/events/solarregatta/index-2008.php
Saturday, May 17, 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Beach at Phalen Park, Wheelock Parkway and Phalen Drive, St. Paul, MN
• Solar-Powered Boats Competing in Speed, Slalom, and Endurance
• Energy Projects
• Solar Power Trailer
What Is the Solar Boat Regatta?
The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society’s annual Solar Boat Regatta provides an opportunity for middle and high school students (as well as individual boat builders) to build a boat that runs on solar power. They compete in a number of races, culminating with a one-hour endurance race. This event has given hundreds of junior and senior high school students valuable and unique experience with solar electricity, wiring, motors, fluid dynamics, boat design, construction, and teamwork. By racing the solar powered boat that they have put together, students experience the thrill of competition and the pride of accomplishment that comes with creating something useful and fun.
MRES partners with teachers and teacher organizations to enhance the competitive nature of the event, expanding the number of schools participating, and extending solar education throughout the school year.
Family, friends, and the general public are welcome to attend the Solar Boat Regatta to cheer on their favorite boat.
http://www.mnrenewables.org/events/solarregatta/index-2008.php
Duration : 0:4:55
DIY Wood Boat Project Boats
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Wooden Boats being restored by DIY Wood Boat Readers
Duration : 0:1:41
Toter-2 Portable Boat. Fits IN most vehicles !
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The NEW ‘TOTER-2′ Portable Boat. Composed of 3 easy to assemble modules. Seats 2 in tandem. Row and Paddle or use a Trolling Motor. Fits in almost any Car, and all Trucks and SUV’s. Easy to build plans available from WWW.PORTABLEBOATPLANS.COM. Thank you for watching.
Duration : 0:4:14
Building our sail boat (pirate ship)
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vecat34http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/vecat34-38.27268981933594 145.1953125Howtoboat building, Pirate Ship, Building a sail boat, backyard boat buildingBuilding our sail boat (pirate ship)
Duration : 0:3:20
Can you build a boat in a dry dock ?
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Can you build a boat in a dry dock or are they just used for repairs?
when the water has been taken out of the dock of course.
Yes you can build the boat in a dry dock then flood the dock to launch the boat.
How long can I keep my American Boat in Canada?
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I’m a Canadian and I’m planning to buy a boat in Florida. I want to keep it licensed in one place, but I will keep it in Canada about 6 months a year and Florida the other 6 months. Where do I license it? Since I’m buying in Florida, I would presume there.
Interesting question. You can register it in Canada if you want to. Our boat was built in the US, bought in the US, but we registered it in Canada. We spent a great deal of time in the US with it. Because it was built in the US and registered there by the original owner, we did not have to take it out of the country once a year in order to renew our cruising permit (probably a little known piece of information).
I don’t know how it works to register a boat owned by a Canadian in the US. I think the rules may vary by state. In Florida if you intend to keep the boat there for more than 90 days it has to be registered there. I think you can keep the boat in Canada until October 31 of any calendar year without having to pay taxes/duties, etc. These links may help you. Best of luck with it.
Part 12 Build a Putt PuttPop Pop Steam Boat s9strwTape
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Part 12 is Step 9, putting one more straw in to form a curved dome top, but this time it’s the short end of of a straw. Pinch it and push it in–on the side with the flaps–only to the bendy part. Then put tape donuts on the flat side without the flaps and tape it to a piece of cardboard. Gently push on the edges to make the bottom flat.
You can find more DIY science projects like this at http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/
Duration : 0:1:49
Sabre Spirit Sailing Yacht
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Jim Taylor Yacht Design and the Sabre Design Team have collaborated on five award winning designs over the past 15 years and, for 2007, are proud to introduce the Sabre Spirit daysailor with classic good looks and spirited performance. For 35 years, Sabre Yachts has built sailing yachts with a performance pedigree, all built for people who love sailing and who treasure the exhilarating feeling that a great sailboat design can offer her crew. But just as some owners allow the time for long range cruising, there are those whose schedules require a different sailing lifestyle.
And so Sabre again turned to Jim Taylor to design a daysailor with the style and elegance of sailing yachts of a bygone era, and added to the design mandate blending the performance of a youthful sport boat with “grown-up” ease of handling available with today’s modern sailing hardware. To merely use a number to describe such a boat seemed inadequate, and so the name “Spirit” was chosen to better describe the very essence of this yacht.
The overhangs of the Spirit’s hull convey a traditional elegance, while her nominally narrow beam allows her to sail beautifully and responsively. As is typical of all Sabre yachts, deck hardware and fittings are of the highest standards. Her carbon spar, chosen for added performance and increased stability, is provided by Hall Spars, a 20 year supplier. Below deck, a standard sail drive engine reduces vibration and increases propulsion efficiency. Keels and rudder, designed by Jim Taylor Yacht Design, offer the latest in technology and performance. Few sailing yachts will sail better than the Sabre Spirit.
The Spirit’s deck is stylish and uncluttered. Her simple sailing rig consists of an easily managed self-tacking jib and a conventional mainsail to ensure optimum performance. Her furling jib is attached on to a below-deck furler, so that only the sail is visible above the deck line, and her mainsheet is led from an aft deck traveler to the helm, allowing short or single handed sailing with little effort. Custom toe rails, stem head fitting, mooring chocks and cleats all add to the graceful beauty of her lines. Her cockpit is long and hospitable and offers comfortable seating for her owners and guests.
Below there is a simple yet elegant layout built with the Maine craftsmanship and quality for which Sabre Yachts is so well known, such as dovetailed drawer boxes, inlaid steps and tables, and laminated trims. A fully functional galley is found to port of the companionway and to starboard is an enclosed head. Her navigational/chart table is forward and to port at the forward end of the salon. Her salon offers twin port and starboard settees which surround an inlaid centerline drop leaf table. A traditional teak and holly sole adds warmth to this elegant cabin. And at the forward bulkhead a ring frame surrounds the opening to the forward cabin sleeping accommodation.
There is no mistaking this yacht’s heritage or pedigree. She is a Sabre throughout, a fast and extremely elegant day sailor which will bring back the excitement and exhilaration which we all felt when we first tried the beautiful pastime of sailing.
Duration : 0:5:23