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Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/17/2008, 2:02 am
In Response To: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete? (Paul G. Jacobson)

: Actually, for a "one-man plus friends" operation ferrocement
: construction makes a lot of sense. Less expensive than building iwth
: fiberglass, aluminum, or steel. Mostly easy work with lightweight
: materials.

: The basic idea is to start with forms cut from wood, then cover those with
: multiple layers of thin wire and wire mesh. The layers of wire are held
: tightly together with twisted wires wot create a dense metal base. This
: base is then plastered with concrete, which bonds itself to the wires and
: is in turn reinforced by the wire. Bulkheads and braces are made in the
: same manner.

: When the concrete hardens you have a hull which is one solid piece--no seams
: to seal or to leak. The boat can be built right-side up, so you won't need
: to get a crane to flip it over for fitting out the interior.

: Check Amazon.com and search their books using the string "Ferro cement
: boat". Get some titles and use your local library to find copies of
: these titles through their interlibrary loan services.

: Hope this helps.

: PGJ

Ferrocement works fine, assuming one thing, you're going to own it forever or your family will when you're gone. Resale value of home built ferrocement boats is very nearly zero, perhaps less than zero.

Bill H>

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Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Doug Smith -- 2/16/2008, 11:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 5:22 am
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Acors -- 2/20/2008, 9:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2008, 12:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 5:20 am
Do you want to build or sail?
Steve Phillips -- 2/19/2008, 12:43 am
Re: Do you want to build or sail?
John Monroe -- 2/19/2008, 2:14 am
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John Monroe -- 2/18/2008, 5:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:35 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:08 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:13 pm
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Mike Savage -- 2/17/2008, 8:50 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 1:22 pm
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Mike Savage -- 2/18/2008, 5:16 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/18/2008, 12:44 pm
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 8:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:04 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/17/2008, 9:41 am
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laurent -- 2/17/2008, 4:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:03 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 8:51 am
Not a ramble at all!
Lloyd of Canandaigua------WebKitFormBoundarydD6K+p -- 2/18/2008, 7:10 am
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Mike Braun -- 2/17/2008, 7:23 am
Here . . . .
Dave Gentry -- 2/17/2008, 8:31 am
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John Monroe -- 2/17/2008, 6:49 am
Sheet Steel Built Sailboat. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/17/2008, 9:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 1:59 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/16/2008, 7:47 pm
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Charlie -- 2/16/2008, 5:43 pm
building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2008, 4:30 pm
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:02 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2008, 12:04 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:30 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete? *LINK*
Björn Thomasson -- 2/17/2008, 12:52 pm
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2008, 12:02 am
Very nice looking. *NM*
John Monroe -- 2/18/2008, 5:16 am
Re: Very nice looking. *LINK* *Pic*
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 7:02 am
Re: Very nice looking.
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:27 am
Re: Very nice looking. *LINK* *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/19/2008, 10:21 am
Re: Very nice looking.
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 2:01 am
Re: Very nice looking.
Bryan Hansel -- 2/18/2008, 12:46 pm
Re: Very nice looking.
Tom Yost -- 2/18/2008, 10:16 am
Re: Very nice looking. *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 8:10 am
Re: Very nice looking.
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 9:35 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 1:57 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete? *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/18/2008, 6:21 am
Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:24 am
feasibility of building a sailboat?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2008, 4:01 pm
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Doug Smith -- 2/16/2008, 4:53 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 2/16/2008, 3:56 pm
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Kudzu -- 2/16/2008, 2:12 pm