In article , Joe
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Peter Wiley wrote in message
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In article , Joe
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Capt. Neal® wrote in message
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There is a large difference between making minor interior mods
and or improving deck fittings, etc. and cutting one's boat in
half.


On a steel boat its not that big of a deal. Been done thousands of times.

Yeah - on freighters & tankers with a constant draft whose hulls are
generally U-shaped in X-section. Not yachts.

I do not have a yacht, I have a Moter sailing vessel of Yacht quality.

What's that got to do with the hull shape? Is the X-section of the hull
where you're planning on cutting it U or V shaped? Is the keel
horizontal to the WL or is there any drag? Etc etc.

Yachties want bow thrusters and chrome anchors.

I do have access to some of the largest and finest english wheels in
the world.
And I have a well studied eye of proper lines camber and curves.

Thanks for the suggestions but for some reason I doubt Tom has spent
most of his life living on steel hulls.

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha. Tom is a naval architect, ran his own boat
building yard for years, has over 300 designs to his credit and at
close to 80, he's *still* building boats. He specialises in metal
boats, primarily steel, and has designed, built & sailed his own
designs for longer than you've been alive, probably. His books are the
best reference works on steel boatbuilding for craft less than 80' ever
written.

Do a bit of research, Joe. You won't look quite so stupid. I was going
to say ignorant but ignorance is curable with effort and you're
apparently not going to make any.

Even if he has, I would trust
my decisions over most others including Bruce Roberts.

Bruce Roberts is a rank amateur.

Now if you
could hook me up with Herreshoff I would pay attention to design tips.

Riiiiiight. I thought you were just trolling, now I'm sure of it. I
won't waste my time any further.

Thanks have a safe trip

Got rid of the ship for this voyage, I'm not sailing until 20 December
or thereabouts.

PDW