boat building

[KEDIAN]

As a boat builder[ Fabricator of steel] If any members would like to benefit from over 30 years of engineering experience I would gladly answer questions and queries free of charge Regards Martin

[Admin (Chris)]

Well there's an offer you don't see very often. . . .  Free advice, or free anything for that matter.   

[KEDIAN]

54 to be precise have worked on boats man and boy and still enjoying the crack I have built many different types of craft  including narrow boats dutch barges and round bilge yachts as for being as old as you ? you never said how old you were

[Admin (Chris)]

If you click on members list at he bottom of the forum you can look up any member's profile, my age is in mine, but to save you the trouble it's 58 

[chancelor8]

Hi Martin, I have a design problem in as much that I've had a Dutch Barge built but cannot decide on the
Wheelhouse. I would like one that one person can let down in a hurry when a low bridge looms up unexpectedly, i.e, one that looks right on a Dutch Barge but folds down quickly.
Front windscreen to be Oak- framed, hinged down to to front deck. 2 Oak doors, one on either side,
both hinged down to bottom half. The rest in heavy canvas that rolls down, i.e, Bearers along the top
to take the roof,  sides & back just undo.
The boat is narrow beam & Wheelhouse will be at the rear, although it hasn't got a wheel it has a conventional rudder arm that will protrude through the rear canvas. Any suggestions would be very
gratefully excepted. Peter.