This site is devoted to the promotion of Ferroboats as well as a base for all matters Ferro in the boating world Ferrocement is the name given by English speaking people to a boat building method using steel wires covered with a sand and cement plaster patented in 1855 by the French who called it Ferciment
[email protected]Nov 19 2009 · The thing with Ferro is even if the boat does not sink after such localized damage any fractures caused will allow the chlorides dissolved in sea water to wick into the cement matrix by capillary if you can repair the the damage around the area of impact and deformation
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The country to have built the most vessels in ferrocement is the UK An estimated 9 million tons were built in the period Sept 1943 to May 1944 alone 10Boats have been built in ferrocement from 10ft to 20000 tons For amateur construction using the standard Hartley truss frame method
Great boat but needs a new exhaust manifold and pipe Shes solid a rock and the interior is great The teak wooding is just beautiful and she has a really nice kitchen with lots of storage throughout the whole boat She has had her bottom painted less then a year ago She has also come with solar panels and garmin gps and radar which are in working order
How to Build a Boat Out of Ferrocement Learn the basic steps of building a cement boat Once the reinforced or ferro cement sets up youll have a seaworthy hull thats both dirtcheap and
Feb 22 2012 · I think the biggest drawback to ferro cement is the resale value but what boat is a good financial investment Billy Higgins Feb 23 2012 214 pm I owned a 60 ft LOD 50 ft LWL 18 ft beam Jay Benford ferro wishbone ketch for a couple of years around 19881990
Hartley Ferro Cement Boat Owners Association 799 likes This page is for anyone who has an interest in Ferrocement boats but particularly the designs of Richard Hartley Any boaties are welcome
Ferrocement also referred to as ferro concrete or reinforced concrete a mixture of Portland cement and sand applied over layers of woven or expanded steel mesh and closely spaced smalldiameter steel rods can be used to form relatively thin compoundcurved sheets of concrete ideal for such applications as hulls for boats shell roofs and water tanks
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Ferro Cement Boat Building Manual Volume 2 view as html pdf 25 MB Ferro Cement Boat Building Manual Volume 3 view as html pdf 32 MB Always employ and consult appropriate professionals to verify all details Your circumstances or experience may be different This document has not been checked for errors and is provided for general
Jul 27 2018 · I don’t have the time to write you a book but here goes Martin Iorns deceased owned a company in California that built ocean going laminated ferrocement sail boats If I remember correctly the hull was one inch thick Martin and his partner i
A repair kit should always be carried on board the boat which consists of a pointed trowel a pair of rubber gloves a piece of thin plywood and a litre of quick setting solution which can be mixed with some fresh Portland cement which should be kept hermetically sealed in a container
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Samson Marine evolved from these first efforts The company grew quickly and sold ferrocement boat plans to dreamers all over the world Johns book The New Way Of Life encouraged countless numbers to throw off the shackles of working life build a boat and sail off to the South Pacific
Jan 13 2015 · He stayed repaired the hole with epoxy cement caught us up the next day Another ferro boat I knew was accidentally grounded and as the tide went out it lay with the turn of the bilge on the stump of a post or something similar and holed Again easily repaired clearing up the mess from the flooding was the big job
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Ferrocement is a construction material consisting of wire meshes and cement mortar Applications of ferrocement in construction is vast due to the low self weight lack of skilled workers no need of framework etc It was developed by an Italian architect in 1940 Quality of ferrocement works are assured because the components are
Ferrocement Boats is not just updated from Hartleys previous books but an entirely new book A book based on the authors handson personal experiences of more than 35 years of building repairing surveying and designing ferrocement boats Fully detailed with many pictures and drawingsin fact everything you will ever need to know about ferroboats from dinghys to submarines Contents
Dec 18 2003 · Ideally if a ferro cement boat is made professionally then the reinforcement should either be stainless bar too expensive or CorTen II drawn bar but the latter is not made The other downside with any type of cement except SlabCon is that it cant be patched cement only sticks to cement when the original cement is in a green state
Gone50 foot ferrocement boat hull Skagit WA Gorgeous ferrocement hull She is cast for speed and grace in the water and would make for an amazing sailing vessel Of course you could also put an outboard on her too She is new but has been sitting in the yard a few years
Jun 20 2013 · Hello Happy Sailors We are looking for insurance for Ferro Cement Yacht for use in Europe is there any other ferro boat owners out there that have insurance currently All Risks Insurance UK wise it seems quite difficult to get but I suppose I dont have to use a UK company do I
9 REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO FERROCEMENT BOAT CONSTRUCTION AND FERROCEMENTTIMBER FITTING OUT 91 Requirements specific to ferrocement boat construction 92 Ferrocementtimber fitting out 10 RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF FERROCEMENT VESSELS ANNEXES 1 DRAWINGS OF 128 M FERROCEMENT STERN