Tuesday, February 19, 2008

They made it!


Estou meio atrasado mas o feito merece...
Esses dois garotos australianos conseguiram, cruzaram o Mar da Tasmânia(que separa a Austrália da Nova Zelândia), um dos trechos mas revoltos do oceano, remando um "caiaque"!

Link para o site da aventura.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

COMO CONSTRUIR UM BARCO

Vídeo mostrando a construção de um barco em strip planking.

BUILT 1949/EARLY 50's BY FAIREY MARINE AT HAMBLE.

HOT MOULDED, DOUBLE-DIAGONAL, MAHOGANY CONSTRUCTION.

THIS INNOVATIVE DESIGN USES IDENTICAL MOULDINGS FOR ITS FORE AND AFT SECTIONS AND IS JOINED IN THE MIDDLE BY THREE OVER-CENTRE CATCHES. CAN BE ROWED OR PADDLED.

DIMENSIONS ARE 7ft 8in LONG X 2ft 9 1/2in BEAM (2.34m X 0.85m) AND IT WEIGHS ABOUT 32 POUNDS.


from the Fairey Group via interboatshed.net