If I remember Ellemaid was heavier ( by far ) than she must be accord ing.pl with the drawing.
On the link above the DD have lot (too much ?) weight on the uppercut part. I saw some DD long time ago in Clearwater Bay Marina HK.
Too much 'angle' for my taste. But the arrangement for à couplé will be suffisent.
I saw some picture of the steel built...they welding 'black' L
stiffener...but after that you can't make à correct sandblasting behin.Our first steel boat was made like that in Germany ...after 18 year it was already à big problem
The Seahorse Marine Diesel Ducks I looked at in China had flat bar for the longitudinal structure. There were T shapes used on Frames.
With steel the big issue is the proper blasting of the metal to white or near white and then getting the coating applied quickly and in the correct humidity and temperature. Figured one just has to be there to supervise and make sure it is done correctly. What I saw looked ok but it is hard to really see after the interior is in place.
On one DD build, I would have asked for more paint and there was some sloppy metal work done in an out of the way place. Nothing wrong strength wise just sloppy. Basically a 90 degree cut instead of a 45ish degree.
Regarding the DD lay out, the 462s have a pilot house and sedan version. If one wants a galley up, then go with the sedan. If galley down is wanted, then go with the pilot house. The stability of the sedan version is not as good as the pilot house. We thought the DD 462's had a pretty good layout.
Personally, I don't get galley up. Seem to be a waste of space in a part of the boat that is prime for viewing, and to maintain the view, one looses galley storage space. I do the cooking and when I am preparing a meal, I am not looking out a window.
Talking with George and reading his books, I don't think he liked designing interiors and he just drew up a design to show something. He said the interior is up to the builder/owner. We have looked at quite a few boats, and I really wonder why people have certain designs. Obviously, they wanted what was built but I really question some of the designs I have seen.
I was drawing up a plan based on one of the George's designs that I really liked and would have wanted done in AL. Started talking with some builders but then George had a heart attack and died so we moved on to other ideas.
He was an interesting guy that is for sure and glad we spent some time with him.
We paid for his dinner at a Japanese restaurant which was the first time he had eaten Japanese food. He sure did not want to eat, as he said, fish bait, aka sushi
, so we helped him picked a cooked dish that he did enjoy.
