Unfortunately you have a wooden boat that was dying and someone glassed it thinking that would save it. I've seen too many boats like that. I...
TRBRZ, that tug is beautiful. I built quite a few boat models from kits, wood and plastic. But I did build one from scratch to my own design. In...
A tremendous loss. Rest in Peace knowing your legacy will live on. I can't recall ever meeting him, but many people I worked with knew him. He...
Been a long while since I posted here. Been working on my website. Anyway, the simple answer to your question is no. You don't have to fill them...
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You need to contact Peggie Hall. She is a well recognized expert on Marine Sanitation systems I don't know if this email is still good...
Just a quick question or two. Is this a powerboat? Is it less than 20 feet long measured on the centerline? Monohull outboard boat less than 20...
The polynesians navigated all over the Pacific just using the sun, moon, stars, currents, wave directions and the presence of shore birds. They...
Fuel in the fuel line? The current fuel lines are made to be very resistant to permeation and to all the additives and solvents in current gas...
Whether the bracket provides buoyancy or not depends on the type of bracket. If it's just a tubular frame type bracket like a Gil Bracket, it...
I have to agree with Fallguy. Sheathing a wood boat that has the problems you describe in fiberglass is really just extending it's life for a few...
George Sutton was having these boats built prior to the 1972 law that required HINs. FLZ is the ID assigned to the state of Florida so that they...
Hopefully. The resident southern Orcas are slowly dying off due to pollution, and boat traffic. The whales in the Salish sea won't be far...
Maybe the whales complained to the state Department of Ecology about the noise. I certainly would have.
I got to thinking about that, and I think it was the High Speed ferry from Seattle to Victoria not the Whale watch boats. Seattle to Victoria...
This is a wood boat. There is no way you need that much flotation foam on a 16 foot boat. But you do need to put it up higher on the sides where...
Here's a link to their site. Clipper San Juan Update. 2022 season cancelled - Washington Forum - Tripadvisor...
I might add that the Navy ships usually are replaced after 30 years of service. Some like the LCS after 20. But Navy ships see hard service...
You have to consider the difference in use and paint. Yachts typically have what is called a yacht finish, very glossy, almost a mirror finish....
What I meant by that was that with the high thrust 9.9 you probably wouldn't even achieve hull speed which is, as you say, about 10 mph. I didn't...
