I seem to have been sold a bill of goods by the writers in cruising magazines... I would like to be on a passage- most any but towards the south...
I have a basic design question about heat exchangers. In the shell and tube type, which is extracts more heat: a) 12 tubes of 12" length or b)...
I have gotten up to speed tig welding stainless and have a Miller Maxstar 150 STH. I am going to build a boom and am wishing I had purchased one...
I have a blind installation problem and need to find a threaded insert which will install into a 3/8" frp panel to accept a 5/16"-18 machine...
I was speaking with a rigger who cautioned that I should be aware of deterioration of the thin walled compression sleeves on the bolts attaching...
Hello all, I am looking for ideals for main sheeting on a 40 foot cruising boat. The boat is set up for mid-boom sheeting and had a cambered...
As per thread below I have a new re-power in my sailboat. Everything is fine but I am looking at the torque curve for the engine and am not clear...
I have a client whose rudder is a bit suspect and I would like some insight into how it was built before I proceed with a repair. It looks to be...
I have re-powered a 20,000 lb sailboat with a 35 hp Kubota diesel rated at 3000 rpm, and have launched the boat with the propeller recommended by...
I need to buy foam for the cushions on a 40 foot sailboat. I am thinking of using latex foam and remember some place in Texas which had good...
I have purchased and installed a 'keel plug' fitting in my 40' sailboat. This fitting is a 3" flange with a tapped center that takes a 1 1/4"...
Just have a few small parts and want to strip down to bronze and polish. Some kind of acid? Thanks all
If you add say 500 pounds of gear to a small vessel how much will she settle on her lines. I know that the answer is by the volume of water...
Exhaust location? Hello all, Long last I am nearing launch after a refit of my old Rhodes. I have re-powered with a 37hp/3000 rpm diesel and...
Hello, I have been trying to pin this one down and have perhaps been hearing a consensus which I do not like on materials selection. I am about...
Anyone know of a spray primer which can be applied over green epoxy layup? I am laying out laminate with System Three 'Silvertip' epoxy. I...
I am laying up some 1708 biax on a sailboat hull. Long story but for a repair the hull will get 100% coverage of one layer. I want to buy all the...
I am laying up some 1708 biax on a sailboat hull. Long story but for a repair the hull will get 100% coverage of one layer. I want to buy all...
Just about to start a rewire job. Have a good understanding of awg sizing for cable runs but would like to know have the primary cables are...
Does someone have a good feel for how stress is distributed in a sailboat hull? I have a hull which shows gellcoat cracking along the hull from...
