Hmmm... This is my Physics response, rather than my sailboat response, which means it's much less reliable but will hopefully prompt corrective...
BilgeBoy, Sounds like you know your way around the cabinet. Do you, or does another, have a recommendation for obtaining these drugs, and...
Perhaps one of the correspondence programmes would be of use to you in the near-term (Westlawn, Landing School, and others which can be found on...
As much as we all cringe at the thought of heavy electrics in the water environment, what I have read supports BillyDocs comments: as long as...
I am looking to see whether anyone has any experience/comments with respect to absorption of diesel by marine ply. (vulnerability, effect,...
Yes: if I were asked the question "I have $2k and I want something that floats..." I don't think that it would have even occurred to me to...
Me too: -hearing what other people think. Safewalrus, you're right, and I didn't mean to give the impression of advocating off-watch sailing...
Gosh, Ken; are you the progenitor of the new cargo cult?! So long as you're not trying to voyage with the vessel, and you've addressed the...
I would say "not standard practice" -but also not uncommon. The chosen backstop for most vessels in the open sea is statistics: it is...
As Trouty points out, the seas are vast and basically un-regulated (or un-regulate-able). One angle on the issue is the "tragedy of the commons"...
Ken, Fun idea! -I think that "sheltered water" is critical to your design thought. My first reaction is that a container is basically a...
The only fastener for which I'd particularly pay attention to torque would be the rocker arms, and even then it's pretty typical to assemble...
So- you removed your pushrods and rocker arms? -not quite sure what you're describing.
Vishnu- There are other threads on this forum that will provide additional information - search for "long tail" and you should find them....
There might be some middle ground available in a post and lintle -type construction (i.e. an I-beam at the cabin-top and a pair of compression...
Longliner- Nice boat and project - and one that you're enjoying from the sound of it. You mentioned China and Mexico- for an air-cooled...
Thanks, Robjl Am I correct to think that your installation had no connection to the engine other than the drive belt? And that the engine...
I'm looking for comment or reference on the following: Because of the dimensions of an engine space, I've begun to think that a "good solution"...
Noting your response to the results in your earlier thread, I'm wondering if you might have an example of a production boat that has some of the...
An example of the "suitcase" model is http://www.max-power.com/fuelcell/ These are very attractive to me as a means of charging at sea, but...
