Michael, Yes the old Caporn will do OK as a displacement cruiser, no worries. The engines (and gearboxes) on boats are coupled together in a...
Does anyone know if Richard (aka Apex I - no longer on the forum) ever built the boat ...nup, lost contact unfortunately, he is a very knowlegable...
harrygee, Just how thick has the radius been that you refer to, normal (say 6mm to 10 mm) I have never had it crack, but whilst working in China,...
CDK...yep, the very thing.....no barnacles on them is there.....see it works.
There is also a good book of tables called Martellies...not as accurate as Ho 229 for instance, but who cares.....if you are that close you can...
No need to get that complicated, you are doing a one off mate, just pull it down with a vacuum or weights. KISS method.
Just a tell tale on a loop, works wonders, does not ever block up, and certainly vents the siphon
Yes, many of our fishermen use lanoline on their props, and as long as the boat is being used everyday it works well.
No red lead available in Australia anymore, white lead has gone now too.......sad, cos they were the very best for boats.
We still use whiting and linseed oil, mixed together you get what is commercially sold as PUTTY.......as was done by my grandfather.
No. cos of the wind resistance and there being no need to do so and also the cabling length and drilling holes in structural reinforcements for no...
Bit hard without pics, but sounds like the cross members are exposed, so whack it onto them.
"how long can i expect it to not be rotten"......very little in fact, depends on water temperature largely, but it is a downhill run starting from...
Times up.
well Antonio has left the room, but my views on ocean passagemakers is that a good boat is in the water, a bad boat is on the water...take your...
You really MUST tell us the design and use of the boat, there are all these materials of choice, cos choice is what makes every boat...
"This is why we encapsulate plywood boats. This is just as the word suggests and every nook, cranny, notch, screw hole, especially the end grain...
....ooooops..... sorry about that fellas. Guess I am not the only donkey on board eh.
Am I missing something ?....yeah, common sence , went out the door years ago...the old type double door was excellent, but not so often seen anymore.
"Remember to label your template so that you use it on the correct side of the product piece or you will learn an expensive lesson."......nah, no...
