The nation is beginning to enact some measures in light of the recent tragedy: "This legislation will protect New Yorkers by reducing the...
I have to do a concrete pour for a shop space and need to calculate the area confined in the this wire frame: [ATTACH] All vertical legs are of...
I attended a machinery auction at the Annapolis site for naval research this week and got to see some of the last parts of the installations...
We dropped by for a couple of hours and gawked at the nice boats for a bit. Some photos: Fun for all and [ATTACH] and a bit of drama [ATTACH]...
I've got a contract to replace the sole in a Hunter sailboat which used a synthetic teak & holly sole. The material is 9 ply core with 'formica'...
I was mussing about with a couple of rigging straps I used to make up a few inches of length on my fore-stay. A rigger walked by (some young guy-...
I hauled for service and decided to shoot the hull and do the stripes. Here I am just finishing up on the cove & will soon square away the bottom....
And upgrades to boot? For myself I am hopping to get in some weekending on the Bay. I have gotten out of habit, but I was getting out for...
Restoration work- 35' sloop with plenty of cracked frames. The plan is to sister frames and glue up in situ. Boat is in North America, but...
Hello all, I am building a centerboard and need to add ballast to overcome the buoyancy of the core material I am using. Can someone lend me a...
East coast earthquake Weird- I was in Annapolis Md & this if the first true quake I have been in. I was walking out a long dock the almost got...
Can the wave height be guessed at for a length of ~550' between crests Thanks
I have a diesel with a persistent over temp problem from new & am wondering if the Propylene glycol coolant used has any bearing on what I am...
I have got to build a new board for a ~ 40' mono hull sailboat. The existing board broke during a grounding & on getting it off the boat I don't...
I have been lent a antique half hull model which is for my old Rhodes. I was given it so I could produce a similar half hull model and I am...
I am looking at two icom SSB's and am not sure which one is the better choice: The ic-710 or the new ic-802.. I don't know much about this...
It pays I suppose to be careful around boat yards.
I have never liked the practice but many medium size cruising boats carry extra fuel in jerry cans strapped to the rail amidships. Is it possible...
I turn 50 today and steer into the great beyond... [IMG]
I have long been a fan of Goslings but picked up some 12 yr old Cockspur today. Drinkable stuff.
