If someone wants to live a long life at sea, in a sustainable fashion, I think researching any time period predating the 1800s time frame would be...
You mean churches get to keep the money donated, voluntarily, to them. Instead of being seized by the government. Darn that 'murican...
I think Justaguy, that what you have failed to realize or accept is that a boat's hull must be considered in its entirety, at least all of it at...
To quote from links: "it produces half a liter (17 fluid ounces) of water in an hour when subjected to hot and humid air. " "I finally...
No need to imagine. It wouldn't feed very many people since the bad guys would move in and kill most people, and enslave and starve the rest....
I was a crew member on a G model for a couple of years. There still isn't much fancy equipment on a B-52. They are primarily long ranged weapon...
Naval war gaming has shown that a higher top speed does nothing for ship survival. On the ocean, there is nowhere for a surface vessel to hide....
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee Hiked the Alum and Rainbow falls trails the past weekend. Two of the better pictures attached....
water contamination I've read Sven's idea of using his breath to pump water out of his larger containers into smaller bottles and wonder if this...
During my USAF navigator training, we were told that "dead" reckoning is actually "Ded" reckoning, the pronunciation causing the confusion in...
I think this has been mentioned before, early on, but I will again suggest enclosing the bow and adding a hatch on top. It would be faster to do...
I will mention a couple of thoughts from my own dinghy sailing experience. First, if winds are normally "light", you will not be able to have 2...
I thought you might find a truck for less money than for what you could sell your car. Putting a little extra money in your pocket. Jokingly, I...
A sideways solution If your car is the limiting factor, could you sell it and buy a small truck? Seems like that would solve all your problems.
These guys apparently have the answer, although on the larger side of the SOR. STIDD MRCC
I built a hatch like the one being discussed. Not only water-tight, but air-tight I found. Left the hatch off until ready to launch. Then sealed...
Update on Notorious I put up pictures of the Notorious somewhere up-thread. Large ship being slowly repaired. November or December I went back...
I just glued 3 spruce 1x4s together, pre-cut prior to gluing. Made a 19'6" mast. Spruce is pretty light. Birds mouth seems like a lot of work for...
Use food grade epoxy I did see the exact type modification in a magazine. Had to have been Good Old Boat or Small Craft Advisor. The author...
Speaking as a taxpayer, I see nothing wrong with rescuing people going about a lawful endeavor that suffer from some form of distress. Most...
