I have a 4hp Johnson "Light Twin" outboard. They started in the early fifties as a 3hp. Most were 3 1/2 hp from the 60's and I belive mine is one...
Just bought a new anchor capstan and I need to deal with the electrical stud connections. I have rubber boots to go over the otherwise exposed...
If I was to build a 24' Key Largo skiff w a plumb stem how much trouble would I have dealing w attaching the side planking w all that twist? Other...
This stern shot of an Eagle 32 reveals what looks like a prop tunnel but I've never seen one like this. Perhaps it's to reduce cavitation or give...
On my 30' trawler I have an 18" Michigan "MP" prop driven w a 40hp engine w 2.57-1 reduction. Of the 40hp I usually use about 18 to cruise at 6.15...
Regarding a discussion on Trawler Forum we'd like to know where the CG is on a GB, CHb, MT or basically a typical trawler yacht. 1. Would one...
I'm not from Ketchikan. I'm from Thorne Bay and TB is about 45 miles NW of Ketchikan Alaska. We are on the east coast of Prince of Wales Island...
If I had a 40' planing hull boat w twin diesels and wanted to save fuel would running only one engine at displacement speeds burn less fuel than...
I have 2 outboards that have the fuel tank on the engine and would like to convert to a regular remote tank system. Tapping into the crankcase for...
A planing hull, identified by it's straight and level (or fairly close to it) Quarter Beam Buttock Line (QBBL) requires considerably more power to...
At low cruise w planing skiff my E-Tech 40 misses a bit. It's more than just bareley noticable but not much. If it never changed forever I could...
I'm thinking of building a big skiff (25-28') like the big Atkin flat bottomed boats. Would like to end w varnished Red Cedar topsides but it...
