Thanks Fallguy. From my understanding everything should be connected to a negative bus, which should be returned to the battery negative, then...
I confirmed that there is an isolation transformer installed by professionals, along with the rest of the shore power system. Of course it may not...
Yes, the hull was connected to shore power. According to the owner, the shore power system was professionally installed and included an isolation...
I recently inspected a potential boat purchase, an appx. 20 year old mild steel hull. Overall, the coatings seem to have been applied properly and...
May I recommend Steel's Elements of Mastmaking Sailmaking and Rigging by Claude S. Gill ?
Check out these links that delve into testing and detailed methodology of using white oak and epoxy: White Oak Redux - Epoxyworks...
I was able to find The Propeller Handbook by Dave Gerr available to "borrow" at Archive.org. Basically a free internet library, if you have an...
Thank you, Rumars. Yes, I think this will be important to have. If it's not available, I will seek out professional assistance here. I have...
Thank you, Bajan. I have not seen the boat in person yet. No matter how enthusiastic, I don't think allowing passengers to handle large genoa...
I'm hoping for some good discussion of this design, in hopes of understanding it better. Unfortunately Robert Harris has passed away and according...
Thanks for sharing your experience. Do you mean, "half of what the yard would charge?"
The vessel I'm interested in is about 80' LOA and 91 Net tons. A high end shipyard that specializes in super-yachts recently spit-balled around...
Can you recommend any shipyards in AK or on the west coast for blasting/priming/coating of larger steel vessels? Or DIY friendly yards where you...
Brian, have you read the book "Handling the Modern Sailing Vessel", by Sean Hackett? It is a well written treatise published to help pass along a...
Would the forward centerboard be important for lateral resistance when sailing? My initial thought was that it would act as a steering aid mostly,...
Well put.
Just curious what you think the annual maintenance budget of this boat might amount to? Would it be affordable to maintain vs something half it's...
I looked up Sir Joseph Banks in BWAOM and see the similarities youre referring too, but the hull shapes aren't really alike , rocker vs deadflat...
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Alan, the skeg can apparently be lifted and lowered hydraulically. The drive is hydraulic as well. Also a bow-thruster has been substituted for...
