Thanks Fast Fred, ....sounds like dry stack is for me...now, if I only had a boat!
Point taken about the longevity of the shaft and prop set up, FF and MP...I was thinking that a sail drive may be too similar to a stern drive for...
I'm going to have to find boats with all systems and see what they look like....I really like the idea of a wet exhaust...no heat issues,...
Yes, the heat dissipation problem occurred to me. I'm thinking there would need to be an engine compartment venting blower for this, which would...
Okay, so the simplest setup is heat exchanger engine cooling, with dry stack venting......simplest referring to ease of maintenance, fewer hull...
A fly in the ointment....a cruiser it is. I guess if I go with a dry stack the ideal situation would be to have the stack and muffler insulated...
Thank you, FF.
I was thinking diesel because of the lesser chance of vapour ignition issues, and usually the fuel economy is a little better......at least it is...
Yah, somebody else told me that too....i'm going to have a poke around
My first mistake was the words plywood, quick, and easy used together. Apparently these words used together have the power to summon Satan from...
So...not many bad surprises for you in these projects then. I know what you mean by bad armchair advice ....I believe I ran into some of it over...
Nice job on the model, JimmyB116. Sounds like you have built a boat or two already. Are you a professional boat builder? Will you keep a blog of...
Thank you Tad.....actually my problem is that I think I can do anything....but that's another story! I have the drawings for a clc shearwater...
Thank you Michael. I will have to educate myself about this...I'm a long way away from building anything so I have lots of time.
This is great news I stumbled across the picture of the aluminium timbercoast 22 and I can't believe how beautiful this design is. I've lived on...
Thanks Fast Fred. I work in the landscape industry, and Kubota has a major share of the market, and I think they are a great product. I don't...
Anyone know anything about the quality of these engines? I am looking for a new 15-25 hp engine for a boat I'm planning on building.
