Wow, 40 feet. That's a long run and that silicon hose pricing is nuts right now. I just bought a 2" x 3' exhaust hose (Trident #252V2000-36) and...
I've been getting similar responses all over the place, some recommend a circulation pump, others think I'll be fine. I doing an engine rebuild...
Thanks for the reply. So do you think that length of run warrants a circulation pump? I've never used or even seen one, do you have any...
The new isotemp spa water heater showed up over the weekend and after some test fittings in various locations aft of the engine, I'm coming to the...
Funny, I was just looking there as a reference, but was looking under the bar section, not plate. Thanks.
This is pretty much what I was thinking, I wouldn't relocate the chainplates outboard, only the bolt heads. Chainplates would remain inside the...
My wife thinks I have a problem, but I have it all under control :). The bar is 13 x 1-1/8 x 1/8", the cross piece is same dimensions but 7" wide....
A very old, beat up 1963 Rhodes 19 followed me home from craigslist a few weeks ago and I've been going through and replacing just about...
Looks like a fun boat, too bad it is a bit too long for my current shop.
Tom Cat is lovely, but right now I'm looking specifically at plywood construction. Unfortunately, my current shop really has a hard stop at 12'...
I guess I've been in the wrong catboats, but regardless, I have a great fondness for the beetlecat and given that my current shop dictates...
Over the past month I have been spending a lot of time trying to get up to speed designing a small raid type sailboat here:...
I didn't see this post before I sent my last post. My current thought is to have sidedecks, but I think your right, it might need a little more...
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. I'm certainly getting lots of practice with FreeShip!. On the other hand, I spent some more time reading...
Thanks for all the feedback. Realistically, if I decide to go for it and build, it won't be until next summer at the earliest because I have been...
Thanks, I knew that had to be a feature somewhere, but I didn't see it. I'm sure my cut plates would have been much more accurate. Oh well, I...
I figured; I've been reading Skene's Elements of Yacht Design (with calculator by my side), but it isn't a quick read. Can you recommend another?
So I made a bunch of the suggested changes such as dropping the forward chine further, flattening the transom and just generally cleaning up the...
That probably makes sense, I like the look though. I'm going to keep it for now and if it proves to be too much added difficulty when building a...
Feel free, having only built a few small, simple dinghies from plans, I don't have any feel for how much a plywood panel can be manipulated....