I aquired a copy of Lord's "Naval Architecture of Planing Hulls" 1954 edition. I've read it a time or two but now I am bearing down and studying...
Besides the flame arrester aircleaner and the inward turning vent tubes what makes a marine carb a marine carb. I've heard dockside rumors that...
All this stuff about hull dynamics fascinates me. Displacement hulls, planing hulls, high speed, low speed all of it is interesting. So......
I just recently got my hands on a book by Lindsay Lord, "Naval Architecture of Planing Hulls". I understand some of his thinking has been...
I am pretty sure I understand the concept of bottom loading on a planing vessel. Most of what I know or think I know comes from the highly...
A buddy of mine has a beautiful old woodie with a Chrystler Crown flathead 6 in it. It's running poorly at the moment. We've been having ethonal...
Last year the powers that be mandated additional ethonal in the gasoline sold in my fair state. This was the start of many related troubles. I...
I'm helping my friend with some various wiring problems on his classic old woody. He has an old flathead recently converted from positive ground....
Mostly as an intellectual exercise I would like to locate the longitudinal centers of buoyancy and gravity for my boat. This is my plan at the...
I had high hopes.
I'm helping a buddy with a little work on his 20 year old 17' center console whaler. We are attaching a transducer on the transom. I am always...
I do not really have a very firm grasp of all I am about to discuss, hence the appeal to those that do, for a little illumination. LOL, I could be...
I have a Volvo marinized BBC 7.4 freshwater cooled motor. While the Volvo engineering is quite decent the Swedes are just too damn proud of thier...
Perhaps I should have posted here instead of the metal boatbuilding section. In any event apologies for any indescretions. Cutting and pasting...
I am hoping someone can give me a little bit input about the different aluminum alloys that could be used in a marine environment. I am aware...
What makes a marine distibutor a marine Distibutor? What spark proof magic is needed to make one safe?
I am trying to get my hands on some performance curves for a 7.4 (454) marinized by Volvo. Specifically Engine # BB740 A SW 410012601586817...
Very nice Dickinson Diesel Stove for sale. This is the Pacific Model with a hot water coil. Can deliver in the Puget Sound area.
It's been a long time since I've been on this site. Always an enjoyable and informative time. Recent increases in the price of fuel have...
