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- Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:54 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Fuel pumps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2604
Re: Fuel pumps
Here is what Facet had to say in an email to me. Thank you for your interest in our Facet fuel pumps. The Cube Solid State and GOLD-FLO style fuel pumps both meet the Coast Guard ignition protection test requirement 33CFR183.590 and Thermo Shock test requirement 33CFF183.590 As far as we know the Co...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:35 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Fuel pumps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2604
Fuel pumps
Is it OK to use a fuel pump made for a car as a transfer pump on a boat? Does it matter if it is gas or diesel? I know some fuel filters are supposed to pass a 2.5 minute burn test, does this standard apply to fuel pumps as well? Are there some pumps which have been specifically approved and labeled...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:08 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: LeComte port installation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1292
Re: LeComte port installation
Quetzalsailor has just about said it all, I really can't add anything of value here. On my LeComte, Altair, I replaced all the small portlights with opening stainless portlights from Hood. While traditionalists may consider this a sacrilege, I feel they are much stronger than the original. As a furt...
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Chainplates
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6378
Re: Chainplates
Thank you so much for this thread and posting all these photos and details! I have not yet exposed the chainplates on my NE 38 sloop for inspection, but this is definately the time to check them as the mast is out. Some advice as the the appropriateness of glassing in chainplates would be appreciate...
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:52 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Bristol 32 on eBay - anybody know this boat?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1223
Bristol 32 on eBay - anybody know this boat?
There is a Bristol 32 on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0365859411
It is in Baltimore, MD. I would lkie to know if anyone here is familiar with this particular boat?
Thanks.
It is in Baltimore, MD. I would lkie to know if anyone here is familiar with this particular boat?
Thanks.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:33 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Rainbow 24
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3130
Re: Rainbow 24
I used to have a Rainbow that I loved. I bought it in Annapolis and sailed it to Cape May, NJ via the C&D canal. I bought it on eBay for $600 snd it was well worth it. If I could have found a cheap way to get it back to Maine I would definately have kept it. As things turned outI traded it and c...
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Tyvak sail anyone?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 703
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:14 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Alternatives to plywood fopr bulkheads
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6726
Re: Alternatives to plywood fopr bulkheads
At this point I have a couple of lingering questions: 1) What is considered "good" plywood for bulkheads, leaving cosmetics aside as one can always veneer the plywood with whatever wood one likes. As others have pointed out, there is no point in paying for features which are of no use in a...
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:54 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2396
Re: Chain Plates - looking for fabrication source
These two pieces will be bolted through the Teak coamings at their aft ends where I've had to repair cracks. The coamings are bolted through the sides of the fiberglass cockpit and extend up past the deck where they are vulnerable to being stepped on when the boat heels. The new straps will be bolt...
- Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:14 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Alternatives to plywood fopr bulkheads
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6726
Re: Alternatives to plywood for bulkheads
I was just reading this article about replacing bulkheads with G-10 panels http://www.westsystem.com/ss/replacing- ... bulkheads/.
Other than cost, does plywood have any advantages over G-10 panels?
Other than cost, does plywood have any advantages over G-10 panels?
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Edson chain and cable replacement?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2709
Re: Edson chain and cable replacement?
there is some play on the shaft You definitely need to check this out. Take a look at the quadrant, is it aligned to the shaft with a key? Is the keyway worn and is this the source of the play? If you are going to need to have the rudder shaft attended to (perhaps re-machining the keway) you want t...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:22 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Alternatives to plywood fopr bulkheads
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6726
Alternatives to plywood fopr bulkheads
Are there any viable alternatives to plywood for bulkheads in fiberglass sailboats?
I ask because plywood, at least in older boats, seems to be prone to rot.
I ask because plywood, at least in older boats, seems to be prone to rot.
- Sun May 31, 2009 1:48 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Question on Boat Transporters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2240
Re: Question on Boat Transporters
I used CWC in the past to transport my Bristol 32 locally in Wiscasset. I was completely satisfied.
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Bad Boat Names
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2478
Re: Bad Boat Names
Actually some of the dubious names given to Maine lobster boats can be quite cleaver. "Bad Penny" comes to mind.
Something reassuring about a work boat that always brings you home. http://www.answers.com/topic/a-bad-penn ... s-turns-up
Something reassuring about a work boat that always brings you home. http://www.answers.com/topic/a-bad-penn ... s-turns-up
- Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:37 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: roller chocks for midship
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1096
roller chocks for midship
Does anyone know of a source for roller chocks for midships?
- Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:25 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Capping unused through-hulls?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1553
I know of a few guys who have made the conversion then gone back.. (referring to composting heads) I am considering getting one of these heads as I do not like the idea of a big holding tank. It's a lot of money, and I would like to know as much as possible before committing. Can you tell us any mo...
- Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:35 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Capping unused through-hulls?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1553
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Dr. Brodie!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1853
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:33 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Make it yourself wind generator
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1367
Make it yourself wind generator
Public television has a new show called Make TV http://makezine.tv showcasing people who make stuff. One of the segments they did was on a do it yourself wind power generator http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02/maker_workshop_wind_power_generator.html Basically they used an old treadmill motor ...
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Passage 24 a-building.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6564
WOW! As we sometimes say here in Maine, that is the kind of boat the Good Lord would have, if he could afford it. You should be extremely proud. As for Oscar the Greek, he must have been crazy to let her go, but then again I am sure she did not look anything like this when you first got her. I too a...
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:53 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Battery Monitoring
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2065
Having electric propulsion makes one very serious about monitoring ones batteries! If you have a large dollar investment in batteries (which I assume you do) you want to be particularly careful about the charger you use. With proper care batteries can easily last over ten years. Many people with si...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:38 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Hi ... I'm new here.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2002
Welcome to the forum! Yes, you will find a little bit of everything here and lots of differing opinions on most any subject. From personal experience I can tell you I have learned allot here. People here range from complete newcomers to boating to some of the most seasoned professionals in the busin...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Battery Monitoring
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2065
Ample Power has posted some very good information on batteries with their Ample Power Primer at http://www.amplepower.com/primer/index.html
- Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:08 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Defining boat size by bottom paint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2060
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:26 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Defining boat size by bottom paint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2060
Defining boat size by bottom paint
There are lots of measures of boat size (LOA, LWL, displacement etc.) but as I was painting the bottom of my LeComte Northeast 38 this week, I discovered it took 1.5 gallons to paint one coat. It strikes me that an interesting demarcation line is between sailboats whose bottoms you can paint with on...
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:05 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Rigging knives
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3336
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:52 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Sending core samples to a lab
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4993
What would you expect to learn from a core sample that you couldn't see from the sample yourself Well that's the point...I don't know. Apparently some people feel there is value in sending a sample to the lab or the labs would go out of business ;-) I'm hoping that someone with actual experience us...
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Glass Rozinante Keel Damage
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2401
Does anyone know if this is a serious problem, and if so, what I can do to fix it. I used to have a Cheoy Lee Bermuda 30 ketch. These older Cheoy Lees are frustrating in that some aspects of the boats, the teak work for example, are of extremely high quality while other aspects (e.g. the ballast) a...
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:52 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Glass Rozinante Keel Damage
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2401
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:49 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Sending core samples to a lab
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4993
Sending core samples to a lab
Does anyone have experience sending a plug from their hull out to a lab for evaluation? I was talking to a naval architect yesterday who told me that for new fiberglass inspected vessels the Coast Guard requires a full lab analysis on a plug taken from the fiberglass hull, and that this sort of full...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:45 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Best practices vs industry standard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1015
Best practices vs industry standard
The recent discussion about Teflon tape and thread sealer http://www.plasticclassicforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4066 caused me to think about best practices vs what generally passes for good in the trade. It reminds me of the quote the good is the enemy of the great While most (if not all) of us restor...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Using oven cleaner to remove bottom paint
- Replies: 3
- Views: 967
Using oven cleaner to remove bottom paint
Today I was speaking with a fellow at the boatyard who told me that oven cleaner (Easy Off) can sometimes be used to remove bottom paint. He suggested I try it on the Trinidad that is currently on my hull.
Has anyone else heard of this or tried it?
Has anyone else heard of this or tried it?
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Tiller head play
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1042
- Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:41 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: What are these cleats called?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4427
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:00 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: What are these cleats called?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4427
What are these cleats called?
What is the correct term to describe these cleats? http://www.lecomteowners.com/images/stories/zoom/Fiona/cockpit_6.jpg These are the stern cleats on a LeComte Northeast 38, but other builders such as William Fife used them as well. They have two metal rings around a wooden piece that forms the horn...
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:06 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Older Garmin GPS fix
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2612
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:56 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: LED lighting from Ikea
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1089
LED lighting from Ikea
Panbo has a post on using LED lighting from Ikea:
http://www.panbo.com/archives/2009/01/l ... _ikea.html
http://www.panbo.com/archives/2009/01/l ... _ikea.html
- Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: A trip to the dark side
- Replies: 2
- Views: 816
A trip to the dark side
Yesterday I attended Trawlerfest in Stuart, FL and had the opportunity to board and view several powerboats in the 50-65 foot range with price tags of 1-2 million plus. The trip was for business, and I am not ready for a powerboat, and I certainly could not afford one of these! There is much to like...
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:23 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Masthead crack (repair or replacement of masthead)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3343
- Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:02 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Battery Bank
- Replies: 37
- Views: 12471
I totally agree with Tim that everyone should have a copy of the Navigation Rules (COLREGS). For those of you who would like a free, electronic copy, you can obtain it at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/navrules.htm
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: making some money
- Replies: 4
- Views: 985
For what it is worth, sometimes I find that just helping someone with simple things that only take a few minutes in return for a free meal is a good deal. I have worked with computers all my life, and I rarely meet a boat person with a computer who couldn't use some help with viruses or updates. In ...
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: International Folkboat #377 Storm Petrel Photo Test
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6442
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:37 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Crusers guide to boat speed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8001
Life is all about choices; if everyone were the same, it'd be a boring existence. Sometimes people choose ugly or slow boats; we assume they have their reasons for such choices, as we all do with our own choices. I agree with you Tim _if_ people make informed choices. The problem comes when an unin...
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:03 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Crusers guide to boat speed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8001
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:48 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Crusers guide to boat speed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8001
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Crusers guide to boat speed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8001
Crusers guide to boat speed?
I know there are lots of handicapping systems for boat speed used by racers, but has anyone done a comparison of boat speed for cruisers?
By this I mean a table which would average day's run on a passage for various boats.
By this I mean a table which would average day's run on a passage for various boats.
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:58 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bonding Garboard Drain Plug
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2213
Tell about a hot potato, you will hear much debate about the merits of bonding, both pro and con. Further there are many, many factors to consider beyond simply protecting metal from electrolysis. Take lighting protection for example. Without even trying to get into all that, may I suggest that _mos...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:47 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Sources for electrical parts from Blue Seas and Ancor
- Replies: 1
- Views: 877
I have had excellent service from Hamilton Marine http://www.hamiltonmarine.com/.
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:01 pm
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Wide Keel #382 and up... vs earlier boats? Draft.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3169
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: What makes a plastic boat a classic?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2437
I would just like to add that perhaps some plastic boats should be considered classic simply because they were innovative or ground breaking in their day. Take a look at this thread: http://www.plasticclassicforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2994 Considering Arion http://www.dmcboats.com/takingshape.htm onl...