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- Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:00 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
- Replies: 138
- Views: 33885
Re: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
I like diesels, but Volvos don't excite me. And a 10- or 20-year old one isn't going to do much for your resale value anyway. I'm wary of any engine that's spent most of its life sitting--that's often the hardest duty on equipment. Repowering with diesel can be a good thing, but I think it's only wo...
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:48 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Sadler 25 Refit for Ocean Cruising
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17447
Re: Sadler 25 Refit for Ocean Cruising
There's something amusing about seeing a boat with all sails set...in a sea of mud.
Rich P wrote:
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:55 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: tank embedded in foam, need removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1150
Re: tank embedded in foam, need removal
You should be able to cut/dig that foam easily with just about anything; just hack away and dig the stuff out. It'll take a pair of seconds. I took out a partially-foamed tank a few months ago, and didn't have to do anything to the foam to release the tank. You'll only need to do so much before you ...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:03 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
- Replies: 138
- Views: 33885
Re: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
Advice: just pull out all the old wiring and related and start fresh. It'll be much easier (and take less time) than attempting to sort out the old mess, and you'll end up with a far better system in the end--and one that works and is reliable and safe.
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:12 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
- Replies: 138
- Views: 33885
Re: What I'm doing with my boat, 2011, before Spring (hopefully)
Even better, how about flush-mounting it from behind? Do you have clearance?ILikeRust wrote:I'm thinking I'll also clean up and paint that battery selector switch something less garish.
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:41 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Thoughts on Heating and Water System
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1716
Re: Thoughts on Heating and Water System
Note that diesel-fueled bulkhead heaters require 48" minimum chimney length (for proper combustion and draft) that is challenging to properly effect in 25' boats, unless you have a tall external chimney/Charley Noble to bring the stack to the correct height. Usually this is not desirable, thoug...
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:16 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Sadler 25 Refit for Ocean Cruising
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17447
Re: Sadler 25 Refit for Ocean Cruising
Is it possible that routine American stuff sounds similarly exotic to the English and others?
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:43 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bilge pump size
- Replies: 8
- Views: 996
Re: Bilge pump size
Remember that if you need shore power to ensure your bilge pump doesn't run down the batteries, then way too much water is coming into the boat from somewhere. Find out where, and stop it. In my shallow-bilge Triton EC #381, I have a 1500 GPH Rule centrifugal pump with "super" float switch...
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:48 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 27715
Re: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
And by "cold, uncomfortable ride" you surely mean the trip home in the car in addition to whatever happened on the boat, right? ;<)charlesadan wrote:... a wet ride in Maine means a cold, uncomfortable ride, with angry crew-mates..
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:33 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 27715
Re: Alternatives to the Pearson Ensign?
You've gotten a lot of great alternatives to look at, all of which you should pursue according to which ones push your buttons. Several are similar in concept to the Ensign, some quite different. Only you know which ones fit your ideas of what you want in this boat. Unfortunately you are likely to f...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:41 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: First Post 2011
- Replies: 2
- Views: 671
Re: First Post 2011
Yes, but why did you wait 2 hours and 50 minutes into the new year to make it? ;<)
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:39 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Aluminum fuel tank + salt water spray
- Replies: 3
- Views: 532
Re: Aluminum fuel tank + salt water spray
The first thing I'd do is replace that old cracked hose seen in the foreground... ;<) Sometimes aluminum tanks are coated with epoxy at the time of construction, but this isn't a requirement, nor is it necessarily even the norm. However, I know of at least a couple tank builders who apply epoxy as a...
- Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:16 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Trident Flex Marine Hose OD
- Replies: 2
- Views: 537
Re: Trident Flex Marine Hose OD
About 1-7/8" OD.
- Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:12 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Another outstanding bad boat name
- Replies: 111
- Views: 38958
Re: Another outstanding bad boat name
A self-fulfilling prophecy...
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:40 pm
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Triton 234....I think
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2180
Re: Triton 234....I think
You'll find there's very little room in there once you start thinking about the thickness of insulation and so forth. 2-4" of insulation all the way 'round eats up huge amounts of space, so you might find you'd no room for a usable icebox in the space available. If you can make something work t...
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:11 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Anchor Windlass; Triton Class
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1206
Re: Anchor Windlass; Triton Class
Unfortunately, any mention of any specific brand of anchor always seems to bring up undesirable and unwanted controversy. Since this thread is specifically about individual choices regarding whether or not to use a windlass on a roughly 28' boat, and specifically not about anchor choices, I've remov...
- Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:59 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Anchor Windlass; Triton Class
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1206
Re: Anchor Windlass; Triton Class
Do those of you with Tritons or similar have windlasses? I don't have a windlass on my Triton. Are you happy with that choice? Yes because I don't have a windlass, with its associated weight, clutter, cost, maintenance headaches, and complexity (assuming electric). No because if I anchor in water o...
- Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Floating rebuild question #2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1474
Re: Floating rebuild question #2
But lets say you bought a boat half way across the country (easy for someone in Kansas to do) and planned to fly out and sail back (to Galveston not Kansas). You have to check your tote of tools (I guess you could UPS them), can't carry anything the TSA people will object to and be reasonably prepa...
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:41 pm
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Cruising the coast of Maine this summer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2724
Re: Cruising the coast of Maine this summer
You can't beat the cruising guide you have. There is no better reference for Maine. I'm sure the version you have is still plenty accurate, unless you really care about the most minute of changes that happen over time (i.e. the cost of rental moorings hither and thither or whatever), so there's no n...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:15 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Chicane... A Full Rebuild! (Warning Image Intensive)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6476
Re: Chicane... A Full Rebuild! (Warning Image Intensive)
Parents can be good that way.
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:43 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Plastic knot meter thru hulls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1582
Re: Plastic knot meter thru hulls
I think it really goes without saying that any boat, with any installations, should have some basic plan in place for dealing with the unknown and the potential some dire emergency someday. This plan might be the ubiquituous wooden plug, or even just stuffing a hole with whatever one can find on boa...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:37 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop shaft alignment Question
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3845
Re: Prop shaft alignment Question
You cannot use the shaft as the guide for the installation of a fiberglass tube... Sure you can, at least on the dinky little shafts and boats we're talking about here. All one needs to do for a successful and accurate alignment of the new tube perfectly with the engine is install the appropriate C...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:27 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Chicane... A Full Rebuild! (Warning Image Intensive)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6476
Re: Chicane... A Full Rebuild! (Warning Image Intensive)
There's no better decision, ultimately, than to move on from a project that simply no longer fits in with your situation, plans, desires, schedule, or bank account.
Good luck with the new, more complete, boat.
Good luck with the new, more complete, boat.
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:45 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Plastic knot meter thru hulls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1582
Re: Plastic knot meter thru hulls
They're hardly ideal, but they're everywhere, and rarely cause trouble. I have one.
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:23 am
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Galley sink drain
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4795
Re: Galley sink drain
These drain fittings from Forespar are frequently a workable choice. The collar fits the 1-1/4" IPS threads on most standard drain fittings. http://www.forespar.com/products/boat-marine-plumbing-sink-drain.shtml Scandvik also makes this sort of adapter. http://www.scandvik.com/index.cfm/method/...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:55 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: electrical upgrade
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8595
Re: electrical upgrade
Batteries are routinely found in and beneath accommodation spaces. There are no standards to suggest this is not completely acceptable. The boxes should not be gas tight; in fact, they're supposed to be vented in order to cleanly and safely release the minimal gasses produced under some conditions. ...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:26 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop Shaft seal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 491
Re: Prop Shaft seal
I think anything that encourages neglect is probably ultimately a less good idea. If your access to the stuffing box is inadequate, perhaps look at ways of improving it, whatever choice of packing gland you make. I prefer old-fashioned stuffing boxes to the dripless type myself. New graphite-impregn...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop shaft alignment Question
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3845
Re: Prop shaft alignment Question
If you're talking about the tube you need for penetrating your deadwood, there are some options. Centek makes HD thick-wall FRP shaft log tubing, such as this available at Fisheries Supply . http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/FisheriesSupply/14601_VER1100204_PPM?wid=450&hei=450 Also Spartan Marine....
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:18 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop shaft alignment Question
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3845
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:29 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop shaft couplings.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 292
Re: Prop shaft couplings.
If you're talking about one of the complicated couplings that are specifically designed to deal with misalignments, like Aquadrive or some of those indecipherable things from Vetus, then no, they are not worth it for your situation. If you want a sacrificial disc (i.e. Drivesaver) designed to connec...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:22 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Prop shaft alignment Question
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3845
Re: Prop shaft alignment Question
I don't know how thick and long your deadwood and stern tube are, but I'd seriously consider the option of cutting out and replacing the stern tube to fix this issue. I've found that other than dealing with a potentially long, deep hole, it's generally pretty easy to cut out an old stern tube, and i...
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:00 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bilge Paint
- Replies: 4
- Views: 714
Re: Bilge Paint
I use Bilgekote all the time. Good stuff. It's been in service on Glissando for 10 years and counting, and I have zero complaints: zero chipping, zero flaking, zero maintainance beyond normal cleaning. Bilgekote is easy to apply, extremely forgiving of the sort of minimal prep work one might find in...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:30 pm
- Forum: Boat Photos
- Topic: Unknown Boat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1408
Re: Unknown Boat
Bristol 24
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: Pearson Triton Specifics
- Topic: Rub Rail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1817
Re: Rub Rail
With a little care, and a smooth, well-filled seam, there's no reason you can't get a clean, even tape line between hull and deck paints and leave it as is. That crummy SS rubrail does little but hide the old seam while looking cheesy doing it. Personally, I'd prefer something be at the seam to high...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:06 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Propane explosion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2021
Re: Propane explosion
How do we send in an application on her behalf for The Darwin Awards?
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:36 am
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Sea Sprite 30
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3779
Re: Sea Sprite 30
I think I've seen that boat in Maine before. (at some non-specific time in the past)
Thanks for the pictures. She looks pretty nice and well-maintained for her age. I'm glad to see some pictures of those hidden/non-glamorous spaces too!
Good luck.
Thanks for the pictures. She looks pretty nice and well-maintained for her age. I'm glad to see some pictures of those hidden/non-glamorous spaces too!
Good luck.
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:57 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Locating/relocating manual bilge pump
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1348
Re: Locating/relocating manual bilge pump
I have a manual pump located in the cockpit, but in 10 years I've yet to ever use it. It's there if needed, but my electric pump takes care of the minimal nuisance water in the bilge. I wouldn't be without a manual pump, but I don't think it matters so much where you put the pump control unless you'...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:21 pm
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Guess where?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5973
Re: Guess where?
The best chart to look at is 13308 , Fox Islands Thorofare. This shows the entrance in much greater detail than 13305. I've taken the boat in as far as the 25' spot just west of the entrance, purely for reconnaissance. The entrance is daunting, but as usual, seeing things in person provides better p...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:08 am
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Guess where?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5973
Re: Guess where?
Not yet...still gathering the nerve!
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:55 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Help identifying a yacht
- Replies: 3
- Views: 551
Re: Help identifying a yacht
Islander Taipan 28
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:56 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1648
Re: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
Any deck that leaks is prone to potential damage from water.
Any deck that doesn't leak is likely to remain sound.
Keep the water out. It's not the core's fault (whatever material it may be)!
Any deck that doesn't leak is likely to remain sound.
Keep the water out. It's not the core's fault (whatever material it may be)!
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:27 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1648
Re: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
Don't let the prop shaft location be a deciding factor in determining the builder of any boat. Shaft location is one of the things that one does find modified to a non-standard just often enough that it's a poor criterion for making any real determinations. For example, see the photo of a Triton bel...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:08 am
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Guess where?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5973
Re: Guess where?
I've never actually anchored there, though I've been by a number of times on my way elsewhere. I love Hurricane Sound and environs.
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:43 am
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Guess where?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5973
Re: Guess where?
White Islands?
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:12 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1648
Re: Mystery monohull- Pearson Triton- Not
Going harpooning?
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:10 am
- Forum: Sailing and Cruising
- Topic: Guess where?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5973
Re: Guess where?
Muscle Ridge area?
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:18 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Reefing System - Convert Roller Boom to Slab Reefing?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7917
Re: Reefing System - Convert Roller Boom to Slab Reefing?
Convert to slab (aka "jiffy") reefing. There's a reason you don't see roller boom reefing anymore, except on older boats originally so fitted. In terms of fixing your rotating boom, I'd need to know more (and see more) about the mechanism to have any hope of offering an opinion. But you'd ...
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:15 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3147
Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
We looked at about 40 boats before settling on Quetzal. 40! I think you and Rachel might be in competition. I've only ever bought the first (and only) boat of whatever type I've been looking for at the time, I suppose because I always buy ridiculous abused junk that needs 2000 hours' labor thereaft...
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:52 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3147
Re: Looking for Sea Sprite 27/28 or similar boat
You can buy an inexpensive digital camera for just about what it'll cost to buy and develop a disposable, and then you'll still have the camera for later uses. OK, maybe a little more, but the point is there are lots of perfectly decent digitals available for insignificant cost (well under $100) I t...
- Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:50 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Brownell hydraulic trailers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1546
Re: Brownell hydraulic trailers
That's the most awesome Halloween costume I've ever seen!