Boat Seller's Beware - Scam Alert | Sailboat Owners Forums
Aug 19, 2019 · ) The boat ‘delivery address ‘ was a slum house in the Bronx, not a working boatyard. (The owner of the phone shall remain Nameless — but beenverified was advising me of criminal convictions on his record.) meanwhile — the boat was on the hard under winter cover, on its cradle at a marina closed til May , with no travel lift even ...
Recommend an engine compartment blower - Sailboat Owners …
Apr 25, 2012 · Marine Trader 34 Where Ever I am Apr 26, 2012 #12 An engine room blower for a diesel engine may not be ...
Sailboat Trailer Rental? - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jul 8, 2018 · None of the boat hauling companies I've contacted will back there trailers down a launch ramp, and the cost of hiring a crane to lift the boat from my trailer to a flatbed seems like it would be prohibitive. My trailer is an equipment trailer that is too high for my boat to meet regulations for bridge height clearances.
White Oak vs Mahogany vs Teak - Sailboat Owners Forums
Apr 2, 2010 · Wooden boat producers also rely on mahogany due to its strength and resistance to rot." "Mahogany is a popular wood for boat building. From early motor launches to the classic era of Chris Craft , its strength, beauty and rot resistance have placed mahogany at …
Converting a sailboat into a power boat. - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jun 7, 2007 · The underwater design of a power boat is everything. A trawler's hull is designed for stability over speed, true, but it still allows the vessel to effeciently operate at well above the obsolete "theoretical hull speed" concept, whereas an older, full length keel sailboat would suffer from those same steam era limitations.
2-Blade to 3-Blade Conversion Table? - Sailboat Owners Forums
Mar 15, 2009 · I have read that actually calculating the right prop from scratch is quite detailed. (Inputs include rated engine HP, rated max engine RPM, gear reduction ratio, beam, length on waterline, displacement, and more). My current 2-Blade prop, 16(D)x15(P) RH, as specified by Hunter, I think is matched about as right as can be for the engine/boat.
Need to dry out wet wood encased in fiberglass
May 18, 2012 · There are no signs of this problem area below in the 19's small cabin. I will try to post a picture as suggested ..although I'm a rookie to this site and not 100% sure how to do that. Thanks for all the suggestions I'm going to keep open mind and keep working the issue. I …
Drill to power winches - Sailboat Owners Forums
Mar 5, 2010 · When the first cordless power drills to drive winches came out some years ago, I scratched my head in wonder. I was at the Annapolis Boat Show a few years ago and decided to look at some of those 45-ft luxury "day sailors" that can barely accommodate 2 people and some only have "bending over" head room below.
cabin heaters, Espar, Wabasto, Wallas... vs Force10
Dec 8, 2014 · Boat Heating Hi Lou, I wrote the article below awhile ago; a few years. We sail year around and like your wife, mine insists that warmth is at the top of her list especially this time of the year. Our first boat, an H28, came with a Wallas forced air kerosene heater model 1400. Used it a little but was very impressed.
Swinging on One Anchor-Miserable Night - Sailboat Owners Forums
Feb 1, 2006 · I sail a San Juan 23 and anchor alot. I have a 14# Danforth with 30 feet of 5/16 chain and 150 feet nylon line. When we anchor we always lay down a scope of 7 to 1. In 15 feet of water plus 4 feet from the water to bow = 19 feet. 19 X7 = 133 feet. With this amount of rode out the boat swings very slowly.