Boat Forum / Boats / August 2005

if you knew you were going to be stranded at sea on a life raft for an
extended period of time (lets say, 30 days) with no help of outside aid
and had plenty of water but no food whatsoever, what equipment would
you take with you given that it was something you would have to be able

If you have been reading here for the last 2 weeks, you may have come
across my 2 or 3 posts about my boat's overheating problems:
essentially, boat overheats for 3 to 5 minutes (at startup) and then
temp needle drops back to normal and everything is fine.  It is a raw

Sailboat washes ashore on Bonita beach
By ANNE MARIE APOLLO and NICHOLAS PAUL ALAJAKIS, Staff Writers
August 30, 2005
A sailboat with gas cans and a solar energy panel lashed to its decks washed

Thought this would start your day off propper!
have a good day.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9137364/

Take a  PFDs with you in a hurricane. I keep a few of them in the
house when we are watching a storm coming

http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth/bimtop25.html
I'm so pumped about how it came out- gawd I'm good...
JR
Off Blake Island, for you local types

I'm trying to find out some information on a 1999 F & F Custom Boat
that is for sale in my area.  According to the owner, it is a 21', 1/4
plate aluminum, modified V hull, tiller steer fishing boat.  From the
outward appearance, this boat is built like a brick sh%t house and

Regarding 40 hp Yamaha 4 stroke on 14' Lund. I expressed a concern to
the dealer that I couldn't troll slow enough with a 40 hp for
trout/walleye etc. He suggested installing a trolling plate to slow the
boat down. Later however he mentioned that some people don't recommend

Following up on the "what brand boat" thread, I thought I'd pass on my
(admittedly limited) understanding of rot. Wood is pretty durable stuff.
I've heard it called "nature's composite" and that's not a bad description.
The bulk of a wood cell is cellulose, which by itself ...

I own a 14' cat and have the chance to buy a nice self furling jib that
would fit it well.  tha cat currently has a standard jib on it.  would
it be silly to think about adding a self-furler?  I've been on yahcts
with self furlers before and it was sure nice being able to have the

Can anybody in the NG factually and authoritatively address the
relative physics and mechanical efficiency of paddlewheel vs. propeller
as propulsion sources for larger, displacement speed watercraft?

I just had my 20 hour service on my new motor.  I'm no mechanic, so I had it
done by the Sea Ray dealer.  I mentioned to them that it had a difficult
first start once. Also it has been continuing to run ("dieseling") after
turning off the ignition.  They said everything checked ...

1997 Glastron 205GS cuddy, 4.3L Volvo Penta I/O.
After picking this boat up on Thursday following a satisfactory structural
survey, mechanical survey, engine compression test and sea trial we took the
boat for a shakedown cruise on Friday.  Although not meant for moderate to

Wanna bet the hurricane is not going to blow up a bunch of oil rigs,
refineries and loading ports?
Not me.
This may be the $3.00 gas scenario they talk about ... like about

My v belt for the power Steering unit broke. I am having a hell of a time
figuring how to loosen the pump so I can install new belt. I got a line
drawing, and it seems to suggest that I loosen the whole bracket that bolts
to the block, and pivot it to get the new belt on and tighten ...