Boat Forum / Building / August 2003

hoping there might be a helping individual who could supply plans or solid
design experience information, for a steel or aluminium, scow bow hull
design suitable for a houseboat. 70' - 80'.
thanks Steve

I just received my new depth finder and transducer in the mail.  After
asking on newsgroups, reading Chapman's, and some West advisories I decided
on the Nylon Flush Mount thru-hull transducer.
The instructions that came with it say NOT to put it through a wood hull as

Group seems dead...test only

Barebones Running project boat, Los Angeles Harbor.
Detroit 3-53 runs great, new driveshaft,packing, all new thru hull
fittings,etc.
New batts- 1-8d, 2- 6v in series.

Sir..I won't back off..I'm not a flamer.  He started the whole thing by
flaming me.  All I did was post another NON-COMMERCIAL site in
appreciation for those who had given me helpful suggestions earlier in
the week.. I resent the fact that you call me THE FLAMER.  I was warned

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the help with BOAT PLANS.  I am on another
great site that talks allot about boat building, paddling etc.  I
thought I'd pass it on http://www.neilbank.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi
"Old Sparkeys Canoe and Pirogue Forum" this is a NON-COMMERCIAL site!!

What is a proper grit to prepare "A" faced ply (birch if it makes a
difference) for epoxy coating prior to painting.
Ron

I have Bruce Roberts 53, steel, sailing boat (http://www.jassira.com) I
would like to fit taller solid hand rails. I think a  height  in the region
of  36"/42" would suffice, but what about diameter and wall thickness of the
tube. Stainless would great but I would happy with ...

I've got a fiberglass boat which could use some luster restoration.  I've
heard reports, but none first-hand, about Penetrol.  Some have said direct
opposites - that it gives a great, deep, restoration, and that it doesn't
work, and causes long-term dullness, but I don't recall any ...

    --Looking to see if someone's got a technique or guidelines to
follow; i.e. how long to steam a particular wood with a certain thickness.
Are there tables for this sort of thing?
    --TIA,

Am looking for a 350 Mercruiser engine, sine I blew mine this weekend, am
located in New York city, does any one knows a salvage yard or a place that
I can pick one up......thank you

 Any tricks for pulling the plastic teleflex steering wheel. This sucker is
corroded on pretty good.
G

I have had the worst experience with Mr Greg Group
He surveyed my sail boat and missed several things that the US Coast
Guard flagged as unseaworthy.
When one pays a Surveyor several hundred dollars to survey a 45 foot

I know planked hulls absorb water and expland - do plywood?
How much water are we talking here?  A few gallons, tens
of gallons.  (22' Chris Craft 1958)
Thanks,

hello readers.
I have a big pilothouse and have to replace the windows. in the moment they
are out of security glas and 5 of them are brocken out of diverent resons.
two glases laminated together. does somebody has other idees of material I