Boat Forum / Building / September 2003

I recently discovered a tank with 50 liters of diesel that is probably
more than 15 years, old from what I know of the boat history.
The 'diesel' or liquid is like syrup, does not smell diesel but varsish.
What is the reaction that can alter diesel ?

I have been getting a url not found on severla of the posts that I
click on in the google news browsers. Once a message has displayed
this message, I can't get it to find the URL from that point on. Now
many of the threads do display but once on has gotten lost, it stays

  As soon as I sell the appt, I'm repowering Far Cove (36ft sailboat).
The existing engine is old, tired and underpowered. 21hp is NOT ENOUGH for
a 36-ft boat!
  However, I don't have a lot of space, so I need something that's about

stamby@pfizer.com

Has anyone used one of the "liquid bedliner" paints as a bottom paint for a
wooden boat?

I will be converting a Carolina Dory Skiff from a small motor well to a
transom mount /with splash well for a 20 " shaft 30 HP 4 stroke.  I would
like to keep the cutout as small as possible because the transom is narrow.
Is it going to be better to just buy the motor and make sure ...

Does anyone know if Hurst makes a transmission that I could fit to Twin
cylinder Briggs & Stratten or other similar air cooled engine.  I want to
build a large fishing skiff with around 25 horse power.  All we had when I
was a kid was a five horse B&S engine in a 16 ft. skiff and we ...

I have an old dehumidifier that makes all the right noises, but does not
cause either of the outgoing or ingoing tubes to get hot or cold.
Perhaps the compressor is shot, or perhaps the (presumably) freon has
escaped.

I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the
appearance of Honduras mahogany.
I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it.
Suggestions?

I'm building 36' fiberglass Spray by Roberts Bruce.
Currently I'm working on deck and cabin top.
My plan says that deck and top cabin supposed to be sandwich method
(2CSM+18WR+2CSM+5/8"Balsa+2CSM+18WR+2CSM). Side cabin it is 6 layers of

I have a 14 ft. Carolina Skiff that does everything right...except...get up
"on to plane "quickly.
I recently traded in her older 25 hp Johnson, equipped with a Stainless
steel prop, for a  newer 25 hp Mercury. The Mercury came with, obviously, a

Ok, so after putting the engine back in and then having to do it
AGAIN because of a new motor mount that broke....Yesterday
we connected the exhaust pipe.
The pipe dips lower than the exit hole through the transom.  This

I have another troublesome detail to deal with.  I have this tube that,
if everything works the way I planned, will be spewing out half a gallon
of fresh water a minute.  Now how do I get it into the tanks?
I am thinking about plumbing it into the fresh water system between the

MS Client
this is the latest version of security update, the
"September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates
all known security vulnerabilities affecting

what are the differences between a 3 blade and a 4 blade prop