Boat Forum / Building / November 2003

Does anyone know of a source for these?
I occasinally snap the head off a screw and need something to back them out
of the wood without carving a huge hole out for pliers. I would imagine what
I need is something that's kind of a mirror image of the Craftsmen screw

I'm in need of a new steam box. Any ingenious ideas out there? I was
thinking of having two tanks. A small 1 gallon tank to make steam and a 5
gallon tank to feed it. Or how about coiled tubing for the steam part?
Mainly I want steam pretty quickly, a way to fill the water tank ...

Can anyone tell me where to start?
My dream is to have a 30-40 feet power boat that I could take in the ocean
(Florida to the Caribbean Islands and back).  Lets say I will buid it
myself, how much time and money is involved (providing I will be able to

What would be a good computer drafting program for ship design etc?

I figured this erudite group could point me in the correct direction.
I've been
cruising thru a variety of naval research sites, but was wondering
what you

I have a trucking company and everyone that i talk to that is in this line
of bussines is not happy.  We have to deal with a ton of rules and
regulations (DOT, MTO, 48 States, 10 Provinces each one with their own
rules), stupid overpaid drivers (making $13-15 hundreed per week in ...

Hi, first, excuse my english.
I am in the process of buying an old 44' rescue boat.
http://home.online.no/~lawford/xrl/xrl.htm, and restoring it.
It was originaly equiped with detroit diesel, serie 53.  ± 200 hp

Can anyone provide sizing info for wet exhausts on diesel engine.  My recent
purchase originally had 80 HP petrol engine, then 30 HP Lister, now 80 HP
converted Nissan diesel.   The Nissan is OK up to about 2200 RPM, but over
that the exhaust has both a little smoke and what looks ...

I lost the boom overboard on my Irwin 37 during the hurricane.  Any
sources for replacement would be appreciated.
Regards, Ron

I have access to a older 120 HP Merc. stern drive.The runabout that comes
with it is in pretty sad shape. Anybody out there know of a source of plans
that utilize stern drives?
Bowhunter

I've noticed that outboard motors which are permanently mounted,
especially on aluminium (and sometimes fibreglass) boats, have a thin
pad of material - either wood or plastic - between the motor itself
and the transom.  In other words, the motor mounting bolts go through

I was working on a ditty bag and am looking for some round thimbles with a
1/4 inch score.  I have had no luck with the search engines and was hoping
someone here could point me in the right direction.
Thanks,

Greetings all, I'm considering building a kit Stornaway Weekender
www.scruffie.com as a teethcutting exercise; my primary objective is
to get a handle on the bedrock principles of 'seaworthiness'.
From random reading I've formed the impression that the Bristol

Is there a way to check plywood to minimize voids?

Has anyone here had experience with the Glen-L Squirt? My son and I
are building one and are getting to the point where we need to find an
outboard. The plans call for 10 HP max, which I believe is a
cover-your-butt recommendation, as the Squirt plans from the 70s