Boat Forum / Building / April 2004

Thank you.

I'm an Aussie, working on Duke of York Island, off the coast of Papua
New Guinea, as a volunteer teacher. I'm teachiung maritime studies;
navigation, boat building, fisihing etc. The school is dirt poor... me
too.

Does anyone out there have any experience in repairing and or restoring
boats that have been submerged?
I'm interested in taking on such a project and welcome any and all comments.
Thanks,

stupid computer

Which one is better the product that would last longer and do the proper
job? My ITT Jabsco last only five years and plastic around the spring broke.
Thank You
Ytter

I'm considering the purchase of a 1981 GB49 trawler and have noticed
that some GBs of this vintage have had fuel tanks replaced.  Does
anyone know if this is a common issue, or what the average tank
longevity is?  I assume some major structural work has to be done to

thanks to the folks who provided feedback on my lofting question.
Im going to build the ranger {15'} instead of the prospector (16')
canoe, and im going to construct it with a kevlar-carbon layup instead
of wood strip.  Can anyone suggest the best way for me to adjust the

Can I put a car engine in a boat? If not, why not.  Thank you

I am going to trim some plywood frames that intersect the hull right at the
shoulder position of a few quarterberths.  These are either 1/4" or 3/8"
plywood frames, tabbed both sides to the hull.  By the way, I'm a naval
architect and mech. engineer so I have a pretty good idea of ...

I am now at the stage of needing to install the dashboard instruments on my
boat rebuild. I have a choice of buying a custom panel or making one myself
which is the preferred choice. I have a piece of 4mm aluminium sheet which I
would like to use. Can anyone advise me on cutting ...

I've recently purchased a six year old 34ft jeanneau.  Whilst
generally the boat is in very good shape I do have some fairly bad
yellow staining on the gelcoat topsides.  Also there is a large amount
of chalking effect which is probably caused by the strong UV light in

I wonder if anyone has leads on where to get info, manuals, etc. on a 3
cyl Pisces diesel.
I think it is an Isuzu and 40 h.p. but not certain on both counts.
In case it matters, its installed in a 1976 Fuji 32 Ketch.

Whay turbocharged engines have oil coolers?
I have a Volvo Penta 2003T engine in my 1992's  36 ft sailboat; this
a turbocharged version  of the 2003 and it  have an Oil Cooler
instaled inline, before the fresh Water cooler. The oil cooler is made

I LP'd the non-skid molded diamond areas of our deck last year with LP
with the little beads mixed in - wife says it's too slippery.
I don't want sand, walnut shells.
Someone suggested granulated rubber bits.

Anybody evey see what lurks under the teak toe rail on a Gannon built
Freya 39?
Plan on replacing the teak with Al. Not sure how the deck-hull joint
is formed and hope to avoid any surprises.