Boat Forum / Building / July 2004

I am slowly rebuilding a wooden Snipe class sail boat. The boat sat in an
old garage/barn for many years. One of the results of age is that the mast
has come apart near the top where it had been finger jointed(?) together.
First of all, is it possible to re-glue this joint?

My husband is rebuilding the seats for our bayliner.   He has made the seat
boxes and is ready for fiberglass.  He has sealed the plywood with resin.
Now is where we differ in opinion.  I say that glass needs to be laid
anywhere that two points of plywood come in contact, i.e. the ...

Are you interested in building a small power or sail boat?  
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What material could you  recommend for caprail - deck to hull joint?
The top part of rail is going to be approximately 4"x0.75" - flatwise
I'm thinking about white oak, mahogany or plastic such as KingStar
How easy is to steam bend mahogany compare to white oak?

We've got a steel hull houseboat. Recently we pulled it
to work on the outdrive, and when it went back in it
began leaking. Swimming under the boat I found that
about 2" of a plate weld has rusted and cracked. The

A guy down the dock recently got back from a trip
out west somewhere. He was talking about some
river--maybe up around Washington state--where
they do a lot of logging, and move logs with barges,

i was thinking of placing them on SUV tyres which should provide
enough clearance for the circular saw. would the weight be sufficient
of will i have to clamp it somehow.
i guess ill get some saw horses for the smaller section. but it seems

I need an outboard motor, somewhere between 150 and 200 horse, for my Glen-L
boat project I'm finally finishing.  To save money I was thinking about
buying a motor in the 10 to 20 year old range and overhauling it myself.
If anyone has had experience in this I'd like to know how ...

Well I launched her today, Searunner 25 trimaran.
Damn, it even floats and very shallow (best I could measure 10inches).
Forgot to cap the centerboard pin holes.
Kind of funny to hear water running into your boat while launching.

I took two weeks off from the Argie 10 in order to go and work on Ocean
Planet, in Portland, Maine.
Now that I am back, I have a piece of carbon fiber cloth to cover the
bottom of the dinghy with.  Funds are real tight and I am afraid that

I am looking for any ideas on adding  hand starting to my new Yanmar 3gm30f
. The motor comes with fresh water cooling and the belt for the engine
coolant pump runs right in front of the hand starting shaft ....the factory
has even put a cover over the shaft......have tried Yanmar ...

I have a 115 hp Evinrude outboard model # 115999R
(don't know what year). The trim quit working. The
motor for it still whirs and sounds the same when I
push the down button, but since it's stuck in the down

Ok, this is a bit off topic, but not quite as off-topic as "Lisa Simpson's
Breasts".
Unfortunately, my local Library has not been any help.
I'm looking for a article that was in Popular Science, or Popular

Can anyone help me locate parts for a 1983 Chris Craft Catalina 253.  I
cannot find a strut and Rudder.
Any ideas are welcomed.
Thanks

I'm replacing the cockpit instruments (wind dir, speed, knot etc) in
my sailboat and of course the holes are different.
The original ones were cut right thru the cockpit combing
gelcoat/glass - so have some big holes I can't use.