Boat Forum / Building / February 2005

I need to buy sensor (turbine) to build meter of liquid flow.
Does anybody know any link?
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Fernando Carvalho

Hello from Athens, Greece.
I am looking to purchase an Alura 35. I am attracted by its looks,
design and indeed its price. However, I have NO information about the
boat, no surveys, and furthermore, no testimonies.

tried selling at ebay.......yours for free....... pay for shipping
vor, altimeter, 100 feet of carbon fiber cloth
the cloth is new and the vor and altimeter is 10 years old.....
email y020181sailboat@yahoo.com

I'm embarking on a campaign to keep the water out of my 1950's boat's cabin
structure.  Original construction was plain timber framing, marine ply and
polyester/gelcoat over the top.  Rainwater has got in around windows, along
the edges of ply, and various fastenings, both ...

I returned from Sri Lanka on Monday.  Yes, it has taken this long to wake up
enough from jet lag and the emotional drain of the trip to be able to catch
up on my fun groups.
The damage is every bit as bad as the TV made it out.  There are boats

Building a Steve Redmond Whisp.
Photos and text of the building process.
http://home.comcast.net/~wburk4133/bbuilding.html

Do any of you have suggestions or opinions regarding the best type of paint
(urethane, epoxy, gel coat, etc) to refinish the topsides of a gel coated
hull?
Thanks,

Any ideas about what models might work? I assume these are used
because they can reverse direction with current. In any event I need
to make an auto pilot for a small sailboat that will work for brief
periods when there is no wind. I have a 12hp diesel. My boat uses

I have a couple of phenolic winches and blocks on the sailboat I am
refurbishing. They work just fine, but their surfaces are rough and
weathered. I am pretty sure they were originally smooth. Anyone know
anything about whether they can/should be refinished, and if so, with what?

Getting ready to start building a Core Sound 20, and thought I'd pulse
the system to see if off hand anyone knows of a good place to purchase
Okuome in Central PA. This is not exactly boatbuilding central up here,
but thought I'd ask.

    Is anyone on east coast Australia interested in freebie frames
for Joel Whites classic design?

I have some items of mild steel that are to be welded and painted come
Summer and want to store them in a shed and prevent further oxidation
during that period.
Someone suggested Goop but even though it might wash away well, I'm

I need to coat the inside of an aluminum pontoon with zinc chromate, in
order to do this it must be thinned. What solvent can be used to thin
zinc chromate?

Does anyone know about where from bow to stern the center of rotation
is on a full keel power cruiser or sailboat?
I've heard it's as far forward as 1/3 from the bow....my boat behaves
differently. I'm interested in what the architects think, particularly.

I have unstepped the mast on my Coronado 25 and noticed that the mast foot
is flat in the fore and aft direction, but the tabernacle is stepped down
about 1/16" at the middle of the footprint of the foot. Anyone know why this
is? Was there originally a spacer of