Boat Forum / Building / February 2007

Is it necessary to wire the anode to the keel? The reason I ask is
that I have a zinc anode connected to the engine & the prop but not
the keel. When I put a volt meter from the keel bolt to the engine I
got a smal reading, about .5volt!

Can a few refer me to their favorite suppliers for teak and holly floor
along with costs to be expected?
Other floor ideas appreciated.
thanks,

My new Buck Algonquin bronze shaft log is advertised as being bored to
accept a 1.5" cutlass bearing.  My new Duramax cutlass bearing is
advertised as having an outside diameter od 1.5" (to accommodate a 1"
prop shaft).

I am guessing that standard home insulation is not the normal for boats due
to trapped moisture and mold.
What should I use and where should I buy from?
thanks

I'm building a 26 foot pilothouse sloop and the plans call for a large
icebox.  My experience doing the kind of cruising I expect to do on
this boat is that finding ice consumes a lot of time, it doesn't last
long, it takes up a lot of space, and the food items can get soggy if

What kind of difference can the use biodiesel make when it comes to
changing the world for the better? Perhaps the biggest impact of the
use of biodiesel fuel instead of just plain diesel is on the human
health and the environment.

Can you help me post pictures from my site
www.hyseasinflatableboats.com

Check out these inflatables
www.hyseasinflatableboats.com

Can anyone tell me if it is necesary to use the bond breaking tape
between slats? The 6mm (square edge, not rebated) strips have been
laid onto a  ply deck using epoxy with 5mm spacers. The problem for me
is that my suppliers don't sell the stuff (ok I can get around that)

Does anyone know a very good way to do this? I tried using tripole and it
just made it worse. I had a few scratches and I thought I could use that to
remove them but I ended up with burn(I think thats what its called) and
swirl marks.

  does anyone know where I could find a
hand crank for a yanmar 2GMF?
The manual describes how to manually start it,
but makes no mention of where to get the

anybody ever read this?
http://www.wetasschronicles.com/
i used to read it religiously, but it got left by the wayside after the
writer stopped publishing it in about feb last year.  for about 3 or maybe 4

Anyone know of any sites about building small houseboats in the back yard.

Both Minnkota and Motor Guide produce electric trolling motors big
enough to use as auxiliaries on small sailboats. Has anyone tried
running these motors as generators to charge the on-board batteries?
Does anyone know the motor configuration (permanent magnet, shunt wound,

Please let me know what you think about my questions in the original
post.  Thanks.
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The core of the deck of my small center console is totally wet and