Boat Forum / Building / December 2007

The rivets you describe sound like the kind used on 18 wheelers to attach
the skin to the "E" Bar Tracks.
We have used them here at home to make our own trailers from surplus 18
wheeler sections where the original trailer is being made into a custom show

I need about four sawhorses to lay my sailboat mast (50') horizontally while
I am doing the preparation work in the spring.
Ideally, I should be able to transport these four sawhorses in the trunk of
my car from my house to the yacht club.  Then bring them back home and store

I have a 16' cobra cat that i would like to add an outboard to.  This is the
same as a mosquito.  The outboard itself is a honda BF2D, two horsepower 4
stroke.  We mainly sail on a lake, and the outboard would be handy to get
back when our finnicky winds die out, but the real ...

Sketch for the new interior arrangement for my boat.
New lockers to starboard!
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/c18-cab.htm
Richard

Of the few user groups I frequent these postings are on everyone of them and
no doubt many more.
Can anyone enlighten me just what this is all about?  I've never seen such
ramblings, and I fail to get the point.

I've been thinking about building a skin kayak, perhaps a smaller one about
10 or 12 feet long.  Then, after seeing a guy paddle by me  in a small
outrigger while I was anchored off Long Beach, I thought about combining the
two technologies.  The result would be a small skin ...

I just saw in the news today that my state is in the process or
requireing all diesel fuel sold to contain 2% bio-diesel. Then push
the limit to 5% in a set time period.
My first thought was "Hold On". That might make sense to help with

Anybody know of any all aluminum designs (no wood composite or sandwich)
available for sale for a shallow draft semi tunnel for river running?  I can
modify if need be, but I ain't gonna put no wood in it if I build it.  Well,
maybe for totally non structural stuff, but I doubt ...

I made up a 10 ft length of 4" plastic pipe with the end cap cemented on one
end, the other end is removable.  I have put various species of wood in it,
filling it with water and let it soak prior to bending the wood.  It work
well.

Just thinking ??  Where can one purchase a solar panel on the cheap.
Best store, dealer?

I am considering purchasing and fixing up a decommissioned patrolboat,
the hull is in good shape, and parts of the boat have already been
made into a living area.
Now here comes the embarassing newbie questions:

Hi all, new to the group, any suggestions on removing tar from the floor of
my aluminium that I just bought to rebuild?
Nelson

The rudder/tiller on my Potter 15 is disintigrating, so I will be asking a
few questions on rebuilding it in the next few weeks.
The tiller handle is laminated wood, in a very slight S curve.  It has
delaminated; and while I am now gluing it up with polyurethane glue, I think

Har Jing Plastic Mold Co., Ltd Been devoted to the research and
development of the mold products all the time , has produced and sold
and popularized . It is specialized mold manufacturer, mold maker,
mold making, plastic mold, injection mold, plastic injection mold. The

We just completed a brand new, not restored, 17 foot African mahogany
barrelback runabout.  The really cool thing about this boat is that is has
twin 85 peak HP ELECTRIC MOTORS,  Yes I said electric.
So far we have had her up over 30 MPH!.