Boat Forum / Cruising / August 2004

We're back!  10 days of sailing and daily anchor testing.  Brought down
a 33 lb. aluminum Spade and borrowed equivalent Delta, CQR and Bruce
anchors from BVIYC.  Primary rode was 3/8" all chain and secondary was
40' of 5/16 with three strand.  We tested setting, basic holding ...

hello folks- im thinking of sailing from mia to key west, end of october-
anyone have any favorite anchorages and marinas on the way?favorite bars etc
jim
ps i draw 3.5 ft

I am looking for any information on Marinas, anchoring spots, conditions,
etc. for the coast of Texas and Mexico down to Belize
Gabriel

I'm looking at two very different boats, one of which is a early 80's
35 foot Viking Sportfisher.  It has twin Cat 3208 300hp diesels.
Dealer says "cruising speed" would be about 18 knots and fuel
consumption would be about 10 gal/hr at that speed.  Does anyone out

Looking at an older Bayliner 3270 with the Nissan 90 hp diesels.  Is
anyone out there familiar with the performance and fuel consumption of
this model/engine combination?  I would expect the fuel economy to be
quite good, but worried about boat being underpowered.  I don't need

Anyone know a reputable person to repair a Honda outboard (2 HP) in the
Annapolis area?
Stan Winikoff
stan.winikoff@comcast.net

I need to lower the mast on my space sailer 22 (22ft masthead
keelboat) (see earlier messages regarding halyards). I have had
experience doing this on larger yachts (30 and 32 ft) but they involve
some pretty heavy masts. On those boats the technique was to set up an

I noticed that BBQ starter fluid (Wal Mart brand) seems to be basically
the same as liquid paraffin. It looks the same in a clear glass, it has
far less scent that liquid paraffin (I was surprised at this),
approximately the same viscosity, it burns very similarly (when poured

for having the world's smallest police station -- a telephone booth!
No wonder Parallax wants to keep this delightful little town a secret!
== Paul

There's an article on boating that appeared in the LA Times today. The
writer's email is charles.duhigg@latimes.com
Stern alert
Dragging behind a boat or even hanging out near exhaust puts boaters

Anyone with local knowledge know the depths into Ocracoke Island from
the Pamlico Sound / River?
Thanks

Hello group.
I just bought a boat after being out of it for about 15 years so I am a
little rusty at some of this stuff so I thought I would turn to the experts.
I have a 26' 1978 Sea Ray sundancer express cruiser with a 260 hp 350 chevy

Looking for an old SEA 222  working or not.
Thanks,
Jim

I have a 4 year old Wilcox Headmate head (model 1460).  The head has seen
relatively little use it has been installed and had been used in fresh water
only.
I noticed earler this season that it took more and more strokes to get

Can anyone point me to websites that discuss the origins
of sailing vessel names?
Specifically, I am looking for the origins of terms such as
Sloop, Ketch, Schooner, Yawl, Bark, Frigate, Clipper, and