Boat Forum / Cruising / January 2005

Hi, new varnisher here. When I brush it on carefully, I can see tiny
gas bubbles forming in the wake of the brushstroke. Most of them pop
but some do not and others seem to form during the drying process. The
more I try and brush it out the worse it gets. The unhappy result is a

I know conventional wisdom decrees that running rigging use polyester
cordage and anchor line use nylon. The nylon is said to stretch more, and
thus take up shock loads more readily. Polyester, on the other hand,
stretches less and is said to make setting the sails easier. I can

Anything one should be concerned about, besides having insurance, in
hauler selection, and preparing a sailboat for long distance hauling by
truck?
                               Sherwin

Can anyone recommend another news server for me to try?   A free one
would be great.

considering a move to phoenix. can't really find any boating info
beyond some local lakes. also, 'yachtworld' shows 4 pontoon boats and
1 express cruiser for sale in the entire state...and that's it.
is there any boating in the phoenix area?

I'm interested in possibly moving my boat from TX to Savannah, GA
Can anyone provide info on sailing conditions and availbale marinas there?
Thanks, Jay

"Lionheart" has just received her third Raymarine 2KW radome because
Raymarine couldn't save the corroded guts of numbers 1 and 2.  It seems to
happen every year.  The dome is NOT sealed, but has only 4 screws holding
the top to the bottom with a sort-of rubber seal between the ...

How long might it take to deliver a boat from Baltimore, Maryland to
Makinaw Island (right between Lakes Michigan and Huron) assuming one
wasn't in a big hurry, but didn't plan to stop at all the attractions?
We would go via the Hudson, Erie Canal, Trent-Severn, Georgian Bay.

I was at a boat show last week and one of the vendors was offering a
dripless shaft seal.
The web address is http://www.pyiinc.com/?section=pss_shaft_seal&sn=1
Has anyone had any experience with these either good or bad

Whenever my boat's at anchor or in slip at night, I hear weird rapid and
random clicking noises coming from, I think, the bottom of the boat.  It's
sort of the sound of pop rocks on your tongue or really loud champagne
bubbles or of pop corn popping in the microwave (but not that ...

Another important skill for the coastal pilot is seeing. Well, yeah,
not many blind people in the game. But seeing is not just watching the
pictures your eyes throw up on the screen of your consciousness and
waiting for things to jump out at you. The signals your brain sends

I can't believe that "Navigating with grains of salt" thread I started
is still going on. I feel like I'm in a Road Runner cartoon watching
two little dust clouds vanish over the horizon. Do you think those
guys will ever give up?

I've recently been marooned in Tennessee and will be new to the marine
community here as I plan to splash my lady this summer.  Would like to hook
up with someone knowledgeable in the area for  "O & F" (Orientation and
Familiarization).  I will be in the greater Nashville area and ...

The post about taking your charts with a grain of salt and using all
available information brings up the conundrum I'm facing as I return
to sailing after nearly 20 years.
Most of my command time was in simple, traditional, boats. The most

Is there any reason to consider using dual purpose or a one starting, one deep cycle set up with a 20 hp Yanmar diesel?  I would think the starting loads on the small engine are low enough that two deep cycle batteries would do fine.