Boat Forum / Cruising / February 2006

specifically, it looks like the draft of the pearson 365 ketch is only
4'6", yet it's not a wing keel.  how does that work?  does this make
the boat tender?
suitable for circumnavigation?

Caught this article in the local paper today.
Tough way to do it...but his last sail was a memorable one.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/Front/486199.html

Salesman faxed me a test showing comparable Crown batteries
outperforming Trojan T105s. Anyone have any experience with Crown
batteries or know much about them?

My significant (aka, the Admiral) and I are playing with the thought
of where we would like to sail and live when we are free of our
everyday jobs. The place would have to:
1. Be temperate, at least warmer than New England

We had to use a screw extractor to remove the rationing screw of our
Apollo Flybuddy Loran.  We thought the unit was junk so let the screw
disappear.  We then were able to get the unit repaired and now need
the long retaining screw.

Years ago I worked on Japanese and Korean boats in the Bering Sea.
Most everyone had a personal "stash" of air dried cod, squid, and other
sea monsters hanging like wind chimes in out of the way corners. I was
a bit apprehensive to eat the stuff at first but a few sakes or soju

Some of you, presumably without PDA’s or calendars, requested a
reminder about the Titanic show closer to air time. Here it is:
Sunday, February 26, 9:00 PM EST, History Channel. I will be on a live
call in Internet chat for the hour following.

My boat hasn't had the bottom paint removed entirely since at least 2000.
It appears the former owner had the hull sanded as needed and another coat
of paint applied each season.  I was considering having the bottom soda
blasted back to the gel coat and the painted.  (the boat is ...

I've been assessed  21% depreciation plus my deductible on damages from
hurricane 'wilma'. Nothing in my policy mentions deprecation on damages.
I've never had a claim before. Is this the norm??
thanks

Lately, I have been in contact with a number of boat brokers.  Is it just
me, but these people seem sleazy.  They have a listing, they represent the
buyer [ and themselves ].  They stand to make money if a sale goes through
yet they don't seem to know much, nor do they want to do ...

Does anyone have experience either storing an
ocean kayak (closed, sit on top variety) on a 27
foot sailboat, or towing it behind?
What are your experiences? Doable? Horrible?

For anyone interested in cruising an area with no civilization or man
made structures for many miles, no fuel, no supplys, no cell phone  or
internet service, shallow water, dubious charts, no obvious means of
rescue, a serious mosquito problem - but lots of exotic wildlife and

New to Tampa and would like to cruse, what is best, jet ski, pantoon,
cheap bowrider, ????
sugggestions

Thought I was about to die  in a brand new boat 2 months ago, I really
believe this is an accident just waiting to happen again and again. I
called Tracker and the Dealer but got mostly silence and excuses
(maybe i'm just extraordinarily stupid and overly trusting of authority

I'm thinking of putting a bow thruster in a 36" trawler. Has anyone read
any studies or done any research on what this hole and the subsequent
tunnel might do to its fuel economy?
Capt. Jeff