Boat Forum / Cruising / May 2006

(I re-post this message here because I cannot get any reply when I
posted it elsewhere.  Sorry about the re-post)
I am planning to get a 9.9hp outboard motor as an auxiliary motor.  But
I don't know how long the shaft should I get.  Should this be 15", 20",

"Previous Owner" or "Pissed Off"?
I thought I'd found the end of the Previous (whatever)'s weird jury
rigs on this boat but look at this?
Http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Strider0605.htm#PO

FAX preferred. I need it ASAP.
I'm willing to pay for your trouble.
Thank you,
Courtney

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When a boat that has been painted with Awlgrip
gets scratched, how do you repair the scratch.  If
it was gelcoat, you would just fill in the scratch
with matching color gelcoat, sand it fair, and

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We have recently recieved a proposition for someone to help us sail our
boat from Hawaii to California. We need to make an offer, but are
unsure of what to offer. He has experience in ocean crossings and as
crew. We know we will be paying for air, food, and hotel. What is a

i want info on a Zeeland 37 Yawl, as i am about to buy one. anyone out
there have one? i am in california. 415 925-1648.
thanks,

NASA has recently answered with a world press release to the prediction
of a mega tsunami, created by a possible impact of a fragment of the
comet SW-3 on MAY 25, 2006 in the Atlantic Ocean. This prediction,
based on a clear and precise psychic communication, was confirmed by

My friend stored, for the winter, his mast along with the radar antenna and
cable in the spars shed for years.
This year it appears that the mice or squirrels have chewed on the cable and
the radar is not functioning.

I have a 1987 Bayliner Capri with an OMC 3 L 130 HP I/O.  I was trying
to get it going for the first time this spring.  When I turned the
ignition, it cranked for a while, but never started.  As I contined to
crank it, I heard something that sounded like a backfire, and now when

I'm terrible at estimating distances when anchoring.  How far am I
from the shore, from a boat, from those rocks or that mark?
Recently, I've noticed a number of relatively inexpensive laser
distance finders designed for golfers.

Ahhhh, the smell of the sea!!!
Unfortunately, our sailboat smells (stinks, actually) despite cleaning
throughout, checking the head & plumbing/holding tank, scrubbing the
bilge, and everything we can think of.  We haven't found any definitive

I did a search regarding custom built epoxy/glass lined plywood waste
holding tanks. The jurry says that the plastic roncho tanks are the
only way to go............ but that option simply wont work for me
becuse of the compound weird space I have.