Boat Forum / Cruising / November 2006

Why is it considered better design to have the marine toilet in a
sailing yacht oriented lengthwise rather than transversely? What is your
opinion?
Dag Stenberg

Hello; Love this forum, and I've been reading it for a while. I own a 24'
Bayliner which has a 50 gallon gas tank in the stern engine area. I wonder -
can additional fuel be towed on a large inflatable, like a Zodiac?
Adding larger fuel tanks is not a good idea - it diminishes ...

So I'm going to a roller furler jib for cruising. What size would be
best?
 120, 135,150, etc!
 Gordon

(at the risk of sounding naive, but a question to help clear my
understanding...)
Other than some of the obvious ones ("spare" engine reliability, single
operating engine economy), what are some of the reasons to get a single

Tsk, tsk, all this typing.  It's not really necessary anymore.  Download
Skype 3.0 Beta from:
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You MUST be running Win2000 or WinXP on some kind of broadband, not

Funny, I was thinking about this tonight .. why?  I have no idea.
Do those small black and white tv's work?  How much power?  How do you power
one?  Battery?
While I have your attention ::   how much power does a laptop take up?

What courtesy flag do you need to fly in the Turks and Caicos?  Is the red
duster acceptable or do you need the T&C specific flag?
-- Geoff

Hello dear boat-owners/users! I am doing research on use of PV
(photovoltaic cells) in boats. Please contribute with your opinions on
this subject. I created a questionnaire for you at
http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=459150.  It takes

I came across an article in last months Latts and Atts about this and
wondered if any one has personal experience with it.
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I have an old mechanical VDO sumlog.  Last season the inner cable
broke.
My question is, how is the cable connected to the impeller?  It seems
to be quite a solid connection and so far no amoutn of checking has

Have the subject boat and getting ready to single hand to the south
pacific. Boat is basic with the 3 typical headsails in good shape. I'm
debating adding roller furler reefing or staying with the basics.
  What say you all for an old (65) single hander?

What kind of difference can the use biodiesel make when it comes to
changing the world for the better? Perhaps the biggest impact of the
use of biodiesel fuel instead of just plain diesel is on the human
health and the environment.

Well, while many of us are waiting for Spring....let's see some your
fave pics from this season!
Here's a couple of mine....
Wife and friends enjoying a nice breeze....

Okay....we own Heart of Gold, a 1990 First 35s5. She has mid boom
sheeting and the block setup is getting tired, squeaky and just old.
I'm looking at Garhauer blocks which have working loads from 1150, 2000
and 3000 lbs each. Obviously the prices rise along with the working