Boat Forum / Cruising / June 2007

I wonder what would the best way to calibrate a depth sounder.
From what I read  most depth sounders default setting are calibrated from
the transducer to the sea bed.
Other prefer to adjust the setting to the water line to the bottom of the

Some years ago there were a lot of comments about 12 VDC refrig
systems running Danfoss compressors making a lot of RF noise and
interferring with Ham, SSB, WFAX, etc reception.  Anybody know if this
is still true?

I wonder how often this happens:
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Work your way down to the bottom of the page.

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Has anyone here converted your boats engine over to burn bio-fuels?
The smell of french fry, or duncan doughnuts exhaust fumes sure would
be nicer than diesel.
Here in Houston we have a dealer than will deliver and it's cheaper

i own a 1988 winners boat and it has 5.7 ltr 350 small block chevrolet with
an alpha one stern drive and it overheats . the engine is new and the
outdrive has been gone through by a cert. Mercruiser tch. i have replaced
waterpump, impeller,gauge,some hoses and have went as far as to ...

I haven't been on a boat in a while but, to celebrate his safe return
from Iraq, my son and I will take a week-long charter (C&C30) this
summer from Boston to the Vineyard. So I naturally went to Bliss
Marine for charts. But there are no charts, not the familiar kind that

Now I know how the large commercial operators must feel some times.
I was motoring at five knots when a jet ski came roaring across my bow from
starboard at about full speed for those things.  As he went by at 30 knots,
he screamed, "You %$#@* (reproductive reference) (feminine ...

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If you have to wear an oxygen mask at high altitudes because oxygen
(32) is heavier than other gases that make up our air (28), then how
does co2 get into the stratosphere and cause a warming blanket when co2
(44) is much heavier than oxygen?

I was taking a look at my tool box today and trying to decide what to take
on board.
If you carry a tool box, could you tell what tools go in the box.

We have decided to bite the big salt bullet and head down to the Gulf
coast (Houston/Galveston) come August 1 (end of this lease).
We are concentrating on the Seabrook - Clear Lake - Kemah area - maybe
as far as Webster.

My old Signets are tired after 31 years. Looking for new ones -
Important - very reliable (never need repairs) - inexpensive - long
lasting.  Not important - integrated - networked - laptop connected -
autopilot connected.  No racer, geek, dreamer stuff needed.

Because I sail in the Chesapeake, ultra shallow draft appeals to me (I
like to park in the corners!).  I'm considering the purchase of a
Kirie 41 lifting keel (really a heavily ballasted centerboard boat),
but I'm having trouble finding information on their stability rating,

It's race week in Dallas and the boats are indeed flying.
These guys are really serious!
Dorothy counted 49 starters - we made it 50 sail out on the lake.
We went out this evening "crusing" (on topic!) inside the race course -