I also wonder where the 'book' numbers come from. Maybe from marketing droids? I don't know about my Cal 2-27, but my Aloha 32 is in the book at 9,800. The...
Downing, Thomas
Thomas.Downing@...
Feb 1, 2007 1:50 pm
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... Marsh: You completely misunderstand the total disaster of my trailer tires. One rim is 14-1/2 "---apparently it's a special trailer-size rim, designed to...
Regarding the real weight being more than the rated weight, remember that water weighs 8 pounds to the gallon, gasoline is about 6 pounds. So the contents of...
... Wait a sec, Al. If the hull's 1/4" thick, then a square foot of it contains 36 cubic inches, as I calculate it. And according to my reference source (a...
... Good plan. I was going to engage in informed guessing on the trailer weight, and add a bunch, and then ask the dealer what kind of safety margin ought to...
... It's probably a good idea to strip everything from every nook and cranny in your boat every few years. The junk accumulation probably exceeds the tank...
Here's what I'd do, being an engineer geek. Use a bathroom scale. OK, so my bathroom scale only goes to 300 lbs., but it's easy to make a lever that puts a...
Elwers, George A.
george.a.elwers@...
Feb 1, 2007 4:27 pm
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... Does it matter that the tire is not really a point load, but kinda smushes out on the board? Is the 1/5 point measured to center of tire footprint? And...
You're right, the tire is not a point load, but if you put the center point of the contact area on your mark on the board it should be close, especially if the...
Elwers, George A.
george.a.elwers@...
Feb 1, 2007 6:07 pm
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Not on the same scale (get it?), but I have weighed my hobie cat with bathroom scales by putting a 2x4 under the opposite hull while weighing the other, to...
... You have to remember that this is low-budget yachting. The Hinckleys and the go-fast boats are over in the paved lot. I will confess that the other boat...
Travis: This is interesting as I have never been able to sail my Cal 33-2 to the PHRF rating, I just thought I was a Poor salior, now I have and excuse. Please...
Hi, I have been watching this Boat Weight thread with interest. Here in the Detroit area we changed two years ago to using the IRC rating scheme instead of...
Hi Ron, The boat was splashed yesterday. The guys from Rooke Sails in Memphis arrived at about 11am Temp in the 30s all day. It started snowing, so we had...
Travis: My deisel is hard to start in cold weather also. Even with temps in the upper 40's it will take several tries to get it started. I think this is due to...
... a lot to me. But it may be true. ... of 0.4 inches of water to be absorbed by the hull. I don't know much about this, but is it reasonable for a hull to...
Hi, Nick. I think the real answer is that folks would like to race head to head instead of dealing with all the rules and standards involved in handicapping....
Hi, All. I've been told (no real evidence) that a CAL 25 hull can soak up around 200 pounds of water. With a wetted surface between 300 and 400 square feet,...
Diesels are wierd. Be careful of giving them too much of anything to start 'em. Starting fluid especially as once they get addicted to that, they won't start...
I second Marsh's statement. My only experience with diesel was a VW diesel Rabbit many years ago. All the truckers at the truck stops always warned me never...
We are back from the Caribbean, and the Judith Arlene is on the hard in Sayreville, NJ. Time to get US boat insurance. We are comparing National Marine...
... The other factor is drawers. My Choate 40 did not have a drawer. Dennis would not put them in a race boat. They are heavy and they fill up with junk. The...
... Back in the 70s, with the gasoline lines and all, I had all diesel cars and put a diesel tank in my side yard. No, I didn't mention it to the fire marshall...
A: if you can, you plug them in at night B: put some kind of fuel conditioner in. Another old trick is to run a drop light out under your hood, close it most...
... I spent a year at Dartmouth in 1994-95. I was driving a Volvo (Good cold weather car) and parked it every night in the barn/garage with block heater...
The best thing is to install a block heater. It is an easy operation and only takes about 15 minutes in most older vehicles. Newer vehicles will take longer...
I can't help you with your comparison, but make sure that the policy covers salvage claims in addition to towing, damage, etc. Harleigh Ewell Cal31 ... From:...
... Drove a diesel VW Jetta for years here in Ottawa ON where the winter typically was -25 C from Nov to end of Feb. Jetta's as rabbits were fitted with glow ...
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