... From: nettech22407 micwal_va@... Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 05:33:22 -0000 Having been a great party animal in my time, I must have invited quite a few...
I saw a boat down in Trinidad that had an arguement with a 12 ga. loaded with slugs ,seems they did not want to be boarded by the DEA and local inspectors ,...
I have generally had good luck getting lead for free or nearly free at shooting ranges. While some sell the lead as scrap, these days they have it hauled away...
... The reverse heel is for the same reason a sailboard has reverse heel. What I don't get, what trims the sails? The hands are steering and the feet on the...
... The hands, one on the wheel and one for the sheets. If you can't ride one-handed or no-handed then you have no business messing with a sailbike in the...
Thanks to Jeff and everyone for the lead tips. I was able to melt the lead on my hot plate. It would have been easier I think if I weren't trying to melt a...
Use a propane torch and heat it until it reaches the plastic state then just scrape it off Bill Jaine Anacapa I. T. Services 107 Dorset St. W., Port Hope. ...
I recommend torpedos. I designed a small torpedo that can fit on a keel system. It's a lot smaller than the one's used in the navy but they should be just as...
I know the Coast guard provides portable gas-powered fire pumps to vessels in distress. Police have used 2 1/2" fire hoses for years for crowd control, and...
... Bill, Thanks for that tip. It worked great. And Mike, I did keep a fan on while I was at it. It was more challenging than the pour really, and the wood of...
Of torpedos, someone said: "Anything else seems to be predatory." Right. Nothing predatory about a torpedo! ;^) Cliff http://www.angelfire.com/mi/mmmkkk/ ...
On page three of the Depoe Boat Fest pics you sent, there's a canoe employing an idea that I'll definitely use if ever I build a sailboat. That is, a rudder...
And pirates, too. I'm reading a book written by Victor Slocum--son of Joshua of Spray fame--called "Castaway Boats." It's a detailed history of various...
... Sorta-kinda... I think the technique referred to is somewhere between sewing and lashing, no sticky stuff involved. There were some wonderful pics and ...
On the boat I'm building I have a hull weight of about 1600# all wood. I have estimated the total weight of propulsion, controls, stores, fuel and two crew at...
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In a message dated 4/30/02 11:50:55 AM EST, lew_clayman@... writes: << What's a good source for lead? >> You can probably get a bunch of buckshot, or you...
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In a message dated 4/30/02 4:06:05 PM EST, experceptus@... writes: << Can anyone recommend some reasonably design software in which a boat can developed?...
... You're on the right track, possibly I'm just quibbling with the wording. A cubic foot of anything displaces (dis-places, shoves aside) ~64 lbs of salt ...
<<I think the technique referred to is somewhere between sewing and lashing, no sticky stuff involved.>> But it's hard to imagine a boat without some sort of...
... sailbike in ... bottle in and ... LOL! The trick to one or no handed bike riding is to lean only when one wants to turn, the crick in the front fork was ...
... There was some kind of paint, I assume it had some sealant qualities. Or maybe they did some kind of wadding between the seams, that's the classic Western...
... If you get a good styrafoam that's 4 lb / cubit foot, it is waterproof. Much of the styrafoam I found is less than 2 lb at which point it is so light there...
It seems to me that 1300 lbs of floatation would be overkill. The 1300 lb payload is not *all* going to be negatively buoyant. Most of the stuff, including...
... I once submerged a couple of different foams for over a week to determine how waterproof they were. At least the polyurethane pour in foam I used, Titan,...
... A bike can be ridden successfully one-handed with the one hand at the center of the handlebar - but in this special case you might be able to ride...
Lew, SInce it's difficult to get leverage holding the handlebar right in the center, I propose adding a single short lever to make single-handed steering...
