Yes , a square tooth gear is a much better option, as it lets you let out rode while under load, by simply flipping the pawls up with a pry bar.I've been doing...
I have used plastic hose barb material, but mine has been runing stainless on stainless for 25 years with no problem, cruising 11 months a year, all on anchor....
The model should be the cube root of the scale , as it has width, times length, times depth, three dimensions. I have used a single layer of fibreglas matt...
Testing gives you a rough idea of performance, and what is or is not an improvement. I've heard of people gluing sandpaper on models to get the boundry layer,...
When one is trying to return to a dark anchorage on a rainy night, a small reflector cemented into a rock near the entrance is a godsend , by giving one a...
I discussed this process with Tom Colvin who used to do it to his hulls. He stopped with the advent of better paints a number of years ago. From what he said...
Total resistance to the advancement of the boat or model is of two types: friction and wave. Wave is proportional following the rule V=1.34 x SQRL and friction...
Checked on current metal costs for the 31 footer from Russel metals in Cambell River. Zinc primed plate for the sides and deck and bar stock. 5500 Can for...
I can attest that the 'Brent Swain Hydrographic and Navigational Aids Service' is a good one. His leading marks on the entry to Home Bay Lagoon on Jedediah...
The marine company I worked for for many years ago in Alaska made a point of enhancing the nav markers in many channels for the benefit of their crews. The...
I have some of those black mold dots growing on the underside of my v birth cushions where I bunk down...pretty much in the location of my upper body. Anyone...
Gary: That would be mildew. There are some cleaners that will remove the spots and some new cleaners that really do an excellent job. They all seem to contain...
Re Vinegar: in the early 80's they were having a major problem in a large american hosptial with post-op infections, flesh eating disease or something gruesom...
This post is related to your enjoyment of a fine cruising boat but not about building one. The Good of course is the still abundantly pristing BC wilderness...
My fiberglass boat has a serious mold problem behind the panels surrounding the keel trunk which sweats, and in the bilges. Based on internet research I've...
There was a real interesting study a short time ago but I did not save it. The just of the study was as the PDO moves warm and cold current boundries North and...
For every one study that shows someone is doing something that is impacting the environment, there will be a study showing that it is a natural occurrence. I...
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It came out of one of the universities in the NW eather Wa or Or State department of oceanography and was on MSNBC science news. The problem is much of what we...
Captain Clive Hamman, master of the "Nuthin Wong" a Brent Swain designed origami boat with a junk rig, which Clive built in British Columbia some 17 years or...
Gary: Have you contacted whomever is distributing the Copper dust now to make sure that there is enough copper exposed on the surface?? I used it to coat a...
Jon is right that changes in marine conditions (driven by the PDO) can strongly effect salmon survival (although the effect is not fully understood as...
I went for vinyle covered berth cushions in 1972 and haven't had a problem since. Sampson is even better and cheaper. Don't want to sit on plastic?Put a...
Brent, A 36' 5mm hull weights 5% more than a 3/16" hull. I would think that I have to add ballast lead. Is this thru – if yes how much? Maybe 5% extra...
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I know, there are many options for painting available. Did anybody try "Kollseal" products for boat's interior painting? This product is available in USA. ...
 wild_explorer I see it as a water base product for easy wet clean up. I have it on the top of my motor home and will put it on the top of my shop roof. I...
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