Boat Seller's Beware - Scam Alert | Sailboat Owners Forums
Aug 19, 2019 · ) The boat ‘delivery address ‘ was a slum house in the Bronx, not a working boatyard. (The owner of the phone shall remain Nameless — but beenverified was advising me of criminal convictions on his record.) meanwhile — the boat was on the hard under winter cover, on its cradle at a marina closed til May , with no travel lift even ...
ABYC and the surveyor - Sailboat Owners Forums
Sep 16, 2010 · However, there's kinda a "grandfather clause" (like a Santa Clause!) that does apply, 'cuz if the boat was built BEFORE the code was written and adopted, then it shouldn't apply. Don's right that enhancements and improvements aren't a bad thing to do. F'rinstance, my boat came without fuses at the battery banks.
White Oak vs Mahogany vs Teak - Sailboat Owners Forums
Apr 2, 2010 · Wooden boat producers also rely on mahogany due to its strength and resistance to rot." "Mahogany is a popular wood for boat building. From early motor launches to the classic era of Chris Craft , its strength, beauty and rot resistance have placed mahogany at …
Securing Fuel Container - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jan 24, 2010 · Sell Your Boat Used Gear for Sale. Parts. ... Marine Trader 34 Where Ever I am Feb 3, 2010 #3 In my ...
Sailboat Trailer Rental? - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jul 8, 2018 · None of the boat hauling companies I've contacted will back there trailers down a launch ramp, and the cost of hiring a crane to lift the boat from my trailer to a flatbed seems like it would be prohibitive. My trailer is an equipment trailer that is too high for my boat to meet regulations for bridge height clearances.
2-Blade to 3-Blade Conversion Table? - Sailboat Owners Forums
Mar 15, 2009 · I have read that actually calculating the right prop from scratch is quite detailed. (Inputs include rated engine HP, rated max engine RPM, gear reduction ratio, beam, length on waterline, displacement, and more). My current 2-Blade prop, 16(D)x15(P) RH, as specified by Hunter, I think is matched about as right as can be for the engine/boat.
Converting a sailboat into a power boat. - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jun 7, 2007 · The underwater design of a power boat is everything. A trawler's hull is designed for stability over speed, true, but it still allows the vessel to effeciently operate at well above the obsolete "theoretical hull speed" concept, whereas an older, full length keel sailboat would suffer from those same steam era limitations.
Thru-hulls winterizing - Sailboat Owners Forums
Jun 3, 2004 · I lived in Annapolis way up Spa Creek and kept my boat in the water year around and closed all the valves and poured antifreeze in the head and sink lines. Did frostbiting every year and just about every weekend. Never had a problem even though twice the water froze in the creek. Maybe I was lucky. The thru hulls were quite deep.
Navico WP5000 Autopilot - Sailboat Owners Forums
May 11, 2005 · An associate has recently updated his autopilot with a newer model. He has offered his old Navico Wheel Pilot 5000 to me for my boat. In looking over the owners manual, I find that it specifies mounting the combined control/compass unit at least 39 inches from the boat's magnetic compass to avoid interference with the boat's compass.
Best Windlass for 37.5 Legend - Sailboat Owners Forums
Aug 30, 2011 · Alternately use the motor to slack the rode as you pull it then all you have to "haul" is the distance from the bottom to the surface after the inertia of the boat has broken the anchor free. Alternately alternately, you could buy a bigger boat that already has a windlass. I've owned a 37.5 and also found it to be a PITA to weigh anchor.