A friend of mine runs his whole fleet of cars and light trucks on canola oil without troubles, only the gasket conversion. But it has to be...
The issue with bio-diesel is that it is harmful to standard rubber gaskets and o-rings commonly used in injector pumps. You would have to change...
maybe he decided we´re not worth his brilliance and so he went on to enlighten our friends at BD.net instead...
...seems like that´s exactly what this thread is about. Now we´re right where this was meant to go. :D
...besides that there´s a simple cure for oxidation problems. Gold-plated terminals help a lot...
Good suggestion. With that size he might also get away with somewhat lower hull thickness. ;)
Well, Pascal, the spanish even managed to design a navy submarine that would not surface (too heavy to float) because someone messed up a comma......
Some wires, a piezo alarm buzzer and a simple temperature alarm sensor installed in the exhaust hose rigth behind the elbow will do. If your sea...
With his excellent sense for realistic approaches I hope not to meet him on the water, even though chances are rather low. If you want to build...
Judged by her profile she´ll be a beauty! :cool:
I wish you all you need to rebuild and enjoy that fine yacht. Sufficient budget and patience, good health and lots of fine weather to enjoy the...
Well, I don´t have your experience, but having lived aboard my 65ft. boat (rather small for that length) for 3 years now I really don´t miss a...
Well, to be honest, something between 60 and 70 ft. is a good size for civilized living aboard for more than a few holliday weeks. Don´t you think...
From my definition a yacht is something you can live aboard for several month without becoming the harbour rat.
Well, in that case a boat that fits your requirements the way it is would obviously be the better choice.
Having lived aboard my boat (65ft.) for about 2 years now I´d suggest to think about buying a little bigger. You´ll be surprised how much...
Well, these picnic/lobster boat pleasurecraft thing all goes back to the Raymond Bunker - designs from the 1950 to 1960 days (Bunker&Ellis yard)....
All that glass looks dangerous, but then again Mr. Jobs allways had his issues with windows...
You´re right, sorry. I lost a few important words while editing my post. What i originally wanted to say that the given numbers are realistic per...
For a boat between 18 and 24 meters you should estimate between 1500 and 6000 Euros per year for maintenance, insurance, berth (depending on your...
