Builders have been using plywood bulkheads for years and owners have been fixing bulkhead rot for just as long. Why not use foam core? Is it...
I think the possible issues between balsa and foam core are too differed to lump them together The problem with balsa is that once you get water...
Bottom line : the master picked the route, trapped himself between a hurricane and the bahamas, encountered weather his ship couldn't handle....
There is a HUGE difference in fuel burn between 8 and 9kts on a boat that size which probably has an 8kts hull speed. At 9kts you probably will...
If the core isn't balsa then it s even worst... At least with balsa you know the material will wick water but delamination in a form core hull...
If you plot the direct course or the course along the Florida coast then south of the bahamas, you will see the distance difference is only 100...
The problem with balsa core is that the boats do not come with a warning labels about the care required by balsa core when working on these hulls...
It depends on where you are and your comfort level. Older hatteras have pretty good ventilation in th saloon so usually just a 10 kt breeze will...
No you don't, well it depends... This is why the NHC puts out a more detailed advisory every 6 hours which includes wind radius for each quadrant....
Not true..look at the link I posted in my previous post.the storm was moving WSW, almost SW. On the 30th at 5 am it was at 25.4 N and forecasted...
Once the captain made the decision to take the regular direct route on the east side of the bahamas, he basically trapped himself and started a...
I prefer using duct tape to attach anything I need to pull, much stronger. It should be an easy job as long as the builder left enough space and...
Mains do not have the water lift mufflers found on gensets because their exhaust manifolds are higher
I first used one of these a few years back when the boat was spending summers in nantucket and the Watermaker strainer would clog up every few...
One nice thing about this line of work is that there are many different type of boats and jobs which may fit your personality, experience,...
Well on the other hand, a country were people have to make do with nothing for 50 years and have the skills to get a 50 something Chevy truck...
I can't imagine doing a refit in a country with un proven labor and whre everything has to be imported... From a cruising persoective I don't see...
What s wrong about cleaning an engine and painting it? As long as the seller doesn't claim it was overhaul which doesn't seem to be the case here....
On a Hynautic the air pressure is needed to push the fluid out of the tank and up to the helm, it really doesn't take much. 10 to 15 is usually...
That 56 is the newer wider hull and burns a little more fuel at hull speed compared to the older 53 or 58 which will burn about 9gph at 9kts...
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