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Boat building, design, restoration, and repair.
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Shower discharge thingammebob
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I am sussing out how to fit a shower in my Hunter Horizon 26 TK. I have the system roughed out but am baulking at the waste disposal. The heads compartment is a moulded part wall and floor section in plastic. I may have to cut this to fit in a drain bund to the pump suction. Anyone out there familiar with this sort of scope in this craft or a... more »
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What to build next
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Having built 2 MiniCup 12' sailboats (and rebuilt them) Built a 9' nesting 2-Paw dinghy Built a 20' Tolman and owning a canoe, kayak, and sailboard and a 28' S2 sailboat, you might think 8 boats is enough. Of course I also built a slide-in truck camper this past year too. So, what to build next? A bigger sailboat? I really like my 28' S2... more »
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trying to find the perfect island-hopping boat
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hi all, i currently own a 22ft bayliner bowrider. we live in tampa, and there are very nice barrier islands in the gulf just 5 minutes from the boat ramp. my wife wants to go more often. i find it difficult to have to deal with the boat by myself. i am still quite the novice. here are a few things that i would like to pinpoint what kind of new... more »
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Offer of free boat building magazines
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2nd call. I have some mags that anyone can have just for the price of shipping. Professional Boat Builder: 1. #56 (Dec/Jan 1999) thru #79 (Oct/Nov 2002) #s 77 & 78 are missing. 2. #99 (Feb/Mar 2006) thru #123 (Feb/Mar 2010) #116 is missing. Boatbuilder (The journal of boat design and construction):... more »
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Free magazines
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I have some mags that anyone can have just for the price of shipping. Professional Boat Builder: 1. #56 (Dec/Jan 1999) thru #79 (Oct/Nov 2002) #s 77 & 78 are missing. 2. #99 (Feb/Mar 2006) thru #1220 (Dec/Jan 2010) #116 is missing. Boatbuilder (The journal of boat design and construction): 3. Volume XIV, #2 (Mar/Apr 1996) thru Volume XX, #6 (Nov/Dec 2003)... more »
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Help with Std Horizon WS-1 Wind wiring
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I'm trying to resurrect an old WS-1 Standard Horiz wind instrument and need info about wiring the masthead unit to the display. The wire colors on the vane don't match with the color designations on the display terminals strip. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Winterizing & thermostat questions
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I have a Mercruiser 140 hp straight 4 cylinder engine in a boat which I want to keep in the lake and have available all year. Usually it doesn't stay cold for long periods at a time here, but this year it has been freezing or below for about a week or more. I've kept the motor from freezing by using a handy little item... more »
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router bit question
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Hello looking to do a fancy edge on 1 inch pine from the box stores. This wood is really 3/4 inch wide. The router bit catalogs all list 'height' or "carbide height". Does this include the roller on these bits? What sort of 'height' do I want for 3/4 wide wood? paul -
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Term for the ornate stern of ships like HMS Victory
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My question might be too estoteric for this group, but thought I'd give it a try anyway. I am trying to think of the term used to describe the ornate sterns of ships such as the HMS Victory, with the windows and the gold scrollwork, etc. It's on the tip of my tongue - I used to know what it was called - but it just won't come to me.... more »
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