Kudzucraft

Been meaning to ask about this and keep forgetting. I have noticed that only older boats have the multi-pane opening windows. In the states we call these Jalousie windows, not sure if that is a UK term too. New(er) boats only have a single small opening pane at the top and wondering why the change? Seems like it really cuts down on the ventilation so there must be a reason I haven't thought of for the change.

Thank you all. I thought I had read that somewhere and as I said, dealing with this had me wondering what if something happened once we are on a boat.

This is a 'What if' type question. Recently I had to have surgery on my shoulder. Turned out my injury was not as bad as they thought but still requiring 4-6 weeks of physical therapy to get full use of that arm back. If the rotator cuff was torn as they had thought, the recovery would be CONSIDERABLY longer! Since our plan is to retire to a boat and Cruise it brings up the question of what our options would be if lived on a boat at the time? We would have to stay in one location so I could get to the doctor and therapy. Since we will not have a car we would need to be moored near transportation or walking distance. Obviously staying in a Marina would be an option and probably my first choice if there was one close by. I think I read that CRT would allow overstaying in certain conditions, perhaps like this one. Just curious if anyone has had need and how easy it was to get permission? Any experiences like this? Just curious.

So, are they?

First, I confess I have only quickly skimmed all the posts, so this may have come up. But why not one of the on-demand gas heaters? I confess I know little about using one on a boat, but I have seen a few installed. They don't take up a huge amount of space and just heat the water as you need and (I assume) as much water as you want. They are really gaining in populartiy in residental use and always struck me a great idea. Since you don't see them very often, maybe there is a big disadvantage I am not aware of?

To easy to 'burn' the paint if you don't know what you doing. So I would want to use a slow speed polisher or maybe even one of the newer random orbital units. It would be a bit slower but much less risk of just burning through the paint.

It is a personal choice but when faced with something like this I try figure out 'What am I am gaining for X pounds?" Then I try to decide if that extra cost is worth it to me. Is what I am gaining worth X pounds. For me, I don't see any real advantage at this point for the way I would would use a boat. I want to Continuously Cruise and see as much of the country as possible. Might be different for you and the way you would use the boat.

I have found a few lists of what people living on boats say they have spent over a year. Taking what they have spent, trying to adjust their numbers to fit what we have in mind I have created a spread sheet of expense. I think it is reasonably accurate but rest assured that every time this comes up several "smarter than me" people will say it is rubbish. So take it and do your own numbers. 1600 per year 50-60 foot boat GOLD lic. and insurance LIVING EXPENSE We included blacking just so we could figure out how much to each month we would be looking at. Many of these figures are just best guess and will be higher or lower but it is starting point. I didn't put anything in for moorings at the time but I am sure there will be some money spent occasionally on moorings.

I use real tung oil on my paddles. No stickiness and ready to use in a day or less.

I am deciding most of them are just on the forums, to busy on here to be on the cut.

Exactly why I like oil finish for handles, paddles and poles.

From a wood boat builders perspective all three will protect it just fine. All three need to have the finish maintained to keep the protection of the finish. My personal preference is oil. I am a kayaker and I oil my wood paddle(s). I like the feel and it is the easiest to maintain. As long as you do it regular you just need to apply another coat. But it needs it done regularly and more often than the others. But it is the easiest to do. Sun eats up varnish so it not the longest lasting finish. Needs to be sanding to be recoated. Paint is probably the most long lasting but again needs to be maintained. Both if let go need a fair amount of sanding to get ready to refinish.

Not familiar with 'hammerite special Metals Primer' and to lazy to Google it. But my experience with aluminum is that if you don't use an etching primer bare aluminum it it will just start to peel off. I need to repair a car grill but just keep putting it off because of all the work it is going to take to do it right.

Just a guess but they did just update the software if I remember correctly. I am betting someone has figured out a way attach harmful data to PDF files and they removed that option.

Strikes me as odd that the Surveyor could not figure that out. Of course the plumbing just could be hidden from sight, but if I were the surveyor I would have really not like saying... I don't know. I did home inspections for many years and sometimes you do run into some odd things. But saying I don't know was always a last resort.

Pretty much! Something like this is where we are leaning. I think a Bimini top over this would be a very practical... if I bit ugly. Wife wants a Pram hood and I see it is a very practical but I don't think I would buy one if it didn't have it. Just for the record, I see advantages in all three stern designs. I love the 'engine room' on a trad for storing ground tackle and all the misc gear. Don't like the lack of social space. No place for the wife to sit and 'nest'. That is why we most likely would not buy one. I love the space of a cruiser stern and it has to be easier/more space to work on an engine. But don't like the lack of seating and seems to waste space for our use. We want to be CC'ing and all that open space has to be colder in the winter. Semi-trad has to be a real pain to work on the engine. But the seating seems to suit us the best. As long as there is storage space under the seats, that allows storage for ground tackles, lines, fenders outside of the living space.

We are still doing research and leaning toward Semi-trad with Cruiser a close second. My feet don't like standing in one place for long period of times. So I am leaning toward Semi trad and want a small raised up seat in the back corner to be able to sit down when I am tired of standing. Keeps my feet happy if I am m oving around. I am sure I could put something on a cruiser stern to sit on too. But the wife really likes the Semi-trad. As she put it she can 'create a nest on one side' and talk while we cruise. Not even considering a trad, just no social space.

Simple. it is because you are not logged in. Since you are not logged in there is no way for the software to know who you are and if you have posted the required 10 posts. This is not uncommon in forum software.

Did you check the voltage leaving the solenoid going to the thruster motor? Could be the contacts inside the solenoid are burned and while it is operating, it is not allowing power through it to the thruster motor.

Possible that the tachometer it wrong. Probably not but it is possible. But I lean toward with Mike the Boilerman ideas.

Love stuff like that. Just hate it when the next generation become dependent on it and can't do anything when it dies. Don't need it on my boat (once it get back on the water) but would love to have it. ?