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Ahoy Kulas44, sounds like you know more than you are saying. For us dumber than dumb out here, would you clew us in on your "shaft driven bilge pumps are just plain dumb." , information ? Enquireing...

Hi Breakaway , that is a v nice quote by Rudyard Kipling, T Y for sharing that !

My boat a BCC , named Calliste, already has a "Tee" and ball valve fitting, like that Groco conversion, that you...

A bilge blower ? How much air does it pump ? Will it starve my diesel of air ?


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T Y , Boyles Boats, not sure if I can find "Liquid Nails" , here in Singapore, but I will try , and report back here, with my results , and anything,,,, that might prove , successful .

Again T Y ,...

T Y , David G , for your reply ,,,,, I am always v careful to use the direction arrows to put the belts on correctly, and I did not contact my 3M Singapore belt supplier, as yet,,,,, because when I...

Hi Jim , I haven't tried super glue, but that is a thought ! I do use super glue and super glue gel , in other applications.

What ever the glue, it will have to stand up to v brutle conditions...

T Y , David, but 3M says only purchase what you need and discard any leftovers. Out here cruising, we try to stock up on materials for our next onboard boat projects, so that we can work on them in...

Hi Guys , yes , you are right,,,, it is humidity and heat , that reduces the shelf-life, but ,,,,, How can a "field repair" , help , in this situation ?

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Ahoy All ,,,,, Out here where the Sun sets in the West, Singapore that is ,,,, sanding belts for portable electric belt sanders, have a very short shelf life.

Well it is the diagonal glued joint...

Has anyone used a wood stain under Int'l Paints Perfection 2 pak Varnish ?

Some of my exterior Teak is discolored , light and dark, and I would like to even out the color with a Cherry wood stain,...

I have noticed that silicon bronze bolts and screws used on Honduras Mahogany and Sitka Spruce, corrode with green scale and black staining on the wood.
Can a coating of epoxy on the fastener delay...

What constitutes a "neutrally bouyant" rudder ? Is one perfered or why not ?

What happens on a close reach, with a positively bouyant rudder, to the tiller helm ?

Does anyone balance a rudder...

Ahoy Hughman ,,,, what tools or techniques do you use to *pant*, with ?

Hey guys, I want to know, just how agressive, do you have to get to remove a deteriorated chrome finish ? Can sand blasting remove the chrome ?

Ahoy All, is there a perfered orientation of glue lines for a stack-lam square bowsprit ?

Like, if you could choose to orient the glue lines on the side or on the top of the bowsprit, which would...

Hi Mrleft8, ML Condon does still have the yard in Stormville, NY, but our enquirey by phone went to White Plains, and the sales Ladies there.

I liked their helpfulness, and they told me that they...

T Y, every one, for the advice and information. I did find the Sitka Spruce that I was looking for at ML Condon in N Y.

After freely picking through their Sitka bins, I removed the pieces that I...

Sorry to hear your S'pore story, Paladin, but it is still happening all over SE Asia, today.

When you come first time into port, you ask around if anyone else is having theft or other local...

OK Guys, You Win ! There will be No bronze star on my new replacement bowsprit.
Currently my boat is in SE Asia, and I have been dressing her down, more and more lately, because if you have...

Bob , you caught me in a low moment,,, just why don't we chuck out all wooden boatbuilding, in entirety ?

If we can't find the wood we need, why bother, in the first place !

Ahoy Mrleft8, I am currently located in Williston, the outskirts of Burlington,,,
My wife has a rental car, that we expect to use to transport the Sitka to a local boatbuilder, who will surface...

Hi All,,,, T Y , for your replies.

I have been out of Country for 11 years, and I wouldn't be needing a new bowsprit, if that 2004 Asian Tsunami hadn't trashed my boat.

For my own reasons, I...

When on the West Coast, AKA "The Left Coast", I was able to ask and get access to the lumber yard stack of lumber, and get to Select / Load the lumber that I wanted to work with.

Often, I would...

The lady running that shop, told me she was closing and selling out her bronze stock in 1998 .

She also told me she was going to China, to supervise a boatbuilding company there, on a river, that...

Thank You Guys, for your replys. I have searched the internet first, before my post, and didn't find anything appropriate.

I remember the last star was a 2" diameter, and I had to cut it down and...

Ahoy All , currently looking for a 1 1/2" - 1 3/4" outside diameter X 3/8" rear stud - shank , 5 point bronze star, for the end of my bowsprit.

Port Townsend Foundry has a star with a female...

Robin Knox Johnson, and I had something in common, we both got mold growing in our opened jam jars being kept onboard, without refrigeration.
I have begun to use my butter flavored Pam non-stick...

Gee, Lew, my sentiments exactly,,,, about screw top cans, for varnish storage,,,,, I started using screw top cans when I started using Watco oil, circa 1974, but didn't start decanting propane gas...

What nitrogen gas ?

I have used propane gas, from my torch cylinder to flood out oxygen from the used varnish and Watco oil cans in my shop, and have had very good results preventing surface "skim...

Ahoy Hughman, T Y, for your reply,,, haven't had any contact with Atlantic White Pine, yet.
The weight per cu/ft is in my range, now to find out more about it.

A BCC is abreviation for Bristol...

Chengal (sp-?) wood is about as heavy as Maple and as hard.

Those "Long Tails" in Thailand are v heavy, and hearty !

T Y , Jim, for the tip on Cape Cod , I will check with them, as I like old growth recycled timber.

T Y , Andrew, I will check into Long Leaf Pine, as I have never had contact with this wood, yet....

T Y , Bob, with out going into detail, I was just asking for contact info on possible wood suppliers, here in VT.

This is my first time on the East Coast, and I haven't made local contacts yet.
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Ahoy All, currently looking for a new 6" X 6" X 12' spar grade bowsprit timber for my BCC.

I am located in Burlington VT, for the next 3 months, and would like to find a timber before July.

My...