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Something rather odd is happening: The pain on one side of my cabin top is buckling and coming off virtually in big chunks, while the other side is fine. The cabin top is wood, but was fiberglassed...

Passover matzoth taste better than other ones. Everybody knows that. It's much easier in Israel; only 1 Seder.

Thanks all; the Iwatani stove looks really nice.....

Does anyone know the dimensions of "Land's End", featured in the latest issue of Cruising World? Can't find them anywhere? More pix? Thx

So you use them below decks?

Mr. Landlocked sailor; what brand is yours, if I may ask? Thanks,

Thanks; I am aware of the dangers of propane/butane on a boat in particular, although CNG isn't super safe either, being under intense pressure. My question specifically relates to the stoves that...

Below decks?

Is the Guldberg brush available in the USA and, if so, in what sizes/prices and from whom? Thanks, Seneca

I have been using LeT for years and only when I tried a can of "#1", the one thinned with wood alcohol did the problem appear in selected areas oddly. We sanded it down well; removing 2 coats of #1...

I'm thinking about buying a portable butane cooktop -- the type with a small butane tank that screws into a fitting feeding an adjacent burner. Forespar makes one on a gimbel. They are advertised...

Can't raise sheep here either.

But you have to have a goose and then slaughter it. Much easier to go to Ace Hardware and buy tasteless/odorless silicone. Besides, I live in downtown Washington DC and the neighbors don't want me...

Mine are attached over a fitting, which is unscrewed and there is a large fender. It's actually pretty easy, once you remember that everything comes apart. Then grease it with silicone and you're...

I, too, have two handpumpsk but of which I've restored. "Lehman's" in Ohio has a huge stock of leathers already oiled with neatsfoot oil. www.lehmans.com One of the leathers was too think and we...

All of this is very helpful; there are small butane stoves out there; Hamilton has one in stainless and there are others as well; however, can one use them below? Don't they pose the same potential...

We just finished replacing all of the countertops in the galley/chart area of my boat as the prior tops were extensively rotted. I'm told that the original alcohol stove sat on tracks and rolled out...

All of that is very interesting information....Thanks, Marty

While I don't generally bake cakes, I have some knowledge of Marzipan as my German relatives made and make it pretty regularly. Not sure about the icing, but try mixing ground almond, confectioner/s...

Many thanks all. Jay, just as an aside, this was for dividers for my (one) galley drawer. Not structural, not permanently attached and not a safety consideration. All I wanted was to glue the 1/4"...

Since I'm an economist and I've seen some posts about this, I thought I'd add a few words. While "the rich" (whoever they are, actually) are probably undertaxed and should have their taxes increased...

Title says it all; they are nice looking and reasonably priced (as far as anything is reasonably priced, I suppose). Anyone tried them? I can't find any reviews of them. Thankx,

It won't be subject to significant testing of its strength, other than pulling clothespins out of the drawer from time to time. I feel very green, having used otherwise 'useless' glue --:)

I use an ablative copper bottom paint and in the 12 years I've had my wooden boat (built 1949), I've never seen any worm damage and I haul only every other year, but I do understand that copper paint...

Thanks; This was for a 1/4" thick compartmented plywood insert into a galley drawer (which I'm painting now). I went ahead and used the resorcinol as I put the thing together in my kitchen (well...

I'm considering moving with my wooden hulled sailboat to Southport, NC from the Chesapeake Bay. Anyone know of worm problems in those waters? Do I need a sacrificial piece of wood on the keel...

I still have a quantity of resorcinol glue. Is there any reason not to use it? It still works. I find it easier, on surfaces to be painted, to use than epoxy. Thanks,

In answer to a question, "Laid Teak Decks" means that the teak boards are fastened directly to the deck frames and are caulked and seamed (payed). They are not overlay decks and are about 1 3/8"...

He plays poker too; I wouldn't play against him..

I have laid teak decks and was considering trying this 'tried and true' treatment. Anyone have any experience? Does it turn the decks deep black? Get sticky in summer? Thanks,

I seem to have a couple of areas that are resistant to re-seaming; we've done a lot of the deck and resolved all but a couple. Has anyone tried the 'pine tar-turpentine-boiled linseed oil-japan...

I tried it all and the solution was........"Goof Off". Didn't damage paint, surprisingly.

Thanks all; it's not just black marks, but some solid material too. Obviously, I want to avoid repainting if at all possible as it's a 2 month old paint job. I'll try white gasoline first and a...

A recent bad docking (not me, thank you), left black hard smudges (big ones) on the painted (Brightside) hull from the protective cushions attached to the pilings. I tried boat soap/very light...

Trouble with CNG is that it can be hard to find; also it is far higher pressure than propane, which, while lighter than air can be an issue if the tank is punctured. Hamilton has a nifty butane...

I have 8-10 coats on; Le T is strange in that it doesn't like to be sanded. You use a ScotchBrite pad to scuff it up between coats when applying (at most) and after a year a light sanding. It's not...

What do sexual predators have to do with gays in scouting anyway? Virtually all, if not all, the instances of sexual predatory that have come to light are straight men (or women)....

Anyone tried Pratt & Lambert Versalite R7 (exterior spar varnish)? McCloskey Man O'War?

I'd been using Le Tonkinois and it's not even lasting a season for the past two years. Anyone else seen...

Thank you all! A couple of points; I do not believe Pettit and Interlux are the same company. If so, it just happened. You can order the Pettit product from anyone carrying Pettit products, but...

When I hauled out this spring, I had to reseam the seams on the underwater section of the hull. I started, as I had in years past, using Interlux Underwater Seam Seal (Brown) and found it impossible...

If I recollect, Epifanes makes a 'brush keeper' (Jamestown used to sell it; I think and may still), where you fill it with your choice of solvent and hang the brushes in there when not in use. It...

Just curious, but what about Maritime Teak Deck sealant? I believe it is some sort of a silicone product, but has received pretty good reviews as far as I can tell (or maybe as far as I've heard). ...

How do you wedge them? Which way; the logic escapes me for the moment! Thanks,

Anyone else have any experience with the electronic bilge pump switches? I put in a "Water Witch"; at least I think that is what it is called, and sometimes when the bilge has been completely pumped...

Thanks; ya, I suppose so.

I want to know what the finest varnish one can buy is. Half of this forum is devoted to that Holy Grail!

Most Lewmar winches (Ocean Series) are available in bronze too. If you want to spend a fortune, try Meissner......

I've been using Le Tonkinois satisfactorily for several years now, but last year's application done in August has already totally lost its gloss. Anyone else have that experience? We may have used...

I can take pix when I next go down, later this week.

It is a Kelvin White, which I had restored by a wonderful restorer (learned his trade from his dad) in New Jersey. He restored the compass from the U.S. Constellation (aircraft carrier, I believe)...