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Alan, care to comment on the reasons and effects of the deadrise increase?

Or you could just have beaten the crap out of it, assumed that cylinder #3 would fail around 30K miles (I think that was the one whose airflow was "disturbed" by the oil cooler (1971) ) and freshen it up with a new cylinder, piston, pushrod seals and a rebuilt head. My Dad and I got to the point we could drop the engine in 45 minutes, and complete the partial rebuild in an afternoon. I can only dream about such servicability with our current Eurovan MV Weekender. Or even just a manual transmission. Awesome progress with the boat. On to the next adventure! ;-)

I think SHART tools are usually found in the Depends aisle ;-)

Hey, and I'm an EE and didn't even think of the *diode* part. Most of my work's been sub 30nm. Reality loses its grip, and quantum effects start to get serious. ;-) In the immortal words of Homer Simpson - D'oh! Mike

Oh, so now the Chinese have appropriated the NASA brand... what could possibly go wrong? ;-) Not to be cynical, but have you ever encountered a Chinese product engineered to be anything other than cost-optimized? Also, how could a 3-conductor wire power a tricolor masthead light, unless you use the mast as your ground? I've had bad experiences with the conductivity of anodized (or any other) aluminum in corrosive, and even non-corrosive environments. Use 4 copper conductors, well tinned, to be safe.

One other consideration on heel vs. efficiency is that as speed rises (presumably accompanied by increased heel) wave-making becomes the dominant factor in resistance vs. that of wetted surface area. The heeled hull shape becomes an important factor in the ultimate speed achieved.

... ...as the crowd raises their lighters and yells... "Freeboard!" ;-)

Chinese plywood, no?

I know there are a fair number of you guys and gals around the N.Carolina coast, and just want to wish you well as you prepare for our first Atlantic storm event for the season. Be strong, be well, and be safe. Mike

PAR, 1) what's the "cross-hatched scratch thingie" of which you speak? and 2) how did the Firebird tip and roll finish come out? ;-)

Spent enough time in that area to recommend "Seagull Shit Grey" as a wise choice; pelican poop is harder to match ;-)

The other brands (Ryobi, etc. even Bosch) aren't even close. They vibrate, they overheat, they don't have nearly as effective a dust extraction system. Last year I succumbed to the siren call of the Fein and there was no stopping. One of the best aspects is the vast array of accessories that Just Work. Tried an aftermarket diamond disk to remove fat joints of sanded grout - lasted a day for $20. Bought a Fein version for $45, it lasted a week of 8-hour days (giant shower remodel) with no discernable wear. Plus, I didn't have to put the tool down every 5 minutes to "let it cool" so as not to burn my hands. Have a dozen stories like that. Their sanding stick pads seem to last 3 times as long, too. I don't use this for a living, but my time is sure worth something. Same goes for Festo tools, too. Good tools pay for themselves pretty quickly.

That's a really nice build! What did you use for the gunwales? (Sorry, did not read the entire thread)

+100. One of may favorite books ever. Every story is a real "shootin' the shit" tale, told in that distinctive Southern drawl, as if you were hearing it on his porch right at the source. Would have loved to have heard him in person.

10' apart - that's one hell of a transom ;^)

60 kW? Holy bus bar, Batman! That should work at the North Pole too... Do you have 500A service to your shop? ;^)

...which in code mostly means, don't buy Chinese metal products. Or wood. Or plastics. When I took a run to the metal recyclers recently, a friend "donated" a not-bottom-of-the-line stainless steel grill. Figured the scrap would at least pay for the gas. The recycling guy immediately took out his magnet, and it stuck to the "stainless" about as well as the iron bed frame nearby. In metals, "expensive" parts of the alloys are skimped. In plywood, expensive species and expensive quality controls are skimped. In plastics, those expensive plasticizers are skimped, so they break after a few years. And so on...

mat = mast, c should have been attached to the est with an apostrophe (c'est = it is). voile au tiers = lugsail. So, he originally said: On my spindrift 11n, I built the tiller so that it was easy. I don't remember the length, but look at the pictures in the blog and you'll get an idea. Then: The sail is a lugsail, because it is pretty, and most importantly because the mast is very short, and is much easier to stow on my sailboat. Google Translate often makes things harder to understand than if they remained in their original language! Mike Edit: "voile a tiers" might be better translated as "balanced lugsail"

I quit that once I saw that that was the favorite of the "urban outdoorsmen" of Key West... ;^) If you have a Costco nearly, the Flor De Cana 4 year is outstanding, especially for the price. Elsewhere, the 7 year old is very nice. Mike

Actually, a MAF sensor *does* sense density, in that it senses the cooling effect of flowing air (typically with the resistance of a wire) versus a reference "still air" wire. The cooling is brought on by flow rate * density - thus mass. At higher altitude, density is lower, the sensor gets cooled less, and it senses less mass. They're pretty accurate. Edit: I meant hot film or wire.

I trust the fish will simply surrender and leap directly into the cold boxes. Nice job!

Option-4 on the Mac. My 2¢ ;-) Probably some combination of <shift-ctrl-alt-windows thingie> and 4 on less advanced machines.

This is coming from an *English* major? Damn ;-) I'm impressed! Mike

Wes, is it possible to bring the front lower edge further forward? I think it would improve the aesthetics, improve your drag coefficient hard on the wind, leave plenty of room underneath, and give you a deeper protected shelf when the dodger is up. FWIW. My 2¢... Mike

...and the mallets were for the "encouragement" of recalcitrant crew? ;-) Mike