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We have tried to be very diligent, re-spelling Douglas fir to Douglas-fir wherever we have found it. Douglas-fir is properly hyphenated because it is not, in fact, a fir. It is a pseudotsuga, or false hemlock (tsuga). Botanists take names very seriously, which allows botanists all over the world to speak the same language. The common names […]
Marine plywood is more rot resistant than regular exterior plywood. False. The difference is primarily in the quality of the inner veneers. Marine plywood does not contain the voids that always exist in exterior grade plywood. Cheap plywood can be made into marine grade by coating with epoxy. False. The difference between exterior grades and marine grade […]
Getting the small dinghy or skiff over dry land to the water is quite a task. It’s not so bad with two, but working alone can be a chore. In the following we’ll describe and illustrate a wheeled device that attaches to the transom to enable a single person to move a sailboat or outboard […]
Converting an automobile motor to a viable marine engine has been going on for years. Although, going back in memory, many of these conversions were disasters waiting to happen. Very early conversions simply amounted to lifting the motor with transmission from the car and slapping it in a boat. Several things were quickly learned. The exhaust […]
I was looking over a website selling Marine plywood. After reading the introduction, I wondered why they felt it necessary to exaggerate the qualities of what is, in fact, a superior product. The following (in quotes) are some of the statements made on their website; the True/Flase replies are mine. Small boats: “While small stitch and glue boats can be […]
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