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Welcome Wilson That's it! Work on it, at least you have one. I have been working on mine effectively since 08/01/08. it looks like now is over...I will put it on the water soon...April, I hope! Portuguese

Gentlemen Thank you all for your comments. I have 135 ingots with 45 lbs each. 100 of them will be permanently fit and properly stacked side-by-side in the center of the boat exactly on top of the forward portion of the keel. The leftovers of my epoxy resin will be poured on top. The other 35...

Hy guys It's getting close!.... I am getting lead ingots to use as ballast in my boat. Is there any special care apart from getting it far from other metals? Thank you

Bienvenuto Breus Your english is better than my Italian. Wellcome and enjoy the ride Portuguese

Nice job Hendo. You didn't forget to never sand the first layer of epoxy resin, did you?. That one must stay un-scratched. Where I come from we cannot get an anchor like that. Nice and well done! Portuguese

...Another tradition is that preferably the boat's name should start with the same letter of the owner's surname, it is just superstition in Portugal/Spain. Portuguese

Guys Thank you for your help in both issues, the decals and the pressure washer. Decals will be. Mr Cook, nice name!!! Portuguese

Gents I am still from the old school of using a brush and write the boat name with classic calligraphy. Yet I do not have that talent and friends tell me that plastic vinyl decal letters work fine and last forever (?????) Forever? How long? Do you have numbers? Thank you Portuguese

...I'll go for that Conrad. Good explanation and it makes sense

Dear sailors Are any of you guys using BlueChart with a Samsung Tab? Is Navionics compatible with this Tab? I just got one for Christmas and I am about to send my I-Pad III to the trash can as this one is a lot better equipment a user friendlier! Happy New Year

You can build one

....Sooooo, instead of 1.34 x Square root of LWL = full displacement Hull Speed. I have chosen to cruise at 1.1 x Square Root of 40.2 which is my LWL (6.97 almost 7 knots correct?)

Thank you all for the opinions and wise words put in this thread. Merry Christmas to all

Nice pictures. Nice report Alemao. Those water pictures speak for themselves. Good quality sandal too.

That’s exactly my point. Measuring distance per fuel burnt is the most logical way to define efficiency. I agree. To move that boat at 7kts will take 63HP according to the BoatDiesel calculator which is as good as any. You will need to find the prop curve for the exact Deutz engine to get the...

Thank you all guys Ted, thank you for your comments in particular. I didn't mean to start a major discussion about the subject. It is obvious that we are far from a conceptual consensus about the issue. I have no doubts whatsoever that fuel efficiency for a given vessel has to be translated...

My miles reflect nautical miles. Nautical miles/hour are Knots. Basicaly what you burn in 0n2 hour divided by what you run in the same period. It's about that. There's a diference between road miles and nautical miles.

Merry Christmas Sailors: Many ideas and opinions have been written in this forum about consumption, cruising speed, engine RPM, etc. I am yet to find out what is economical and what is not for a specific boat size and weight. When I project the behavior of my boat, which is one of a kind because...

...Welcome 5 O'clock crew. Merry Christmas and a Peacefull 2014. Welcome read, learn, teach and be happy!! Portuguese

Which one is it? Turbo or NA?...The NA is the perfect engines for a Trawler. Last time I saw a NA one, it was in a shrimpboat an it had over 9000 hours in it. It is a heavy, slow and cold engine. The comment above about taking time to warm up is a true fact about this work horse. Go for it. I...

That is the most correct and cheaper way to install a Garmin system. This recommended product is efficient and easy to operate/repair/troubleshoot

Dear Fellows Have a very Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, Rich, Calm and dreamful Christmas and a very successful 2014 for you and families in general. NOTE: Be careful, normally Mother-in-Law and brother-in-law are not parents, they're punishments. Portuguese

Wally & Darcy ... Folding bicycles and inflatable kayaks. That's the best way to exercise I cannot tell you about the bicycles because I am in Brazil, but if you ever consider a kayak, I strongly recommend the one below. I have one for 18 months now and it goes out in the sea every weekend. I...

...Yeahp, we spend our lives working hard to do many things, amongst them to have something that we really like. And then, one day, we come to a crossroad like this. Life is not always fair! My simpathy and best wishes for the owner of the boat!

OLIVER NO, You are not crazy. You're just normal! I'd rather spend a few bucks more with fuel than being unable to sleep. If you come to Northeast Brazil you'll know why I do agree with Oliver. Tropical heat mixed up with humidity, is hard to deal with for long periods of time.