Controllable Pitch Props on FPBs
Hi Steve … I just read the Propellers section on the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia, and got wondering: given the FPBs are such efficient machines, wouldn´t there be a case for controllable pitch props on them?
Hi Alex:
CP props work great where the loads vary a lot, as with a sailboat motorsailing, or a fishing boat pulling […]
How to Keep Busy While Your TV is Being Held Hostage
March 1- March 20, 2011What’s one of the most important rules with this lifestyle. ALWAYS BE FLEXIBLE AND ABSOLUTELY KEEP NO SCHEDULE!!! After organizing the boat and tweaking a few more projects, we were ready to leave, or so …
Today in the boat shed
I cut out the remaining CnC parts.The last piece.It’s going to take some organizing to find room to work. There’s parts stacked up everywhere! *sigh* Maybe I’ll get to play with some sticky stuff next weekend.
Socializing
We survived a crazy week that had us holed up on the boat for 3 days. We were on the cusp of a tornado. There was torrential rain and high winds that had us thrashing about like mad. On Saturday night we invited Tim, Gina and Skip for a supper of Fl…
Dania Beach, FL – 4/1 11 & 4/2/11
Friday – 4/1/11 Another hot day so we stayed close to the boat today. Huen is still moving his stuff from his old boat to the new boat and Skip & I helped for awhile. It is had to believe that he accumulated all that stuff in just 2 years. He is ha…
Happy Hour
This is a photo of our back deck. Happy hour happens any time after 5. At Pete’s suggestion we added the umbrella, which was a great idea for some shade relief. in fact we are on the hunt for a larger one with a vent so the wind doesn’t carry it awa…
Life’s2Short 2011-04-03 05:24:00
More Fun in Ft. Myers BeachWe arrived at Bonita Bill’s about 3:30 on Wednesday, March 23rd, after taking on 310 gallons of fuel at Ballard Oil for $3.85 per gallon, including tax. Mark, Jim and Bob were all on the dock ready to catch a line and…
Proto-furniture.
This was just going to be a picture post, but then I seem to have got carried away. Although the items portrayed in the photos don’t look much they were more or less the sum total of efforts of last weekend, and Sam and Jamie were very helpful in hel…
Analysis Of Headsea Encounters
We are in the habit of dissecting video of our yachts to study their action and reaction in various wave trains. There are a variety of video editing packages which facilitate this (these days we use Final Cut Pro). Slowing down and/or stopping action, and occasionally speeding things up, often tease out details that are […]
