Search results

  1. T

    how to use a mooring buoy....

    I am mooring a 15' 600 pound sailboat on a medium sized lake in about 12' of water. My current set up is two 20' long heavy chains connected to a swivel, and then two feet of chain through a the buoy on the left of my illustration, to two mooring pennants. Once chain has 150 pounds of steel...
  2. T

    Maintenance on a small hoist?

    I have a 600 pound capacity cantilever hoist. It goes up easily enough, but takes a lot of muscle to lower it. I bought it used and haven't done anything to it in 5 years except replace the cable and free up the pulleys. I have found the manufacturer's manual for a similar, somewhat larger...
  3. T

    How does ice damage docks?

    I bought a house with a permanent dock in Upstate NY 2 years ago and have spoken to many people and read much about ice damage. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on it. Can anyone lead me to some definitive information on the subject? I am trying to decide if I need to get a bubbler...
  4. T

    Installing a bow eye?

    I just bought a Petrel sailboat. It is 12' long and made of aluminum. Think of it as an aluminum row boat with a sail. It was originally made with a bow eye build into an aluminum casting that covered the junction of the two sides and the top deck, but it broke off some time in the past. As I...
  5. T

    Petrel 12' Aluminum Sailboat - Anyone familiar with this?

    I bought one of these yesterday. It hasn't been in the water in 30 years and needs alot of work, but all the major components are sound. Does anyone know this boat that could possibly give me some help? If not, is there another website that might? I would dearly love a manual, but I know that...
  6. T

    Dealing with my Alden shell

    This might not be the best place to post this, but I can't find anything better. I own an Alden 18' rowing shell. It weighs about 120 pounds. It is essentially a flat bottomed heavily built fiberglass canoe with an insert that makes it a rowing shell. Rowing Shells and Accessories from...
  7. T

    Help with boat/motor problem

    I have built a wakeless launch for my son's rowing club. It is essentially an old 17' hobiecat with a deck made out of square aluminum tubes and plywood. I have attached photos of the boat. I water tested it Saturday with a 9.9hp shortshaft motor. It weighed about 1100 pounds. In actual use...
Top