A boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into... I can't even imagine what the upkeep on a 54y/o wooden boat would be, and that thing doesn't look like it's been well kept.
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A friend had a 30 ish foot sailboat, the bottom always had water sloshing around a bit. Like wtf..we should have leak proof capabilities if we can send dudes to the ISS
So, fun boat facts for you. A boat is never really waterproof, there’s always somewhere water will get in. And sometimes on purpose! If the boat has an inboard engine it will have a shaft and propellor connected to it off the transmission, or gear as it is also called. Where the shaft goes through the hull needs to be sealed, so there is a cutless bearing and a stuffing box. The cutless bearing is a bronze or composite tube with ridged rubber lining the inside. It will be inside a strut on the hull keeping the propellor shaft aligned on powerboats, and where the shaft enters the hull. The stuffing box (which is round) is a bronze tube with a bronze cap that screws on to it. This is connected to the shaft tube with hose. Inside the tube is space for a packing material. That material is called flax packing and is sold on a roll. You cut rings and stuff them in around the shaft and screw the cap on. The reason for all of this is that when the shaft is turning it generates heat. The cutless bearing and stuffing box allow a small amount of seawater in to cool the shaft. It will drip out the end and collect in the bilge (where the water was sloshing around in your friends boat). I found a few pics to show what I’m talking about.
There’s new technology now that has dripless seals and other types of packing. But generally this is whats going on on most boats put there. Sorry for the info dump!
This is the most excellent response I've ever received. Thanks for taking the time to detail it out.
Aww, thanks! It’s not often I get to wax on about the stuff I know on Lemmy, so today was both our lucky days!
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To be fair the ISS is a really shitty boat.
Just like the ISS, it was probably really nice when it was first put together, but time catches up with us all.
Bro once we find buried treasure it’ll play for itself.
It's junk. It even says so.
One man’s junk is another man’s booty.
If you're going it right, yep. 🤌🏼
I love the look of junk rigs, something about the big battens gives it a unique feel.
Somewhere, in another timeline where I'm not too fat and poor to operate a boat, I'd wander the seas all day...
$50K is a lot cheaper than a house.
Just sayin'.
If you think the purchase of a boat is where the spending ends, I've got news for you
If you think the purchase of a house is where the spending ends, I've got news for you!
Yeah you still have to buy the eyepatch and the peg leg and the parrot
Didn't stop Alvida.
Don't let your dreams be dreams!
There's no way that doesn't sit in dry dock until the next sucker bites. 😶🌫️
I mean even if this thing was converted to an Airbnb that never left port I'll be honest id stay a day or two. What a vibe!
That's what I had to do with my old Chris Craft 🥲
I'll put in $20
Bro I would love to live in this