Technical Reference

Technical Data

Wood Screws Tables with key dimensions for many styles of screws
Pilot Holes Wood screws Pilot Hole Size with discussion on which numbers to believe
Machine screws Tables of dimensions includeing min and max for machine screws
Screw Heads Dimensions for various screw head types
Screw Length tolerences for various screw types
Nuts Dimensions on nuts of all types
Washers Dimensions of 11 different styles of washers
Hex Bolts American/United National Threads dimensions from size 0 to 1 inch
Torque Torque specifications for non ferrous bolts with recomendations for different thread pitches
Torque Chart covers torque recomendations for most bolt types. A little harder to read than the one above but it covers more bolt types.
Wrench Size Comparison of US, Metric, and Whitworth wrenches

Tap drill sizes Two tables of tap drill sizes in decimal and drill number
Tap and drill sizes Another Tap and Drill chart with columns for Bronze and Stainless
Pipe Threads Outside diameter circumference for PVC, stainless, and brass standard pipe
Drill Sizes in fractional, metric, letter, number, and decimal.
Copper Tube Dimensions Tables for various classes of copper tube.

High resolution Barient Catalog
Service Manuals Winch service manuals for Barient, Barlow, and some Lewmar winches
Winch Grease Winch grease recommended by Andersen Winches (equivalent)
Winch Power Recomendation Based on Brion Toss formula

Sheet metal Thickness guide for Gauge 7-31 for Steel,Carbon Steel,Galvanized,Stainless, and Aluminum
Yield Strength Strength of Stainless, Bronze, and Aluminum
Corrosion Control Galvanic Tables and some notes on corrosion. See also article on bonding
Galvanic Corrosion Article from AUSTRALIAN STAINLESS STEEL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Stainless Steel All your frequently asked questions (FAQ) answered regarding Stainless Steel

Over 400 Manuals, listed alphabetically covering a variety of marine equipment, engines, radios, rafts, pumps, auot pilots, and more.
Voltage Regularoy Switching from old Leece-Neville Regulator to a solid state 3 terminal Voltage Regularoy
Marvel Schebuler Updraft Carburetor Manual (hard to find vary popular page)
Gray Marine 4 and 6 Cyclinder Gasoline Engine Manual (1938-1958 Models)

Line Stretch Calculator Line strength, percent stretch, or inches stretch for dozens of lines in sizes from 7/64 to 3/4"
The Famous Load Testing Page from the wayback machine
Sailing Anarchy thread associated with above link
My preferred bend for Amsteel
Great paper on knots for Tree Climbing. Lots of infomration here.
How to Clean Line
Loos Gauge Cross Reference Compare readings on Model A, B, and PT series.
Static Bend strength loss in Dyneema
Technical Articles on Rope Strength and Knots
Ashley Book of Knots Book review with page preview of any page plus the folowing page
Knots, Splices, and Rope Work A practical treatise by A. Hyatt Verrill
Diamond Knot. This is the knot used as the stopper knot in a soft shackle. See how to tie it.
Splicing Instructions for a few common of line types
Block Systems Basic theory and technical information on the various standard block systems
Loos PT Gauges How to use the Loos PT tension gages
Breaking Strength of various recreational marine ropes
Line Selection guide Link to the Samson site and their line selection guide
Jibsheet Load Calculator based on the "Harken" formula
Twine Size Reference Table/ Chart chart for sizes #4 to #72

United States Coast Guard Navigation Rules International and Inland. COMDTINST M16672.2C (Obsolete)
AMALGAMATED INTERNATIONAL & U.S. INLAND NAVIGATION RULES (Replaces COMDTINST)
USCG NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
Lights List Overview Discusses several tools to quickly find Waypoints.
- Map Interface to Light List and Waypoint Editor/ Route creator
- Waypoint Editor
GPS GPX Batch Waypoint and Route Creator Enter Waypoints and create routes in bulk.
Convert between various Latitude-Longitude formats and past results into your other programs
Print your own NOAA charts
OpenCPN The best free navigation program is OpenCPN. It will run on Windows or Linux
iPhone Navigation Navionics. A very nice way to turn a smart phone into a chart plotter for $9.95. 10 Euros for the Android version.
NavPacProDemo Free navigation program that does everything except do real time GPS plotting
Nav Pac SF Bay Chart Large chart of most of SF Bay north and south for use with NavPac Demo
The American Practical Navigator an epitome of Navigation. First edition was published in 1802, this is the bicentennial edition published in 2002
Chart Number One. Chart No 1 is the publication that defines all that you see on any navigation chart. If your life depends on knowing what the symbols and markings mean on a chart, read this publication like your life depended on it.
Distances between Ports
The International Code of Signals

LP Calculator Calculate the LP and % of a sail given the 2 sides and J
Sail Area calculator based on I J or J and Luff as well as sail size (%).
Dimensions and sail area calculations for thousands of boats. Click through to the boat specific page. Data is shown from several leading sources.

Polars for 127 different boats.
Battery Data shows voltage for various states of charge.
Conversion factors for Length, Area, Volume, and more
Manuals. If you need one, it might be here. Over 400 misc manuals on this page
Fraction equivalent Table of fractions and their decimal equivalent values from 1/64 to 1 inch
Sealants An interesting article on caulking and sealants from Good Old Boat web site
Table of Daylight Savings Time switch times
Find the Latitude and Longitude of any US City
Marine Zone search by Latitude and Longitude. Can be used with city search.
Various Technical Articles from the 1970's -- but still interesting

L-36 drawings Three line drawings useful to illustrate articles on L-36s
L-36 dimensions Standard dimensions for L-36 (I, J, P, and I) from Mauriprosailing
Blueprint of L-36 Page with a link to a large jpg of the L-36 blueprints.
L-36 dimenstions complete Bob's list of dimensions for Eventide. Includes all dimensions, lengths , weight, etc.

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