+1 Too many people are full of fear. Too many children are being brought up to fear. Adventure is missing in our safe society. Competence,...
I have found that people from a farming background have an inane sense of inventiveness and will find solutions to problems that stymie others. I...
Never seen the red. Just the green. I came to view it the same as old leather in a classic English sports car, or the cracking of an old oil...
Ah, but you love what you do...not to mention you have grown your business to extraordinary levels.
100% agree. Seen a few of my successful clients and friends almost force their offspring into either their business or profession, usually with a...
I owned a pilothouse trawler years ago and all the portholes were green verdigris. One weekend I decided on a major clean up. Using a Dremel and...
Why the attack on a new member posting for advice? This attitude is hardly making "lurkers" and new members feel comfortable posting anything! As...
The first try didn't work. I think it may have been the mini blow torch! Second try used a Bic lighter, slowly, worked well. P.M me if you want me...
Come on OB! Lets not get too serious over this. Do you come over a rough inlet and into a tight mooring with a martini shaken, not stirred? Hardly...
Just tried these on a switch in the engine room. They are supposed to be waterproof. They worked as per the description on the packet. Shrunk very...
LOL. Just what I was driving at. Olderboater, no argument that practice is good, just the "sphincter factor" is missing! Cheers
You can't practice coming over a dangerous bar (inlet in the US) by going through rough seas and you cannot practice the situation that occurs...
Likewise...Thanks! A part of sea life we enjoy to read about.
53' Hatteras: The props are small and the hull is heavy and deep in comparison to more modern vessels of similar size. It does not "walk" as much...
I prefer this done properly to many of the poor soldered connections I have seen on boats straight from the factory. Not wanting to start an...
This year I have replaced 4 bilge pumps and 4 switches. A few months ago the water in the bilge went past first lift switch and pump, then past...
Yes! We would do it all over again, except that my wife felt the loss of our dog too much to replace this year. For 16 years our dog was a true...
Good post! "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." Andre Gide
As it is low voltage, I am inclined to give advice, but considering we are talking electricity, that is maybe not a good idea. Sounds like a...
So much of what constructs Freedom and the Liberty in our culture is owed to the souls that make up our history, and amongst the Titans of these...
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