Wow, maybe I looked gullible but I got 2 estimates for painting my hull 3 years ago: (I love the New England Navy Blue hull and red bottom paint.)...
My tub is 19 years old, always outdoors in South Florida, and looks brand new. (After I had the oxidation removed with wet sanding and compounding...
I owned a wooden boat for 3 years in the Caribbean, never again.:confused: Nice to look at, nice personality, nice everything except ownership....
Yup, we had heavy rain the last few days and with no operating bilge pumps it it sits lower in the water every time I go by. Heavy rain also...
Still sitting there as of Friday 10-23. [ATTACH]
Let’s agree to disagree: I never had an engine survey done, never had a problem. (Pure luck perhaps) Oil analysis for sure, maintenace records for...
Yeah, if the boat has been sitting for a while with no running and no maintenance, a mechanical survey is a must.
Seems a bit excessive: I would ask for the maintenance records first of all before I spend a dime on surveys. If maintained well, and runs good...
I am guessing his Deck Hand career is on hold for a while..:rolleyes:
Yeah, they are investigating for sure. Tried to get closer but looked like a barrier blocked the canal. My picture was from the River.
Boat is still there as of 1 hour ago. Not pretty. [ATTACH]
Lots of IF’s, and yes it can be done safely IF this and if that. Back to the topic of this chapter: They fueled 5 minute prior, then blew up,...
Been driving a Chevy Volt for years, not a Prius. :oops: Sorry Ed, inboard Gas is not my cup of tea. There are a few around here but I stay away...
Now we are talking cooking fuels instead of propulsion fuels: I had alcohol stoves, kerosene stoves, propane stoves and now butane burners on my...
Therein lies da problem: Some of these so-called Captains don’t have no license: They buy an old boat and advertise charters on Craig’s List,...
Here is recent CG activity on illegal charters: Coast Guard halts 2 illegal charter operations over holiday weekend near Miami News Release...
Possible an illegal charter, hence the red flags. Lots of those in South Florida and the CG has been busy catching them the last few years. In...
Correct, the boat is not tied to a fuel dock, but rather it was pushed onto an empty piece of seawall where there is a lot of construction going...
The nearest fuel dock is 1 NM away. Looks like they were slowly cruising the river when this happened out of the blue. Never heard it either.
