User fees It always amazes me that there seems to be a shortfall in funding in just about everything, the overspending in the past now means less...
Night shots I see her out now in the Vancouver Islands, 21 crew. the # 1V that is
21.7 I assume as you are in the UK the 21.7 is metres, in that case, no problem with right crew.
Impellors When I fold the blades over I use a snap tie to hold them and the the tie slips off as I slide in the impellor....removal can be a...
Thoughts The US is in transition, posts reflect the current state of mental anguish, change....status quo...or ...die....
smoke and Stuff When you have a Covington or J&T DD things can get hairy, my 6 71's in Florida are J&T but naturals, the serial #'s indicate a...
Polution The last big eruption in Chile blasted more pollution into the air than all the man made co2 in the past 50 yrs..and that was one...
warming If you look at historical data on the evolution of the "human" as we know him today, you will find strong evidence that the transition...
Boat Strange to see the swim ladder deployed if abonded.
Cummins I would question the 15 kts wot on a full displacement hull with that HP.
Niads I was informed by the Service Mgr at DD that they want to keep their systems confined to their engines, warranty is void if adding external...
Niads Well, lets hope the high pressure side of his system never gets to the crankcase of his propulsion engine, DD's don't do well with real...
Niads WOW !!! that sounds way too wrong, on my Vospers the pump and oil are totally separate, the oil is 32 W hydraulic and the pump outputs...
Soot I purchased my 70 ft Stephens MY in Ft Lauderdale in 1991, boat had sat for 2 yrs prior to a refit one year prior to my purchase, I had the...
Stuck in toilet Not good when only the Captain can steer a ferry, very poor wheelhouse management.
Identify Bow flare looks Pacemaker, but, I think the rest is a modification of something else..??
Bridge clearence I was proceeding to swing bridge here in the PNW, the operator was watching my approach, I hailed him on the VHF to confirm...
Bertram I was in a yard in 1991, on S.R 84, beside beside Rolly??,, was having work done on my 70 ft Stephens and could not believe the slowness...
and not following behind in a convertible !!!
Charter I would suggest that most charter yachts are held in a corporation, specially for liability reasons. Many are also represented by...
