Loren In over 40 years of Dad's boat in the waters of the Caribbean, he did own a boatyard but he never let anyone else out of the family work...
With very sad regret and a heavy heart, having grown-up and worked in English Harbour for more years than I care to remember, this is no shock....
I think they should all be made of the ultimate carbon fibre. Wood. We can all fix it. You find it almost everywhere and its pretty....
Pascal, you are right. The core should be totally encapsulated. Why the hell did it break away? Weird. I hate to say it but a Friday afternoon...
Sorry Pascal, When I say a gelcoat laminate I mean a first stage lammy. When you spray gelcoat into the mould ( up north, hopefully an...
Pascal My first thought is it maybe one of two screw-ups. 1. The first major lamination was not applied while the gelcoat lamination was...
Uncledekka No, putting Veet ladies hair remover foam in his wetsuit is always a good laugh though. Shark feeding in the Coral sea we used to...
Ok so what the hell does the sail on a sailfish do? It can only mean extra drag, maybe a bit of grip in tight turns while feeding. What else?...
What, you mean like lawyers? Or is that just greed?
Off the bird theme for a moment. A slightly unpopular Captain I worked for was given a big flashy dive watch, TAG I think. First dive back in...
That's easy, Wahoo are surface-piercing like Arneson-drives, only the bottom half of the drive does the work. :D Fish
A little ray of hope. There is a small yard in England that makes gaff cutters called Cornish Crabbers. They went into administration but a...
I'm with K1W1 on this one. It's good to spend some time in the guest area, not just from an engineering point of view but also from a...
Kruse, Right on the button, lessons learned under sail transfer well to cruising powerboats too. Long, thin boats are easily driven and take...
Oh no, My fave was the story of the 45 foot sailboat that caught a Yellowfin Tuna on a trailing line, wound it up to the cockpit and it went...
When working as a young steward one night, walking up the sidedeck of a 220'footer, I got taken out by the local wildlife. The yacht had...
Carl, Job done. (If they quote me, I'll deny it all) :D Fish
Nice illistation of 1 million rigs you pay your skipper for, tough call to go with the ball or flat planes
It's a World Wide phenomenon. The old joke about the hurricane and the coconut tree springs to mind. We are all in deep doodoo. :confused:
TK Sorry bud, On the East Coast we fish mostly near the surface, first 30'. On the West Coast, Pacific, which is much deeper and less...
