You may have noticed that few are buying boats, and even fewer are using the ones they have. That's a bit of a PITA and a notable modification....
That's because many of the people here are the ones who respond when the call goes out. We try very hard not to be the one making the call....
COMPLAIN, and keep on complaining. This is extortion. The oil companies together are saying to the world "We control the oil so F.U. Pay us...
Hasn't that been the game since "Other People's Money" and the .coms? If Enron,AIG, etc. why not Post.
That's a day in NY Harbor, and I've come through with a few. NBD. Pretty much the same with whatever. If you hit hard enough to stop an IPS (or...
I've seen outdrives ripped off as well as shafts and rudders, always leaving a big hole. Anything can be ripped off if you try hard enough. I do...
To be fair, one trip through NY Harbor will leave you a bit dinged and you'll never be near the bottom or rocks. I've been through there when you...
Anybody here ever have to replace shafts, props, struts and rudders and repaired the bottom damage after running into a rock? Fortunately, I...
Canadians have always been considered like our cousins more than "foreigners". But their security tends to be a bit lax by our standards, mainly...
That second link doesn't seem to be active anymore. Granted different circumstances may have different results, but running up onto a pile of...
And yet they try.:( Some treat their crew as they would their household help, not realizing that they can make a cruise a wonderful experience or...
If only it stopped when the stomach was emptied, that would do it.:D
The thread started as a discussion of how little day captains get paid and how some owners try to get $1,000 worth of work for each $100 of pay....
So you used him to drive the areas labor costs down and put the Germans out of work. That way the German ends up living in a slum and has to...
Very good idea. In fact, if you give out drugs you're opening yourself to a world of liability.
Reminds me of my first encounter with sea sickness (luckily it was my brother and not me). Our father chartered a boat to do some tuna fishing....
The problems with take-before drugs is who wants to take drugs for a maybe-it-may-happen situation unless you're one who gets seasick when you...
I like Bonine. The best cure however is prevention, i.e. plenty of rest, fresh air and non-greasy or creamed foods. Also keep the body temp...
We do understand very well. You're asking for a U.S. shipping industry with American money, but no American workers or ships. IOW, we should...
Could be several things from fuel-caused damage to the ECM to...... I'd have a qualified mechanic look at it or assume a motor that won't fire,...
