Well, nothing is perfect and you don't really need all them bits and pieces anyways..:D One time I lost a panel on top of the wing on a 747 the...
Yup and it started a long time ago: Remember Value Jet? They made pilots pay to get a job there to keep cost down, $10,000.00 for each position...
Yup, have extensive experience trying to remove that stuff before the 2004 Boat Show: It would take weeks to peel it off one boat, square 1/4" by...
Not the screws holding the wing on, but plastic fairing between the wing and fuselage. Worst case scenario: The fairing flies off and hits the...
Yup, the switch will corrode and fail. If you need to turn the light on, just by-pass the switch by placing a small piece of alu foil in the...
And another one. This boat was sold just after the grounding and just before the holding company went BK. Got the name of the new owner if...
Been using these for a couple of years: Great concept with LED and all but they go bad after a while due to corrosion. Save the receipts and...
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Expensive curves...:D
Well, yes and no, time on my hands, but hate varnishing..:( Got my man Mr. Greene to do all the bright work. (He is known to some members of...
I stripped my external teak of old varnsih in 2007 and have since built up 30+ coats of Epifanes. First year 15 coats, then 5 or 6 maintenance...
THE HORTH WHITHPERER A guy calls his buddy, the horse rancher, and says he's sending a friend over to look at a horse. His buddy asks, 'How will...
Aha, Private Pilots, (PPL) Yeah, that is probably the way to go, fly for pleasure rather than aggravation. :D
Not a problem anymore: The airline pilot business is going downhill in a hand basket: Furloughs, pay-cuts, ex-wifes, etc..No money for a yacht, or...
Soiree Friday Night....? Anybody else going to the Fraser Yacht soiree Friday night..? See ya there.
Aye mate, why go big...? A small family or a solo-sailor should not go beyond 40 to 50, but of course there is exceptions if you are out to...
The rule says ya have to clear in within 24 hours of entering Bahamian waters. Not sure if that applies to transit as well although I have done...
Diesel or gasoline engines....?
Good idea, just posted an ad on Craig's list. Thought I would try on this here yachtforums first just to keep it in the family.;)
Cowboy in heaven... :DA cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. 'Have you ever done anything of particular merit?' St. Peter...