Last week I watched an episode of Deadliest Catch where they were shutting the fisheries just before the run. They went to Congress. The point...
Because it's a matter of federal funding, it's impossible to completely divorce the discussion from politics, but I was truly attempting to NOT...
I'm not saying run from Orient to Beaufort. I'm saying move their operations. "The Army Corps of Engineers is a much better piñata to bash" I...
CaptJ that's clearly a political post and irrelevant to the subject. If you don't want our senators and congressmen to be able to take funds...
Never said it's the rich and famous. I'm saying that a lot of us are paying for something only a very small group uses. (Maybe the charter...
Because lawyers and tragedies go hand in hand. For the government to allocate funds to dredge this inlet (or to pay judgments for mishaps there)...
True, but the responsibility lies with the authorities. If a transporter, a recreational boater or a commercial vessel coming down the coast...
I once (just once) ran a garbage scow with the fore / aft rudders, but with no instruction. Interesting.:rolleyes: Yes, there are as many gear /...
You've got it correct., but they have that for all types of boats (recreational & commercial). Most modern boats go with a single lever control...
When you start buying larger vessels you must expect to travel, and plan for the expenses involved in that. When the boss and I were shopping for...
You're not trying to say that function should take precedence over style are you? It's pretty right? What else matters?:rolleyes:
Odd time of year for a boat to go into dry storage. That said it could be nothing more than a push for an immediate decision (which is generally...
I run a 1981 56 Hatt, and I highly recommend them as a comfortable live-aboard and cruiser. If you're interested in such, probably one of the...
You guys are thinking current, but forgetting wind. Also eddy depending where he was when. He could have been floundering in one place for long...
Would I be correct in assuming that you're coming up from the south? In that case I believe you'll need to go through the Champlain Canal first...
I think CaptJ hit it. It's simply a backing plate. K1W1 also when he said just make up a new one. Any welder or machine shop can make it up out...
This comes to mind:
Sorry, I'd seen 1950's vintage / sanding and painting. Still it should have flotation, and air pockets. Bottom line, a boat that "sinks" doesn't...
Don't forget a jar of peanut butter. Great nutrition, great energy boost, and it sticks with you. My first ocean transport (Lauderdale to Nova...
Boats can stay afloat indefinitely after turning turtle between air locked inside the hull and the construction of the vessel (in this case wood)....
