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Jobless rate soars to 6.1%
Unemployment surges to 5-year high as employers cut workers for eighth
straight month, bringing '08 job losses to 605,000.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The unemployment rate soared to a nearly

After hearing all the acceptance speaches from both partys I'm
reminded that politics is still politics
Go back to Solomons grand son.
1 Kings 12:6,7

As it says, Fox News toinght, 8pm. Barak Obama and Bill O', sit down
interview. Fair and respectful, I am sure...
Have fun, be informed, watch...

Palin E-Mails Show Intense Interest in Trooper's Penalty
By James V. Grimaldi and Karl Vick
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, September 4, 2008; A27

Well, I'm not going to speak in defense of the sardine in their
eternal quest to survive the big fish...
The issue here is, WHY A KAYAK OR CANOE MUST GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO
THE MOTORBOATS?

Canoeing by William G Luscombe 1936,two inch tear to
dustwrapper,otherwise a very nice copy. 253 pages.
Lovely old canoeing manual from the thirties.Covers the styles of the
time,folding,canoe camping,team racing etc.

Scott Kirkpatrick's spectacular action photographs from
the 2006 World Championship Bathtub Race are now online,
courtesy of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society:
http://squidoo.com/nanaimobathtubrace

mdrusthum,blogspot.com
mdrusthum@gmail.com

Hiya folks.
Just wondering if anybody has experience with the video cameras that
I've seen used to make films like THIS IS THE SEA and PACIFIC
HORIZONS.  They are mounted so they don't fall off the boat, they are

[my opinion is both]
BIG DILEMMA: OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED
Fri Sep 05 2008 08:55:46 ET
Oprah Winfrey may have introduced Democrat Barack Obama to the women of

He admits it:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/04/obama-surge-succeeded-beyond-wildest-dreams/
Now will he admit he may have judged the war incorrectly, whereas McCain
called it correctly from the beginning?

Hey Wilbur, is Ike gonna take out the Crapton's boat?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Martin

I have just replaced the seal and bearings on my  Yanmar YSE12 water pump.
It now pumps water and does not leak, but it doesn't seem to produce enough
pressure to push water through the exhaust. The impellor is not new but
looks fine. My question is, what else can I do to ...

Apologies if it's been done already but I can't find the answer.
What's the furthest distance you can sail in a straight line (great
circle)?
Cheers.

Getting Oriented
So, we're currently in Deep River/Old River (up the CT river at any
rate) and are going to Orient Bay on Long Island, next.
Any recommendations for anchorages, dinghy dock locations, things to

Just looked at Skip's spot log. He's left the anchorage inside Coecles
Harbor on Shelter Island and appears to be headed back towards the
LIS. Via Email, he had mentioned going to Three Mile harbor while out
between the forks, but apparently he has changed his plans. I advised

I see Zac had to turn back from his departure from Port Moresby because the
engine failed to start.  Smart move.  Better to get it fixed by the people
who should have just fixed it than sail into an unknown port with it niot
working.  Also smart not start a long leg to a place ...

http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/
Poor little Zac. He had to give up because he can't seem to keep his Yanmar
diesel running.
Bwahahahhahahahahhah! I told ya so! I told you people that he was

By end 2009 Canadian all recreational boaters will be required to
possess suitable qualifications.
Been touch with rep. of the Power and Sail Squad. and one of the
claims made is that their course, unlike some of the more

I have an '82 Sea Ox 20ft WA that suits my needs.  (Probably will only boat
another 6-8 years.)  Anyway, the '88 Evinrude 150hp 20"shaft engine is on
last legs and unreliable.   I'm thinking of buying a gently used 2001-2003
replacement 150hp outboard, but almost all worth ...

Today I was shocked to find that my seriously beefed up MiniCup rudder
boxes were rotten (Well, this is Florida).  So I made patterns from
the old ones and cut out the pieces.
Cutting apart the old ones I found the reason they rotted was that

I recently picked up a Glastron Alpha which will need a large amount
of work to make it usable. I plan on making it yet another one of my
"projects". There is a large amount of gel coat cracking, 3 patches
that either Daryl or his other brother daryl attempted to do, and is

I just purchased a 1972 aristocraft 19, and the owner says the fellow
he bought it from put a 1985 mercruiser 165 hp
inline 6 4.1 litre in the boat. I thought mercruiser stopped using
that engine in 1976 or so.

Is it possible?
My engine is not a real "marine" engine but comes from a car.
I've a 2 BBL stock Rochester carb and a Ignitor (ignition conversion
kit).

hello everyone!  I am new here and I have a quick question about
tachometers.  I have a boat tachometer that I am trying to hook up and
test but it isn’t the normal 12v, ground, and signal similar to
vehicles.  I was hoping someone here could provide me on some insight

I am looking for a fixed mount gps to interface with my on board laptop and
my auto pilot.  I do not need a chart plotter.  I just want a gps that is
powered by 12v boat batteries and can talk to the computer and auto pilot.
Any recomendations ?

I have interfaced my Lowrance 7200 GPS to my Uniden 625C VHF radio. The DSC
feature is working fine from the GPS to the radio. When I send my position
to another vessel, the LAT/LONG is truncated to xx.xx.000 - the position is
not sending the decimal degree data.

Hey I was hoping someone would be able to give me some advice on the best
way to set up/wire the sound system in my boat...
Wiring up my boat for a sound system, Basically I have 2 front and 2 rear
infinity kappa 6.5 speakers, and plan on purchasing a head unit and amp.

Dear Colleague,
Subject: Free NOAA Electronic Navigation Charts work with
        dKart Navigator
NOAA has released more than 650 electronic  charts  for use on