Boat Forum / Boats / December 2004

Just picked up a hydrofoil for the boat.  Directions say to mount it as far
to the rear as possible on the cavitation plate.  That would put it right
over, and mostly behind the prop.  Does anyone have one of these mounted on
an alpha 1 drive?  Any tips?

I'm considering leaving my electronics on my trailered boat, I have it
parked about 2 minutes from my house.Does anybody out there recommend using
an alarm?

General Animation of Underwater Earth Quake and Resulting Tsunami
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/tsunami/
The December 26th Tsunami in the Indian Ocean - White/Red/Blue animation of
Local Area

Hello all, I have a 1985 19ft Renkin Boat with the OMC 3.8L v6
engineand outdrive. I am trying to find out who manufactures the
engine. IE:Chevrolet or Oldsmobile? I need to buy cap and rotor, plugs,
plug wires and freeze plugs and I can't do this until I figure out

The proposed 2005 Dungeness crab rules have been announced for Puget Sound.
The bag limit has been reduced from six crabs to four, with crabbing allowed
only on weekdays and a single day each weekend. It has become rather
predictable for sportsmen to get the short shrift when ...

Pat Buchanan scolds Dubya
Writing in his syndicated column this week, Pat Buchanan asked President
Bush to tell the American public the “Unvarnished Truth” about the
current situation in Iraq. For starters, Buchanan would like the

In 1997, I had a GREAT custom pillow-top foam mattress made for a Bayliner
2855 I owned at the time.  We ordered it from a small store-front operation
(that no longer exists) in the Target shopping center in Burlington, WA.  As
I recall, the company was actually based out of ...

Here are some of harry's recent posts, in regards to Thailand, the
devastated area that has lost nearly 50,000 lives including mostly children.
'''''Floods sweeping through Thailand's northern
regions have aided the spread of rat urine disease, which has killed at

Get with it, Fuckwit. Your bullshit story needs to be
directed to "unethical" meat eaters - those who don't
care about animal welfare - rather than to "vegans".
Your comparison - "decent lives" for animals vs. "no

What would be a fair price to pay for a used, but professionally
rebuilt caterpillar 3208 engine? No hours after the rebuild.
i

This is not my boat and I have no stake in selling it. I just wanted
to pass on the opportunity. The current bit id $8,150.  Looks pretty
good and is probably very well built, as military things go. 12 knots
loaded speed.

I am looking for my first boat.  I live in Seattle, and there are loads of
lakes, the Sound, and large rivers to do boating in.
I am looking for a small inexpensive lightweight boat I can pull with my 4
cylinder Volvo wagon, something that is very "seaworthy", and something

Does anybody know anything about the Sovereign 23' sailboat? I'm
considering getting one to sail from Florida to the Bahamas, and do
seem weekend offshore sailing, and would like to know anybody's
opinions on the boat.

...instead of blowing $2 billion a week on destroying Iraq, and having
our soldiers shot at and blown up...
...we sent those resources to those countries devastated by the recent
tsunamis, and helped those folks bury their dead, care for their

I am chasing user manuals for the following :
JMC Colour Sounder  V-144
Japan Marine Co.
Furuno Radar