Boat Forum / Boats / April 2005

I need to replace the microwave on my Maxum 2400SCR.  The dealer wants
over $500 for an exact replacement of what was a very basic microwave.
I have searched high and low at retailers and online but haven't found
any small enough.  The problem is the depth is only 11".  I find ...

I have a new Yamaha 200 (ox66) outboard with just 22 hours on it.  The other
day I took it out and noticed a slight metallic rattling noise while it was
idling, seemed to go away after a few minutes, then while running about
3600rpm's I heard a loud thud coming from the engine, no ...

I am considering a new Lund WC-16 (their low end boat), using a 15hp Yamaha.
I will be using it on a small bay for crabbing, and general use. I would
like to have this boat around for a few years and am concerned about it
durability. The boat is rated for a max of 25hp and weighs ...

I am a new owner of some rental cabins in Michigan.  We'd like to offer
our renters the opportunity to moor a small boat or jet ski while they
are staying with us.  The lake itself is very shallow for quite a ways
from shore.  Our neighbor has moorings in the ground that have chain

Have you seen the videos of the ivory-billed woodpecker that naturalist
kayaker found in Arkansas?
What a wonderful bird!
Gorgeous.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3270

My buddy has a Mastercraft X-30, and floated her for the first time last
week. The engine started perfectly, but he couldn't get it to shift into
forward or reverse. The throttle lever worked as advertised, but no action
at the prop.

I cleared out my "Bozo File", dumping all of Harry Krause's posts in the
trash where they and he belongs.  It sure is nice to have him filtered so I
don't have to worry about his ilk.

last year i bought an old boat with 2 heads.1 is a direct discharge
type that we always used (perfectly legal where we hang out). the
other head is a vacuflush which i decided to figure out how it all
worked. first problem i dicovered is that none of the lights on the

Anybody who ever played "pirate" as a kid had to feel a twinge of envy
as the TV networks replayed the story of three men who claimed to have
found a box filled with old gold and silver certificates, bonds, etc
buried under an apple tree. A coin dealer had valued their haul at

Quaint tale about kids and hydroplanes.
Anybody do this same silly bicycle thing elsewhere in the country?
Hydro Fever
Seattle was a great place to grow up in the 1950's and 60's. Kids

Has anyone used or heard of anything positive regarding those new solar
powered battery chargers? I would like to put a second battery in my boat
but don`t want the hassle of taking it out to charge.
jj

I found this great web site showing the Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of
Mexico.
http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html

According to the Local section of this morning's Seattle Times,
President Bush's budget proposal would significantly reduce funding for
the Chittenden Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
The largest expense at the Chittenden Locks is payroll, and total

This is a classic...really. If there was a US President dumber than
Dubya, I'd like to know who it was.
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BUSH ASKS ABOUT 'SPLASH DAY'