Boat Forum / Boats / October 2005

Whoo Hoo!!!  
My favorite day of the year.

I would like to know people experience in buying an outboard motor from
eBay. I have previously bought some stuff from eBay; but those are
inexpenisve items. What I want to know are:
-  How do we check the motor without seeing it?

October 30, 2005
Many Floridians at risk since Wilma cut power
Knight Ridder Newspapers MIAMI -- Still largely power-less Saturday,
South Florida confronted new issues: storm-related injuries, jammed

my buddy has a boat that was made in 1989,the title says hull by melhart.the
model is a 22 ft berretta phazer 230.does anybody know of this boat and
where I can get info on the building of it.
thanks

How do submarines rise and dive?  Do they require outside energy (as in
the electricity  needed to run an aircompresser to pressurize an air
compartment used to later blast out the water from the ballast tank) or
can they function without added energy?

The previous owner of my Ranger 22 sailboat was storing the outboard's
plastic fuel tank inside the boat in the quarter berth (there are no
lazarettes). There are definitely gasoline vapors in the boat when I
open it up each weekend - so I open the hatches to ventilate.

One of our ships is scheduled to come in before the end of the year and
we will be enjoying a modest windfall. The MRS has said
"You can use part of this for a new boat, if you want."
After extended contemplation and a thorough look at my options, there's

The only reason I'm posting this is in response to the signal to noise
thread.  I wanted to offer something boat related.
I don't know what my wife purchased, but West Marine left a message saying
it was in the store and ready for us.  I love surprises.

Anybody else notice that OT threads are running at a multiple of about
4 times the on-topic threads?
That's without even beginning to consider the posts.
"Liberals are Faggots" or "Bush is Retarded" threads often get over 100

...or kayaks.
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Boating is over for the season for many of us, so...............
Try these 2 boat games to pass some time..................
http://www.motorboatmuseum.org.uk/learning/games.php
I got 112 mph on the 'trimming a boat' game.

Just watched Fitzgerald's news conference. He is just a hack for the
Justice Department Dems. Did he get an indictment for the outing? Did he
prosecute the illegal politicking by the husband and wife? He is
motivated by the Dems stereotyping of all Republicans. He IS a Democrat

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I'm in the process of building an e-boat and am looking for a ~19 inch
variable pitch prop along with probably the shaft and any controls that may
be associated with it.
A friend of mine told me that Volvo makes one, but none of their dealers

all right stop laughing!!!
i may be moving to dallas TX...what's the nearest good boating area?
galveston? can you boat 12 mos/year? how's the wx and sea condx? any
good areas for marinas?