Boat Forum / Boats / February 2006

This one is over the edge in terms of virtuosity:
http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=79

OK you NG mensas, passing requires only 4 correct answers...a measly
40%.
Grades in the morning.
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?

Who's there?
Genoa
Genoa who?
Genoa a good sailmaker?

my 90 e-tec (2005) blew a powerhead at 37 hours. they say the engine ran
for 29 minutes without oil. the no oil alarm went off once, i checked
the oil tank and there was plenty of oil. and then the alarm never went
off again. i was told that air bubbles can form in the oil line if ...

5 boats destroyed and 2 others damaged in marina fire in San Diego this
morning:
http://www.10news.com/news/7502179/detail.html

The Shipshape boating episode last weekend was about installing a
stereo in John's Whaler.
He used two parts that I need for my installation. I can't find them on
any of the usual sites. I deleted the episode from my Tivo, so I don't

You heard it hear first. The BassPro Shop king has purchased Crownline
Boats. Should be announced in a week or two.
Capt Jack R..

I'm calling around for labor estimates to have my 3-knob bath faucet
replaced with a single handle Moen. I'm explaining that on the other side of
the wall, there's an access panel that was designed in heaven. 4' wide, runs
from floor to ceiling. It's as if you were looking at ...

It's down to croakers, grunts and 1 pound mackerel for East Coasters:
http://www.outdoorcanada.ca/fish/peoples_fish.shtml
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Skipper

Recently, the cruising NG conducted subject discussion. I found the
following comments from a highly respected contributor to that forum
particularly interesting:
"We did the snowbird thing for three years.  We've been in almost

Won a set of 6 foot keel protectors in a sweepstakes.  I'm not even sure
what
they are or how I can use them on my fixed keel sailboat.  If they are
for power

No, it's not what you thought...or what I thought, though my imagination
did run away for a moment or two...
 'Jurassic beaver' found in China
The discovery of a fossil beaver that lived when the dinosaurs ruled the

I don't personally put a lot of absolute faith in JD Power ratings and
awards, but they often make interesting reading. Here's a link to a
press release about marine engines. I found the comment that boaters in
general are reporting fewer engine related problems to be encouraging.

Watched an episode of The Real West on the History Channel this morning.
Title of the show was 'Dodge City'. Seems John Wesley Hardin called the
Kansas cow towns the wildest places on earth. Yep, men were men, and the
women wept. Seems it was sorta like San Carlos, Sonora has been ...

Check out e-tecinfonet.org for some interesting data including
performance/consuption info with triple engines.
Butch