Boat Forum / Boats / August 2008

Has the Corp of Engineers got the levees in shape to keep NO from
flooding again?
Will habitat construction/reconstruction done during the past 3 years
will be destroyed if they fail?

I'm looking to get a new small 4 stroke in the 20-25HP range. Local
selection of this size of outboard is pretty limited - most dealers
don't even stock this size. And of course the pricing is therefore
quite high.

I’m new to boating and I’ve recently purchased a 1976 15ft
Thundercraft with a 50 H.P Merc outboard.  It runs well with two
people but any more than that and the motor starts to strain.  The
plaque on the back of the boat says that the vessel is rated to a

...about Republican mediocrity:
Harriet Miers, "aborted" nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Michael Brown, of FEMA fame.
Sarah Palin, McBush's veep choice.

Democratic Convention Topped Olympics in Viewers, Nielsen Says
By Jonathan D. Salant and Michael White
Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The just-concluded Democratic National Convention
in Denver was the most-watched since at least 1960 and drew more viewers

August 29, 2008
McCain: Obama Lacks Experience Running 5,000-Person Town in Alaska,
But Extolls Veep Pick’s Qualifications
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) used the announcement of his vice-presidential

Well, nephew with a new Dell laptop sent me his older Dell laptop to
"clean up, update, and send to another relative" in his senior year of
high school in Flor-ida.
Said used laptop, about a year old, and pretty nice, seemed to have lost

    McCain's Temper May Become an Issue
By Scott Thomsen
Associated Press Writer
Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999; 6:38 p.m. EST

Monegan says he was pressured to fire cop
PALIN'S EX-BROTHER-IN-LAW:
Former commissioner says governor's husband, others asked him to
investigate trooper Wooten.

Slate had a really stupid article today saying that Sarah Palin smells
like Salmon all summer, presumably cuz she fishes for salmon.  Of
course that is likely to appeal to us redneck gun totin religion
approvin bitter small town types.

POTUS is suddenly woken up by the odd sounding phone, as his mind
begins to clear, he realizes it is the emergency phone, he answers.
The Russians have suddenly sunk two US navy ships taking part in an
excercise with the Georgian Coastal defense forces in the Black Sea.

..that the Democrats have suddenly developed a keen sense of morality, that
John Edwards was banned from making a speech at the Democratic National
Convention for having an affair and lying about it.  
And that, in his place, Bill Clinton was given the podium.

I guess the NYT is trying to stop losing money hand over fist. They
actually printed something that seems pretty 'fair and balanced' about the
Palin choice.
http://tinyurl.com/578m4w

Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................

3 am phone call...
A moose got into the garbage can.