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Jump to new posts Bimini Hardware by Silverbullet @ 1 minute 53 seconds ago

Best place to buy? I need to make some small support poles and change some fittings to stainless. sailrite? somewhere else?
Vehicles of Conveyence other than Watercraft
Jump to new posts Re: Door seam rust by Indyboater @ Today at 01:09 AM

Originally Posted By: BillyBWhat would the slightly dissimilar metals be Indy? The skin and the shell are both steel. As is the rocker panel. And none are listed as being high strength steel in Mitchell Ultramate. yeah, but they were probably st
Truly Miscellaneous
Jump to new posts Re: Thanks Mozilla (but no thanks) by kenhdog @ Today at 01:04 AM

Yep, I read IE8 is in Beta testing now.... (I just upgraded to 7 a week ago!) My main browser is SeaMonkey (Mozilla equivalent to the now defunct Netscape Communicator Suite) I'm sure the browser is a Firefox derivative, so I guess I won't be upgr
Computers, Cameras, Tech Toys & Home Entertainment
Jump to new posts Re: Wireless Printer Sharing by kenhdog @ Today at 12:54 AM

P.S. If you do go in the market for a wireless printer I have the previous model (HP 6980) of this one: HP 6988 It is Great. Although it does work wireless, I have it directly connected to my router via and Ethernet cable. All my computers can acc
Boat Improvements
Jump to new posts Re: Use a Dock Wheel? by Frantically Relaxing @ Today at 12:44 AM

I would think training wheels are preferable to training gouges...
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Cobalt 276 by Towerman @ Today at 12:44 AM

I came across these webpage of some nice pictures of the new Cobalt 276. (They are on Table Rock Lake at the Chateau.) More pics of the 2009 Cobalt 276
Boating 101
Jump to new posts Re: I've got a ton of newbie questions... by Lou C @ Today at 12:32 AM

Like others said, many of your questions will be answered by taking a boating safety course. You are starting with a really BIG boat. I'd consider starting with something a lot smaller, like in the 20' range. Not only will your costs be dramtically l
Float Plans and the Waters we Boat On
Jump to new posts 2008 Tampa Boat Show, 5-7 Sep by Lambert Laker @ Yesterday at 11:57 PM

www.tampaboatshow.com This is my favorite area show for a few reasons... - I live ~10 minutes from the convention center - The TCC top deck has 200k sq ft of air-conditioned space ... wall-to-wall boats & booths - The in-water displays are alwa
Truly Miscellaneous
Jump to new posts Re: Spilled Gas by power and sail @ Yesterday at 11:33 PM

The wrangler has bottom plugs so you can just wash it out and of course remove the rear carpet or all of it easily. No fabric except seats where the smaell could linger. I hope it would be as easy to get my dog smell out of my wrangler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Splendor Boats? by KCook @ Yesterday at 11:32 PM

I agree that 10-12 people need a bigger boat. Bigger than I would usually think of as a shallow water boat. Could these 10-12 people be broken down into 2 trips? There are a zillion 6 passenger boats that would be a snap to beach. I prefer 4-stro
Computers, Cameras, Tech Toys & Home Entertainment
Jump to new posts Re: FireFox 3.0 by casualboater @ Yesterday at 11:19 PM

Work computer, as of today, has 3.0, but I haven't done it at home yet. I don't notice any performance issues, and I haven't had time to use it much to decide if the new buttons and formatting are good or bad. My first impression is none, I hardl
Vehicles of Conveyence other than Watercraft
Jump to new posts Re: BillyB & others – is this a deal? by Lambert Laker @ Yesterday at 11:11 PM

Billy, those are some odd scenarios – and just where I was going when I started the post. Indy, life is good all around my freind
Float Plans and the Waters we Boat On
Jump to new posts Any Tampa Bay boaters lurking... by Lambert Laker @ Yesterday at 10:46 PM

Saturday, Aug 30th, 6pm, Courtney Campbell Causeway ramp CMJ put a great plan together for a night trip to a fireworks show The local babc members are in (sorry to hear you had other plans Juan ) Figured I would throw it out for anyone we haven’t
Boating 101
Jump to new posts Re: Volvo Penta freshwater flush system by datkins @ Yesterday at 10:41 PM

Page 83 of the 2004 operator's manual: Volvo Penta engines incorporate an engine flushing port designed to flush the engine with fresh water while the engine is running.
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Boat buying on eBay .... advice please by Frantically Relaxing @ Yesterday at 10:33 PM

I was bidding on this 42' Gibson Houseboat about 2 weeks before we found the Skip... ---it was slipped on Lake Mead... the last 10 minutes there were 3 of us tweaking the bids. With about 4 minutes to go, one dropped out, just me and some other y
Boating Lifestyle
Jump to new posts Re: I got home tonight... by KennyK @ Yesterday at 09:51 PM

Originally Posted By: Hockey FamilyHEY, that's what I look like when we're not going boating. +1
Trailering and Towing
Jump to new posts Re: Your trailer-no touch, self load by Bankonit27 @ Yesterday at 08:58 PM

I drive on, but boat mostly on a river, tougher to walk it on with a current.
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: San Vicente Reservoir to close for 6-9 years by trooplewis @ Yesterday at 08:46 PM

When we had the pontoon boat, we were at San Vicente on a regular basis. They max out at about 102 boats at a time, including any that are in the parking lot and not even launched. Relatively small but deep lake (ave about 90 feet) but only open 3 o
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: San Diego (Mission Bay) Thunderboat Regatta by ABoater @ Yesterday at 08:29 PM

Darn, we'll miss it by one week. We'll be hanging out at the Campland RV Park in our motorhome (and boat) on Mission Bay for a week starting on the 27th of Sept. Missed it by THAT much... Thanks for the info though!
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Good Price? by Wet Doggg @ Yesterday at 08:22 PM

Yep...only used for me as well.
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Folsom mandates tough water-saving rules by deepv @ Yesterday at 08:14 PM

Okay. So the white water rafting up there is out of business too then.
Vehicles of Conveyence other than Watercraft
Jump to new posts Re: Another Craigslist Scam? by Frantically Relaxing @ Yesterday at 07:02 PM

Al, if you played your card right, you might have lots future in writing!
Boat Improvements
Jump to new posts Re: Nice Restore ! by CMJ @ Yesterday at 06:58 PM

Cool little boat, probably a blast to play around with. Looks like they did a real nice job on her.
Maintenance & Repair
Jump to new posts Re: Popping a fuse (actually a button) problem. by Frantically Relaxing @ Yesterday at 06:55 PM

If your breakers aren't hard to get at, swap your tripping breaker for another of the same amperage. If swapping stops the tripping, then you know the breaker was bad. And especially if the other load starts tripping the old breaker. If it still t
General Boating
Jump to new posts Re: Potential new Marina by deepv @ Yesterday at 04:56 PM

This post started in March 2007. I wonder how the project is moving along given the current state of affairs.
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