It was an excellent suggestion to revisit old threads. I have noticed a couple already and IMO it sure beats the hell out of some of the nonsense that has been posted here and helped cause hard feelings between some of our valuable members. Of particular interest was the issue of steam out of an...

Yeah we dont own a Hatt yett but for the past few weeks I've been busting my ass (we can say that cant we?) to get to the boat.We own a land based yacht of the ranch style that is somewhere around 2000sq feet.If you live on the gulf coast you will find out some day that even your land based yacht...

I realize this is way off center as lately life seems to revolving around who's pissed off at who on this site...... But I have a boating question.. Next year the admiral and I plan on taking a trip to Cental America for our anniversary (40th). We were supposed to go to Golfito for our 25th...

In the new March issue of Power and Motoryacht is a good article on Tom Slane and his business.

It is a sad day today. I just found out that Bohemia Bay Yacht Club had a covered dock roof collapse and sunk approz 30 boats. Among the casualties was past 1510 club's presidentJohn and Rosemary Gray's 53' "Ultimate Family Affair". If any of you know John and his boat, you know his boat was a true...

The shed here at Hartge's is in major trouble and it would not surprise me if it comes down or if the building inspector condemns it. After the first February blizzard they discovered one beam nearly cracked in half (big crack). They put up a wooden support pole (4x4) to brace it...then had to add...

Surprise, surprise! I was able to get a slip at Mack Isle for the 4th of July weekend. Usually, at least a couple years ago, before the economy tanked and Michigan's economy fell off the earth, you had to reserve a July 4th slip the day after 6 months in advance. So I am either lucky, or its...

I was thinking how great it would be to have an app for the IPhone. It would so easy to post questions and pictures from the boat "Work area" maybe even get feedback before we left the boat for other things to "check". Don't know if Sam's would foot the bill for someone to design the program. ...

Here is a link to a significant issue installing the "extra room" to the Space Lab/Station. This is the world I live in, albeit software/computer engineering. A big fight to get parties (read very young, sometimes senior people too) to follow standards and prove out systems before deployment. ...