Below is the article from the local news paper today. It speaks for itself and is another blow to these good folks. Hatteras Yachts held a series of meetings with employees in New Bern on Tuesday to announce the timeframe for a production furlough anticipated since company layoffs in January. ...

https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/how_to_qlfy.aspx This is a link to free cell phones and minutes for folks at poverty level. Somehow our gov thinks we need to supply folks with cell phones and pay their monthly bill? To top it off they are running tv adds! I damn near fell...

If you want to rant and rave take it right to washington I am going do some sightseeing and drinking and mabey Ill get to moon a democrat that by the way have been in charge for a couple years senate and congerss during bush and now they have no checks and balances and the only change is them...

Seeing as how they've adopted Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water" as their official theme song for the sub, I figured I'd make them up a special version of it. I'd like to dedicate this one to Willie and Gator. Sing it with me now... They brought it up from Mo-bile On the Alabama shoreline To...

Immediate opening for a full time captain aboard privately owned fleet of boats based in Annapolis, MD. Program is family/cruise oriented aboard 57' Ocean Yacht Convertible, 43' Fairline Phantom, & 26' Regulator Center Console. Chesapeake Bay cruising during the season with possible trips to...

I was reading an article by Malcolm Tennant (Naval Architect) and saw this. "It has been shown that running on one engine with one propeller feathered and the pitch on the other optimized can result in a 10 to 20% reduction in fuel use at the same speed. " I know the topic comes up so I...

I needed 100 silicon bronze square head wood screws to use replacing the trim after my recent holding tank project. Called Sam's, and got Steve McPherson's voicemail. Rather than play phone tag, I left the order on his voicemail: 100 #5 1.25" etc. Left my cc# and shipping address. That was...

Hi everyone! We have been reading everything we can find in here and loving it. I'm sure you all get this question quite often but I really need some help here. I'll give you some background. I'm an AirForce Search and Rescue pilot currently working as a search coordinator at a Joint Rescue...

Not sure many HOF members read Passagemaker Magazine, but I read it cover to cover each issue. Yes, focused on us slow boats, however some great articles. In the June issue on page 68, part of a review of a Krogen 55, reports a company representative was making a point that they lay up the entire...

It's been a while since I took my captain's course, and I'm trying to remember where seaplanes fall in the "stand on vs give way" pecking order. I seem to recall that they had the most "rights" with respect to this, but my reading of the actual rule now makes me doubt it. Sections (a) thru (e)...