Recent content by Freeebird

Just found out that Diesel Don passed away. His funeral is today. I can only assume that many of you knew/used him as he was an extremely well known, mobile mechanic. Does anyone know the details of his death?

Two questions. Why have all our signatures disappeared? What happened to the members list?

I actually would consider that if I don’t have anything else going on. It’s boring as hell after you’ve done it a few times, but it’s always fun running it with someone who has never been on it. Sorta like the Mississippi below Saint Louis, but skinnier with more twists and turns. There’s a...

Fake a Southern accent on the Tenn-Tom and you’ll get starred and barred. :D You can contact them either by phone or VHF. They seem to prefer VHF, but you may not always be able to reach them by VHF when you’re 30 minutes out. Just let them know your GPS shows you are thirty minutes out and...

I routed it through Navionics and changed my draft setting from 6 to 5, and it refused to take me inside from Gilbert’s to Marathon. We’ve decided to pass and just run Hawk Channel.

May, not make. What happened to the edit button? EDIT. Found it! :D

Yep, they’ll lean when you’re about to do some dredging. We’re in no hurry, so I may just take the little sixes up to 1,000 and creep the creek.

Left WPB this morning at sunrise and ran outside to Stiltsville. Mike and the crew decided they wanted to see the lights of Miami, so we’re anchored south of the bridge. The THT boys seem to think we’re good to run inside all the way to Marathon. That would tickle me as I’ve never done that...

I took Dave’s 60MY several years ago after coming in at Stiltsville and had no issues, but I know how those inlets can change. Had another Captain on THT tell me it would be easy enough to get the Hatt to Gilbert’s but suggested not going any farther south. Said the food sucks now too. He...

It’s been a few years, and I’m going to be in Biscayne Bay in a few days on a 53ED and plan to anchor around Elliott Key. Thinking about taking the dingy down to Gibert’s as I’m not sure I’m adventurous enough to take the Hatt. Will end up in Key West and beyond, but am definitely not brave...

Seems to me the members are better at moderating than the moderator. It is indeed a tad tacky not to support the business who provides this particular resource free of charge. If you go elsewhere, it should be common courtesy to keep that to yourself. It’s also a tad tacky to limit...

Yep, I may be about to do something stupid… again. :)

Speaking of censorship and post deletions, was there too much truth in this one? Which forum rule did it violate?

Okay, where’s the snowflake button? How about this one in the meantime?

I see the post delete button is alive and well.