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Woman Loses Foot in Boating Accident 10/18/06 A 60-year-old woman from Indian River lost her foot Friday, October 16th. when she fell off her cabin cruiser as it was trying to dock at the Silver Fox Marina in Summerside on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The boat was being backed into its berth...

Just wanted to wish you a happy 49th!

I just received a letter from Mike Meyers of Boston Yacht Sales that states that Hatteras has decided to go in a new direction and has announced that they will no longer be sponsoring any dealer organized Rendezvous. Their 14 year tradition of meeting in Newport, RI each year has come to an...

This past weekend, while running my salon a/c and master stateroom A/C, I flipped the breaker for the hot water heater to take a shower. I noticed a large surge in the AMPs that were being drawn. Last season, I was able to run four A/Cs in and salon and cabins and my hot water heater at the...

I have a 9.9 Johnson Short Shaft outboard mounted on a rolling stand for sale. When I purchased my new boat, it had a 13' RIB on the bow with a Honda 4 stroke, so I don't have any need for it anymore. Just prior to my last use of the engine, I had a full service done, including water pump...

Last fall, during a northeaster, and this winter, during the February Blizzard, my boat sustained fiberglass damage at the hull to deck joint at the starboard bow and the port midship. The pilings also took off sections of my rub rail. The boat was stored in the water for the winter. I had a...

Over the winter, one of my antenna standoffs broke and down came the antenna. The Antennas are all mounted up on my tuna tower. I've added a pic from the starboard side. As you may see, but it's not necessary, the standoffs are all accessable, however, the 1/4" stainless steel bolts holding...

My boat is on the Shrewsbury River in New Jersey, off Sandy Hook Bay. We currently have about a 4-4.5 foot tide change with little current running through our yacht club. The docking situation is fixed docks with a 30 foot port side finger with a mid piling and an end piling on the finger and...

When I bought my 1980 60' Sportfish last summer, it was fitted with a Watermakers brand water maker. One thing that I learned living up here in NJ is that you need to have someone local that can service these units. Watermakers, unfortunately, is not one of them. Last fall, when I was in...

What is the best way to keep objects from being sucked up into a Powerhouse Ice Eater? I have 1HP models that work very well when a bag is not sucked up by the prop. They run on the salt water thermostats during the winter months. I'm looking to put some sort of screen on the bottom of the...

For those of us that will be winterizing up here in the Northeast in a couple of months, is there any problem with not topping off the fuel tanks for the winter if the boat is stored in the water, uncovered? Larry K. 1980 60' Sportfish Monmouth Beach, NJ

In my 1980 60' Sportfish, one of the previous owners added a 110V bilge pump into the mid bilge that plugs into an outlet in the pump room. I'm all for extra safety, but it seems that they didn't connect the outlet hose to anything, so when it does come on, it sprays water around that bilge...

This weekend, the belt on my port engine shredded. Everything continued to work fine, but I obviously need to replace it. I'm going to replace the starboard belts as well. Other than flinging the belt pieces all over the place, is there any damage that this could have done? The alternator...

I currently have an older version of Maptech on my computer on my flybridge. I'm looking to either upgrade the Maptech that I have or install a new software program. The computer is a Pentium II running Windows 98. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. It's hooked up to a...

I just wanted to know if anyone was attending this year's rendezvous in Newport July 14-17th. Larry K. 1980 60' Sportfish Monmouth Beach, NJ

At idle speeds, every time I shift my starboard engine into or out of gear, my low oil pressure light turns on and the alarm sounds. I've checked the oil level and it's right at the full level before running the boat and after. I know the pressure is less at idle speeds than at cruising, but...

I just wanted to know if I will have the opportunity to meet any of you at the 2005 Northeast Rendezvous in Newport, RI in a few weeks. I'm really looking forward to it. Larry K. 1980 60' Sportfish Monmouth Beach, NJ

I just wanted to see what people will be doing for the long holiday weekend. Personally, I'll be traveling up the Navesink River off of Sandy Hook Bay in NJ for the fireworks in Red Bank. It's been a family tradition to anchor out overnight and wake up the next morning with only a few boats...

I have a triple station 1980 60' Sportfish. The resevoir pressure tank on my starboard side continues to lose air pressure. It says to fill to 70-80 PSI, but shows some slow signs of the lack of air pressure. There is no loss of antifreeze/distilled water mixture. What happens if I'm...

Sorry, I posted it under boats for sale. I have for sale a Johnson 9.9 Hp outboard with a 15" shaft and a rolling engine mounting stand for sale. I bought it three years ago used, had it completely serviced, used it a few times and then bought a new boat that had a rigid bottom inflatable with...