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Think again. Some awesome pics/videos. http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/04/power-of-the-storm-44-ferocious-waves-attacking-lighthouses/ Eric

Thought a few of you might enjoy a video I put together from a bunch of old 8mm films I had converted. Circa 1958. Our family and friends out boating. Bet you see a few things from your childhood here. enjoy http://www.youtube.com/user/hattman2010#p/a/u/1/dJVZIrMHBeM If anyone has their own...

I've heard from a couple of people here on the forum and other places as well, that scratched Eisenglas can benefit from a buffing with 3M Finesse it. Looking on the 3M site is daunting, since there are a variety of products in the Finesse It family. Can anyone give me the correct part number so...

I've been thinking for several years that I would be just as well off with an inverter intead of a generator. I can hear the arguments against this already, but the way we use the boat, I think I can defend the decision. We are not long range cruisers, we don't need the AC or for that matter...

http://www.plasmaglow.com/jetstream-led-wake-light-kit/ I wanna pimp my Motor Yacht! ej

On the very last boating weekend last year, I dropped the dinghy into the water and hopped in and just kept going down. the glue joint where the bottom meets the inflated sides let go for at least 3 feet. I was disgusted (and wet) so I just deflated it and put it away for the Winter. It's an 8...

Before I go any further, I'll mention that I checked with Doug about this posting before proceding. Without going into a huge story, a friend of mine and I find ourselves sitting on a vast pile of various stainless steel fittings. There are 316 and 304 fittings too numerous to list here...

Several of us also own or have owned a Chris Craft Commamder somewhere along the line. Here's a new largely pictorial book that has recently become available. Deatails here http://www.chriscraftcommanderbook.com/ Eric

BoatUS has an article in their latest pub talking about living with ethanol enhanced gasoline blends and specifically talking about storing over the Winter. While I'm glad to see the effort made to enlighten the reader, it's a lot of the same ol' "Do I store with the tank full or empty?"...

I read on another forum that he had died a few years back and that all the blogs and opinions on his forum were actually the work of one or several others. If this isn't so, I apologize, but I figured someone on the forum who might know him could speak to this. It doesn't make sense to me to...

I think we should all go out in the street and fire off a few rounds in tribute to Rio de Janeiro's "victory". Brother they can have it. I have selfish reasons to rejoice over Chicago's loss of the Olympics as it was gonna close Burnham Harbor for the Summer, but the fact is, we have all had...

There now that I got your attention. A friend of mine has a mint condition 1978 115 hp Johnson outboard that appears to have clipped a ring in the exhaust port and buggered up the piston. Actually, the bore looks really good and I'd like to try and fix it for him without buying a new powerhead...

Was puttering around the Harbor last weekend checking out all the big Hatteri' up in the north end of Burnham Harbor when I ran a cross a 53 named Paper Moon. Brothers - that boat was dazzling. It had a homeport of some city in Montana, which I assume is just for information. There's lots of...

Can you believe it? I snapped these photos the other day of some of our Chicago city worker (6 of them) filling potholes in the rain. Nice job guys! Want to guess how well it has held up? Eric

I've mentioned this before in other threads, but I have 2 150 gallon fiberglass tanks remove from our 1968 38' DCMY. If someone wants them, they can have them for free. They are relatively clean and were removed when it seemed like ethanol was going to become a problem. They never held ethanol...

Just wondering if anyone has noticed a difference in impeller life using propylene glycol antifreeze versus the old ethylene glycol. I had an impeller go bad in 1 year on my generator despite a rather light usage. This Spring I had some initial reluctance to pump from my starboard engine pump...

It seems like someone brought this up a while back, but I couldn't find the thread. There is a product called Seakeeper Gyro Stabilizer http://www.seakeeper.com/index.php It seems like it might have some real advantages for a slow moving or anchored boat. The 220v requirement is a bit of a...

When a SeaRay just isn't good enough... Try a Wallyboat! http://www.wally.com/jumpCh.asp?idChannel=1&idUser=0&idLang=IT Check out the "neatly organized" engine room. Eric

These are excerpts from John Coleman's discussion before the San Diego Chanmber of Commerce. You may find it interesting http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/19842304.html

Ok this is probably one of those questions so basic, I didn't want to ask but.. Every Spring seems to bring an oportunity to improve the mooring lines a little over last year and I've been wondering about spring lines lately. I've always left a little slack in the spring lines, maybe enough to...