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If anyone is interested in taking a week-long class and hands-on complete tear down/rebuild of a DD 92, let me know. The guys I took the DD class with last Nov. are trying to get 6-8 guys (including myself and two others) together for DD to teach the class in either Ft. Lauderdale or Tampa...

Found a Capt. in Chesap. Va that does just that...from his site: "Until recently, there was no standard curriculum for professional on- water instructors to follow when teaching basic close-quarters boat- handling skills to beginners" He's forwarded some very useful info to read prior to his...

I was just perusing the Chapman's site and thought I'd ask you folks if you knew of anyone (other than Chapmans) that offered "at the helm" boat handling lessons? My pop just sat for his 6-pack but is still uncomfortable handling our 45c in tight quarters. I've tried the "just go slow and if...

I didn't want to hijack the Computer/GPS thread on the other side, but the Mac/Windows debate sparked an interest and I would like to solicite opinions on going Mac over windows for the home computer. It would be primarily internet usage and photo managment (eg upload fishing pics to our...

Tried a search because I know I've read threads about this in the past, but came up with zip (which speaks alot about my computer skills, but I digress.. :o ) I'm going to be purchasing a bunch of stuff to paint a car restoration project and slowly climb up the learning curve on how to do...

Okay, So Santa was kind enough to bring me a Sailrite sewing machine for Christmas but I don't know a bobbin from a robin, so the learning curve is gonna be kinda steep. I'm starting on cushions and working my way up to the more challenging stuff, but there are only so many cushions on the...

I'm redoing our curtains (if Santa brings me the sewing machine ;) ) and need to redesign them to cover the area marked by the white arrows surrounding the original "plexi" windscreen. Water pours around that thing...any other 45c (or others) have any suggestions?

Just for anyone that might be interested.... I took Detroit's "Customer/Mechanic 1" class last week (for V92s) and highly recommend it for anyone new to (or wanting to learn about) DDs. It's a four-day class with lecture in the morning and hands-on in the afternoon. We covered all the major...

We used to love "Northern Exposure" back in the late 80s early 90s...just got all four seasons on DVD for my b-day...and if you are a sick as I am of the crap being pedaled on TV as entertainment, you may want to give these a shot. A good bit of the music has been replaced (which is a shame)...

Previous owner on our 45C converted the holding tank to an aux. fuel tank. We don't need the aux. fuel (although it's nice to have), but since we may start cruising, we need a holding tank. What do you think would be easier...add a small holding tank and a pump-out thru hull, or re-convert the...

I'm taking a diesel class at DDA in Ft. Lauderdale the week after Thanksgiving and am toying with the idea of going by boat, but I'm not sure about the difficulty of finding a place to tie up for the week I'm there.... any suggestions? Rick

Bear with me folks...I know this has been discussed a bunch but I couldn't find the old thread, so here goes..... Finally got the starboard engine injector issue resolved (new mechanic...the engine was grossly out of tune after majoring) WOT we are getting just under 2100 rpm...earlier this...

CruiseAir unit in the salon conks out and says "HI Pressure" when the salon door opens or the engine room is open....why would introducing warm air cause a "HI Pressure" failure? (Strainers clean) Rick

What else is good for removing the salt haze/water spots on the salon glass??

Is it normal to go thru over 30 to find 6 that work right?? Still haven't found six :(

Not wanting to hijack Pat's thread, I thought I'd post my question here... Like his boat, our holding tank was converted to an aux. fuel tank, from which we just removed a bunch of old fuel. We really don't need the extra fuel (fishing grounds 45-60 mi. offshore), so I was thinking of...

Probably no-brainer questions, but having not painted with Imron before, I'd like to throw them out there.....I'll be painting the cockpit & flybridge soles/sides and gunnels...rolling, not spraying. 1. For the soles, do I just sand through the existing non-skid, or keep going to remove all...

I've signed up for the 4-day course for 92s at the Ft. Lauderdale DD location...has anyone else taken this class?

1500.00 obo great shape, removed off previous boat and don't need. http://www.icomamerica.com/products/marine/m710/ Edited to add email: Rickysa@aol.com

Just got the boat back from the yard and have a black cockpit now. Yardman hit the oil-fill valve (after pulling the fill hose from its bucket) and managed to drain both engines and genset oil into the engine room... They got it cleaned up (after trying to charge me for an oil change!), but...