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Or, "How to make a simple 10 min job into a 90 min one"...... The float switch for the rear shower sump stopped working the other day... I also have the drain hose from the A/C unit emptying into the it. Have an extra float switch here so this morning I took the old one out, leaving the base in...

Helped a friend take his Kadey Krogen North-Sea Manatee 36 Trawler from Daytona to Miami this week. We ave'd 7.5 kts at 1.7 gph while in the ICW and then went out of Jupiter Inlet and made the run to Miami so as to bypass all the bridges that would of had to of been opened. Offshore we were...

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Middleburg teens killed after boat crashes into tree Posted: February 22, 2011 - 8:48amPhotos Back Photo: 1 of 2 Next , Green Cove Springs, Florida By Nicole Hernandez Two Middleburg High School students were killed Monday afternoon after the boat they were riding struck a tree in...

Gas Pump Error Becomes Hazmat Incident Boat Owner Pumped Gas Into Wrong Part Of Boat POSTED: Thursday, January 20, 2011 UPDATED: 10:42 am EST January 20, 2011 EmailPrint ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- What started as a planned day of wahoo fishing became a hazardous materials incident when a boater...

754-Pound Tuna Sells for Record $396,000 in TokyoJan 5, 2011 – Lauren Frayer Contributor A giant bluefin tuna sold for a record $396,000 today in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's fish market. At 32.49 million Japanese yen, it's the highest price any fish has ever sold for since the...

Lambs Boat Yard has been working on it's concrete docks and now are ready for boaters. No annual contracts, cost is $9 a foot per month. Electric is $100 per 50 amp cord, $37 per 30 amp cord. Can handle up to 60' boats. They are in the process of installing washer/dryers that will be free to use...

We went downtown for the Jaguar game Saturday as we had a slip at the city marina at the statium. Had a good time at The Landing and then got to watch all the "boaters" try and dock Sunday morning. Had one brand new (50'?) Sea Ray come in to my dock (luckily on the other side) and boy did the...

Since we all know how Randy's luck runs...... I think it's time we start a pool on when he screws up... We ALL know it's going to happen..... Heck, everyone runs agound on the West coast of Florida.... Plus I can see him hitting some unknows oil blob while crossing the Gulf..... Or a whale...

OK, my buddy and his wife have been looking a a gaggle of boats of all makes and size....... and SHE has decided the 52' is the one she likes. They are becoming full time liveaboards. The 53' doesn't meet their needs (due to bad knees, access to flybridge up a ladder they don't care for)...

Noticed that nothing has been posted about the CDR this year...In years past, Ang,Pascal, Mario and others have gone there for the weekend... Even saw one Hatteras one "Beach Patrol" TV show a few years ago.... Did you go this year?????????????

Just helped my daughter and family move to their new home over the weekend...... But seems they are on the outer fringe of cell service... You have to hold the phone "just right" while facing the "right direction" to get a single bar... Have heard and seen online about antennas you can buy that...

Have been doing a lot of web-surfing on the best way to do this... Have a gal of Ph-ospho-ric.. Saw where "Barnicle Buster" might of been better, but $13 vs $65 a gal...... Have my 5 gal bucket..... Now the questions...Am sure I'm overthinking it.... Do I use my AC pump or a 12v bilge pump...

Seems "my wife's" two pups have decided to chew the wiring to the anchor light and steaming light just where it goes into the mast..... So now will have the "enjoyment" of fixing it... Now I'm assuming that I can just open the lens and pull a new wire to each location..... but as we all know...

In the June 2010 Power and Motoryacht magazine, on page 35 there's an ad for a 2000 watt inverter from Harbour Freight for $99. Fully realize "if it sounds too to be true" idea. But all I really want one for is to run the refrig and maybe one or two little other things (if) and when it gets...

One of mine has gone bad ...(melted plastic isn't a good thing is it?) Had the A/C tech wire it so the a/c will run..... He is having the office order me a new one next week. Have done a "search" online but not having a lot of luck getting any prices. Just wondering if anyone has one laying...

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Well I think it was Pascal's....... Right size and name!!!!! I was at Sister's Creek Boat Ramp (It's just North of where the St Johns River and ICW meet here in Jacksonville) today as the USCG Aux and United States Power Squadron was doing vessel safety checks and having seminars when at...

A friend of ours owns a 40' boat slip at the Conch House in St Augustine and now wants to sell it. They have owned it for YEARS....(1980?)... It has been rented out, and the money pays for the slip they have here by me. But due to age and health, it's time for them to consider selling it. As...

So after 45 yrs of boating, 2 weeks ago....... crunch....sigh Am "sure it wasn't my fault"... just seems that damn seawall moved out on me suddenly.... So now I have a "oops" on the bow..... an area of about 3" X 4" where I'm suddenly missing some fiberglass... thru the gelcoat but no major...