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I completed the install of a Maxwell RC-10/8 yesterday just before everyone came aboard for our 4th of July trip to the Island. When I attempted to crank the port engine, nothing happened when I turned the key. Since I had incorporated a breaker in the old windlass wiring, that connected to...

During a conversation with a shipbuilder friend of mine Friday, we talked about the lack of effective oil skimmers in response to the DWH. He explained that EPA regulations forbid a ship from discharging into the sea, water contining more than 30 parts per million oil. Effective oil skimmers...

I just received the new port gaskets I purchased from Sam's Marine. I hope to install them this evening, as it has been raining quite regularly here. Are there any tricks to the removal of the old gaskets or installation of the new ones which I should know? Thanks

I just received an email from Mark Miller who was on Petit Bois yesterday. He sent me the attached site which contains video and still images of the oil as it washed ashore. http://gallery.primofish.com/2010/Charters/100629_USDA_Petit_Bois/ Petit Bois is about 8 nm South of the Mississippi...

One more chance for you all to learn from my mistakes. My aft bilge pump started tripping the breaker, so I bought a new one and an electronic switch. Since I changed brands I had to sqeeze down behind the aft tank to change the mounts. After all that contortion, the new pump also tripped the...

I changed my running lights to LED's and am pleased; however, I did the port light while underway to Perdido when the old one burned out. Yesterday when I did the stbd. I didn't bother looking at the instructions this time. I put it all together with butt splices, shrink wrap and caulked the...

Rumors of the death of the Northern Gulf of Mexico post DWH may be premature. I had some work done on my computer this morning and asked Mark Miller if he had recently seen any fish in the Gulf. He said, lots of them, and referred me to his web site: The below sites might lift any oil...

Yesterday I was reminded just how rough it can be at a pass with an 2kt outgoing tide. At 8 kts I was probably running too slow and when we turned around she was rolling pretty bad with the steep following sea. I was on the FB when I heard a scream from my wife. I came down the ladder and was...

I was told that you can fish, but cannot keep what you catch, so I thought we would see if we could "tag an release a cobia or wahoo. We loaded up and headed out Pensacola pass; however, it was rough enough that we managed to loose a varnished teak arm chair off the aft deck. We turned around...

Took a morning walk / run for about a mile west the condo on East Perdido Key Beach. On the run back I counted 23 workers, perhaps 1/3 resting and 2/3 working with plastic shovels, rakes, and clear plastic bags. Some were simply riding down the beach in gasoline powered golf carts. Most were...

Unless I learn of a problem we can't overcome, we will be leaving today on Lilly Marie for a family vacation at Perdido Key Beach. We intend to travel via the ICW. I do not expect that we will try to go outside, but would like to know about access through Pensacola and Perdiod Passes...

I need to buy an adapter in order to connect my (2) 30 service to 50 amp dock service when I go to a marina that only has 50 amp service. I see where some adapters say 50 amp 125/250v and others just 50 anp. Also, the best price I found ( $180 +/- ) was at Defender is for a brand called...

Today's Wall Stree Journal reports: "On Thursday cleanup crews also collected five tar balls, each half an inch in diameter from the shores of Florida's Escambia County, bordering Alabama. Consider: 5 - ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER tar balls, are to be studied to see if they came from DWH. On the...

We put the new deck box to use yesterday, and overcame Marie concerns that it would not be worth the space it occupies which is not small (6.5' x 2'). The box serves as a speaker box, coffee table, fender holder, ice box, foot rest and dining table. The bow may soon take the place of the aft...

I want to use the area under the benches on either sides of the flybridge for storage on our 43 DC 1983. I would like cut holes in the area under the seat cusions and install flush deck hatches. However; On both sides there is a piece of plywood attached to the underside of the bench and on...

I am have difficult time finding any credible information regarding the Deepwater Horizon spill. The site below is the work of Dr. Bob Weisberg. I know and respect Bob and his work. I would trust his analysis over anything else I've seen. If you are interested check this out...

I've subscribed to Boating and read most of the boat tests since the mid 60's and seriously want a copy of their boat test for our boat, 43 DC with 671's. I've searched the inet (not all in vain, I found and purchased an early 60's brochure for the 28 Chris Craft Sea Skiff we had) but cannot...

I had to replace the fwd head solenoid, but waited too long between removal and replacement. I have a problem figuring out how to re-connect the wires. The power to the solenoid has (3) OEM 6 gauge wires, a red, a yellow, and a green together in a sleeve. I understand that the red and and...

Part of our boat ride included a trip to Mary Walker Marina to buy fuel for the trip to the Gulf Coast Rendezvous in May. After fueling, the port engine, 671 TI would not start, in fact when I turned the key nothing happened. After several unproductive efforts I started checking with an...

We went for a boat ride for the first time in too long. Did not get far from the dock when the stb engine stopped. Guilt over not running it in a few months took hold and I imagined all kinds of terrible things. After looking in the bilge for oil or cooling water, I decided to take a look...