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    Use Your VHF-DSC Radio with Confidence

    From Boating World magazine: Use Your VHF-DSC Radio with Confidence Posted: July 1, 2012 | It could save your life one day. By: Tony Gardiner, director, United Safe Boating Institute Marine VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) are part of a worldwide upgrade of maritime...
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    2000 Mile PWC Race "The Alaskan Wet Dog Race"

    http://www.adn.com/2012/06/27/2522100/state-approves-2000-mile-personal.html
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    National Safe Boating Council Training Website

    This looks like a good training site: http://boatoncourse.com/index.php
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    Great New Year on the Columbia

    We tied up at Sand Island across from St. Helens OR. Rumors has it they started to run low on Scotch and Whiskey!! http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/teseniart/New%20Years%202012/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
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    ABYC and NMEA Standards

    I found this to be a very informative article: http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/how-to/maintenance/a-glimpse-at-the-abyc-and-nmea
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    Trobleshooting Your Main AC bus Circuit Breaker

    This is good informationand thought I would share. I also ordered a C/B for $75 because my breaker is defiantly bad. How do I know? I let all the smoke out of it. When I get the new part I will be performing this test. At 06:26 PM 11/8/2011 -0800, you wrote: (1) Part #: AB3-X0-00-349-3D1-C...
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    6 Boats Capsize-- 21 Saved, 1 Died

    Notice a pattern here? Come on folks wear your PFDs! They can't float you when stored in the cabin! What is your life worth? What about your family and friends? http://www.boattest.com/resources/view_news.aspx?newsid=4531
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    Travelling the Mighty Yukon by Kayak

    This is an on-going story. Part one is all about packing for the trip. Look at the right side. This is the second part and is a great adventure. Would love to do it someday. http://www.adn.com/2011/06/13/1914807/revelations-are-part-of-remote.html
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    70ft Fishing boat "Atlantic Traveler" lifted up from the deep in Mansquan Inlet

    70ft Fishing boat "Atlantic Traveler" lifted up from the deep in Mansquan Inlet http://www.app.com/article/20110606/NJNEWS/306060082/Fishing-boat-sank-lifted-from-Mansquan-Inlet
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    How to Refuel a Gas Powered Boat Safely

    These are from Boattest.com How to Refuel Safely 1. Close all ports and hatches before refueling to keep fumes from the fill from entering the boat. 2. Ask occupants to stand on the dock before refueling. 3. After fueling is complete, open the engine hatch, stick your head down in the...
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    A Word of Caution when Using LED Lights

    From the USCG Aux: http://www.cgaux.org/response/ODeptNews.htm March 2011 - CAUTION USING LED LIGHT BULBS Word of caution when using LED light bulbs. A member of the communications team was having difficulty copying the signal from a D1N, VHF repeater, and could not understand why. He...
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    New EPA regulations on marine fuel tanks means higher costs

    Has this been discussed? I found this subject on another forum: http://www.icefishingmichigan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365489
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    Cruising PNW

    Here is a cool site I came across in planning and describing cruising destinations in the PNW. http://nwcruising.com/
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    Location of MerCrusier Timing Marks

    Hey Everyone, I was referred to this site from Club Sea Ray, so I am new here. Issue: Went to adjust timing on my 1986 Sea Ray stbd engine. There is no timing plate/tab on the time cover. Could the timing mark be on the flywheel? Point, shoot, adjust? Engine: 260hp, 5.7 GM 350. Thunderbolt...
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