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    Superboats

    Got to see the ocean racers at the APRA World Championships which were held here at Orange Beach, AL. What a sight! If you ever get the chance, don't miss it. 40' deep-V's and cats with two or four big-block, supercharged V-8's, can get over 170 MPH [ one of the cats got almost to 200 in time...
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    Good Baseball Book-Particularly Red Sox Fans

    "The Teamates" by David Halberstam recounts a long auto drive and reminiscing by Dom DiMaggio, Johhny Pesky and Bobby Doerr while on their way to Florida for a final visit with a dying Ted Williams. It's particulary interesting for those of us who remember the glory days for MLB of the 1940's...
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    snapperbait--Any Tornado Damage?

    Just saw on TV about the tornado that came through Palm Beach County and it looked bad. Something like 400 homes destroyed and a lot of other damage. Did you and yours make it through OK? We're all sort of used to hurricanes, but a tornado is a different story. Let us know if you can.
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    Catfish Noodling

    This has been a topic before and there seemed to be considerable interest in it, so: Saw a show on PBS last night titled "Okie Noodling" and it was really interesting and well done. Some real down-home characters appeared in this documentary about noodling catfish in Oklahoma. It's worth being...
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    Annapolis, MD Area

    I don't know quite where this fits, so will try it here. A friend has to pick up a Thistle sailboat in Annapolis by Sunday. Plans are to buy a trailer in Annapolis and bring it back here. Can anyone provide names of any dealers and telephone numbers in Annapolis to contact in advance to buy the...
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    Thanks to iboats.

    I've been thinking about what to say on my 1000th post and can't think of anything more appropriate that a big "Thank You" to iboats for sponsoring such a great site and to all you guys who make it such a great one. You're all gentlemen and scholars, each and every one.
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    Oregon Charter Boat Capsizing

    If you havn't already seen it, turn on the TV and take a look at that charter boat that capsized and killed at least nine people. I gotta say that it dosn't look big enough to have been carring 19 people. I understand it was a 32' and went out in 15' surf to fish. Maybe it dosn't have anything...
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    Drain-Heads Up

    Well, we all joke about forgetting the drain plug, but how about the drain itself? I'd been looking off and on for a couple of weeks to see where water was getting into my bilge and couldn't find anything. Yesterday, I was taking the drain plug out and felt the whole thing turn a little. I...
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    Texas OMC's Won't Idle in Salt Water

    I was wondering what had happened with this topic. We all had a lot of ideas on what may have been causing it {some pretty far out, but possible], but never heard any feedback from the original poster. This was interesting and would like to hear how it came out. ????
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    Supreme Court on Prop Guards

    Well, here we go. I see that the court has ruled that Mercury Marine can be sued in state court for having a defective motor because it had no prop guard. You'll remember that some moron in Illinois let his wife fall out of a ski boat and she was killed by the prop. Now he wants to sue Mercury...
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    France

    I don't know about you guys, but my disgust with the French has about reached it's limits. We should have made the Germans keep France as part of the surrender package. I'm even getting the French Army rifle out of my collection. It's in like-new condition, never been fired and only thrown down...
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    Noah's Ark

    Got to thinking about this from a thread in the OB section {Noah asking God how long a cubit was] and looked it up. Taking the average of the generally accepted definitions of a cubit, Noah's boat was 475' long, 79' beam and 48' high. This was a pretty good sized boat for a first-time shadetree...
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    ATTENTION ON DECK! Admiral Crab Bait

    Congratulations to Admiral Crab Bait on his recent well deserved promotion. A gentleman and a scholar as well as a fount of nautical wisdom.
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    O.J. Found Guilty

    It will break your hearts to hear this, but O.J. Simpson was ticketed by the Florida Marine Police for speeding in a manatee zone. Neither he nor his lawyer showed up in court and the judge fined him $130. The news story didn't give anything really interesting, like what kind of boat he was in...
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    Veteran's Day

    Here's a salute to all my fellow veterans on Veteran's Day. How many of you, like me, have never gotten the holiday off from work in your life? There's something wrong with this picture. It seems like more of a tribute if only veterans got the day off. [Ha]. Seriously, I would like to pay a...
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    Great Salt Lake

    Had a layover in Salt Lake City a while back and saw the lake for the first time [from the air]. Had no idea it was so big. Questions: Some parts of it looked pink. What causes this? Can you boat in the lake? How do you keep it from eating up your engine, if answer is yes. If anyone can satisfy...
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