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  1. Dunaruna

    Debutante Ball

    Don't know if this is practiced in the U.S. so I'll give a quick description.<br /><br />Dating back hundreds of years, young ladies were presented to the King (or Queen) of England at a massive gathering of wealthy people and perspective husbands. It was a polite way to introduce young ladies...
  2. Dunaruna

    On this day - 14th Sept.

    1982 - Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly) died.<br /><br />1978 - Premier of 'Mork & Mindy'.<br /><br />1972 - Premier of the 'Waltons'.<br /><br />1899 - First automobile fatality, in New York city.<br /><br />1959 - First man made object to land on the moon. The soviet space probe 'Luna 2'...
  3. Dunaruna

    Student exchange program

    Has anybody had any experience/dealings with international student exchange programs?<br /><br />My daughter has shortlisted U.S.A, Canada & England. In that order.<br /><br />Any information would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Aldo
  4. Dunaruna

    What is it called?

    Stupid question time, for JB or anyone else that might know.<br /><br />In the photo of Elizabeth & JB, JB is wearing an unusual neck tie. I have one that my grandfather gave to me and it is very similar. In fact I prefer to wear it rather than a conventional necktie. <br /><br />What is it...
  5. Dunaruna

    Who owns what? UPDATE SEPT. 2006

    Gone are the days of being loyal to one brand of car or another.<br /><br />GM owns Vauxhall, Opel, SAAB and 50% of New United (Toyota own the other 50%), Hummer, Isuzu, 20% of Suburu.<br /><br />Nissan owns 15% of Renault. Renault owns 44% of Nissan.<br /><br />Confused yet?<br /><br />Toyota...
  6. Dunaruna

    "GLENN'S" mercury workshop manual

    I been doing a bit of a tidy up and found an old merc workshop manual. It's a "Glenn's Outboard Motor Repair & Tuneup Guide, Mercury All Models Through To 1974".<br /><br />Is it worth keeping? I mean, is it akin to a clymers or a genuine manual?<br /><br />Aldo
  7. Dunaruna

    RE: Tinkerer

    RE: Tinkerer Hello everybody!<br /><br />Just a quick post to inform anyone who cares........<br /><br />Tinkerer is alive and well, he hasn't lost his job, yet. He has been very busy developing a web based business idea in anticipation of becoming work redundant(I have no clue as to 'what')...
  8. Dunaruna

    Here kitty kitty.................

    My money's on the eagle.............<br /><br /> <br /><br />Aldo
  9. Dunaruna

    Quiz time - with an international flavour

    This might crash and burn but I'll give it a try anyway.<br /><br />1. What automotive engine recently won the international 'Engine of the Year" award (plus other various awards)?<br /><br />2. What was the occupation of Yorick in the play 'Hamlet' and what was his fate?<br /><br />3. Who held...
  10. Dunaruna

    Question time..........

    At one time, dockside chat regularly had quiz type questions from various people (Ladyfish comes to mind), also boating FAQ questions.<br /><br />I got the impression that they were popular, no? <br /><br />Where are they, why no more?<br /><br />Aldo
  11. Dunaruna

    Can anyone tell me

    who the largest outboard motor retailer in the world is?
  12. Dunaruna

    Sport, sport and more sport

    It's that time of year again - <br /><br />Wimbeldon, Serena bows out :( <br /><br />Ashes tour (curtain raiser games have begun, the 'ashes' tests begin 15th July), the pinnacle of world cricket (Go Aussies!!). England finally have a team of some note, maybe? Aussie got whooped by Bangladesh...
  13. Dunaruna

    Tumor - updated update

    As you may know, my wife is due to have a brain tumor removed today. The team of surgeons is the same team that did the same op 2 years ago.<br /><br />The head surgeon (no pun intended) is ill and has subsequently posponed the op for 7 days. An MRI this morning has shown that the tumor has not...
  14. Dunaruna

    1975

    1975 - Long hair<br />2005 - Longing for hair<br /><br />1975 - Acid rock<br />2005 - Acid reflux<br /><br />1975 - Seeds & stems<br />2005 - Roughage<br /><br />1975 - Going to a new, hip, joint<br />2005 - Getting a new hip joint<br /><br />1975 - Rolling Stones!!<br />2005 - Kidney stones :(...
  15. Dunaruna

    Test

    Lot's of sites host JPG's & GIF's for free but I've never seen an MPEG hosting site, until now.<br /><br /> Loading a motorbike <br /><br />Aldo
  16. Dunaruna

    Boating is expensive!

    Especially for this guy.............<br /><br /> GGA <br /><br />Aldo
  17. Dunaruna

    Still shopping for another boat - confused about some stuff!

    Hi Bruce, welcome to i-boats!!<br /><br />Us blokes are easily pleased, as long as we are on the water and every now and again we can push the motor to it's limit and smell the fumes and smash through a few rollers and .....you get the picture.<br /><br />The fairer sex are a different story...
  18. Dunaruna

    Choosing the correct prop

    I had an interesting experience last weekend concerning my prop.<br /><br />I've always run a 15 x 15 3 blade alloy cupped in very good condition, perfect WOT RPM, good economy, good hole shot etc. Never had a complaint. Couple of weeks ago I lost it (long story) so I fitted my spare, a 15 x 19...
  19. Dunaruna

    Props don't float

    Picture this,<br /><br />beautiful sunny day, trolling with 4 lines out, Neil Diamond playing softly in the background. Not a care in the world, just soaking up the rays and drowning some lures. I get a hit on one of the lines but I wasn't paying attention and they get tangled. No big deal, put...
  20. Dunaruna

    Calling SBN - re: Phil

    The saga continues, optusnet don't know why he can't connect and their techs can't connect either.<br /><br />Phil has sent you e-mails but is worried because you haven't replied. Could you contact him please?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Aldo
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