FYI Ore freighter stuck in heavy ice for a couple of days now north east of Cleveland.. Us Coast Guard ice breaker (Bristol Bay) is trying to get her out along with a bigger Canadian ice breaker. (Samuel Risley)
If the name (Anderson) sounds familiar it's because she was with the Edmund...
Being old I remember Sputnik and the uproar it brought. So always get a kick out of this stuff. Hope you enjoy.
APOD: 2013 April 24 - Wringing a Wet Towel in Orbit
Anybody try this yet????
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After the shooting at Lake Falcon by members of the Mexican drug cartel, Texas will no longer rely on the Federal Govt to protect is citizens. Six of these boats have been put into service along the border by the Texas Dept. of Public Safety.
1977 Mako dropped 20 feet. This was completly restored for a ton of money and 2 years of work before the drop. The motors took about a month to get straightened out and the boat has only been in the water a half dozen of times including the motor test runs.
There is a lot more damage that you...
Ran across this link a few years ago and found a copy when we cleared out paperwork getting ready for winter.
The link is still good and have found the info a great help.
http://www.continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/trailering/trailerCalculations.html
We don't get out much on Lake Erie but when we do it's after sundown when we come in. Last summer there was a fisherman who waited till all the other guys were gone and his boat would not start. I'm sure we could have towed him in, but it started and we just followed him in.
The towboat...
