The most likely way of fuel 'disappearing' like that is someone got hold of a gas caddy with a transfer pump. 4 minutes or so to fill at 5 gpm...
Note - the following is purely from an American point of view, and relates to American economic realities. For what it's worth, I make my living...
I don't think the original poster said boats are unimportant any more than he said clothes are unimportant. However, he makes a good point -...
This type of posting requires vigilant policing, even in the most well-intended venue.
recent local marina prices (about 30 miles inland from New York Harbor): Fuel Prices on 05/24/2008 Diesel $4.999 Gal. 89 Octane Gasoline $4.479 Gal.
UV's do a lot. My home water system (well water that was contaminated with MTBE 8 years ago, before I bought the house) is treated with...
Chlorination levels tested at 0.3-0.5 mg/l. (3 3/4 mg/gallon) free chlorine for drinking water are sufficient to knock out most common or expected...
Congrats and good luck.
89 octane on the lower Hudson River is running around $4.25-4.34 per gallon, depending on where you look. Boat traffic is off quite a bit over...
Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing with us. :)
they look almost like spare propeller/thruster blades.
Impressive photos in quantity and quality. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, and he's another boat owner who's engaging in a labor of love, with the goal of enjoying his time on the water. All of which are noble.
As someone else has said, you had originally posited that you're "restoring" a Roamer. You probably shouldn't have expected a universal gung-ho...
That's another good question, for which I don't know the answer. http://www.flagguys.com/etiq.html#yacht has more on the subject of a...
Frauscher 686 Lido?
Our old Huckins (I know, you don't care to hear about it, from previous threads...) has consistently resold for lower value since being re-fit to...
I wasn't aware of the tradition of the gaff's prominence; i was working on long-ago and far-away memories from scouting (yes, an Eagle Scout once...
US flag etiquette dictates that the US flag is always highest on the same pole or halyard, and if on separate poles, it is flown highest on a...
It's just under two shots, about a shot and a jigger. (2.4-2.5 US fl oz.)
