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Shades of Uncle Vic. Thanks, Capt.

Good one, Frank!

If you have NetFlix, watch the documentary called "In Plane Site". I'd like to know what others think.

Sweet! Congratulations; I remember when I hung my brand new Yamaha 150 on the transom of my four-year labor of love. Nothing like it! Anyone have a similar video of a pair of Cummins for direct comparison? Again, very nice!

That red hull is stunning!

That's the header on a full-page ad for Starbrite Star*Tron enzyme fuel treatment on page 64 of the July issue of 'Road&Track' magazine. Has anyone ever tried this or heard of it. Is this a glimmer of hope, or just the same old hype? I'm awfully sorry about Uncle Vic and humbly extend my sympathy to...

Speaking of Skynet, I'm pretty sure that by calculating the exponential growth of computer ability, they've been able to extrapulate the moment at which computers will become self-aware. They are ALL already interconnected.

I'm duly impressed and intrigued, but what on earth is that? I've never seen outboard motors like those. Looks pretty cool.

An imminently respected former colleague/mentor of mine from my carpentry days was a self-made residential contractor for whom I worked and subcontracted from time to time. He was a quiet, approachable fellow from Traphill, NC who was the very image of a Confederate calvary officer. He never harmed ...

Photo obviously not made in America--no fat people.

Harry, tell us about the Corvette.

Damn.

Please forgive the possible faux pas considering the most unhappy post that follows this one. I didn't even see it until after I read this and visited the link to the classic boats. My sincere condolences go out to the grieving family and friends.

Beautiful magazine, and heady company indeed. Congratulations. I love the motoryacht on pp20-21, and the photo of the 31 is a true classic. Nice work.

It's not a shame, it's a crime--premeditated and perfectly executed. Not only the big ticket items like the Bertram situation, but every chain saw, lawn mower, weed eater, etc. that is useless after a year or two--"well, they just don't make them like they used to". Isn't it time for the biggest cla...

And they do that on purpose?

I hope I'm not being presumptuous in posting this video for Jimmy G, but it's one that should be shared with all lovers of classic Bertrams and things nautical and beautiful in general. I was re-enjoying the wonderful Challenge Cup 2009 video (How Far Is Heaven?) that Jimmy G made and shared, and de...

Sir Thomas (Lipton) must be spinning in his grave. Multihulls in America's Cup racing is just wrong. What's next, hydrofoils? The J-boats, the 12-meters--that's yacht racing!

Naturally, I had to go back and revisit the SeaNile video, and just like the noisy bar in Avalon, it finally came to me, the word to describe her ride: Majestic. Prow high, easy pitch on that deepvee, negotiating with utter confidence. My 25 rides that way. Thank you again.

Jimmy, you're the greatest! Great video, great music! I've had that song in my head all day--I love that song! Thank you! It's right up there with the video of SeaNile on the Chesapeake&Delaware canal with Jimmy Buffet doing his great update on the Crosby, Stills & Nash classic Southern Cross--with ...

Seven years later and we can't resurrect the buildings as a monument and statement of our strength yet. Meanwhile Dubai has built a city of skyscrapers in less than half that time, China has made Beijing an Olympics/architectural miracle, and we're still arguing over our plans. In the 1930's the Em...

Post the pictures! Thanks and congratulations!

Sorry, it's a 28. Still a nice boat.

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, or if there are flaws I'm unaware of, but this seems like an uncommonly good boat and good buy for someone in the market. 1973 flybridge in good-looking condition with twin fwc gassers with less than 100 hours. Supposedly in turnkey condition. I'm not i...

In general they're probably used mostly for pitch control and you may or may not have a problem with pitch in the 31 Sedan. I'll let the 31 guys speak on that. But on my 25 Flybridge, I've found them most useful for roll control, especially for unbalanced lateral loading, or continuous off-angle seas.

That makes sense, Bruce. It wasn't demand so much that pushed up the price, but speculation. And in terms of the costs associated with producing hydrogen, ya'll are right--they didn't mention the energy-in vs. energy-out ratio. Anybody know what the numbers are? There would have to be an equivalent ...

Finally, something to cheer about in all this ethanol/gasoline quagmire--including the entire wholesale oil price hostage scenario. From the friendly folks who brought us the machine-gunning Kentuckians set to Marshall Tucker (and thank you to whoever posted that gem months ago), the next best thing...