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MAD MARINER WELCOMES BLOGGER KEITH AMMONS

Mad Mariner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

Keith Ammons, better as The Boating Guy for his work on the National Marine Manufacturers Associationon's Discover Boating website, is now a blogger on Mad Mariner. His blog, called – you guessed it – The Boating Guy, will be updated weekly.

General Winterizing Tips

Keith Ammons — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:12 -0500

Batten Down the Hatches!

Kim Haworth — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:12 -0500

Poor Mary B got hammered last weekend coming back from Ballena Isle Marina, normally a pleasant beam reach. The weather on Sunday wasn’t nearly as mild as it had been when she left Oyster Cove the day before. The wind kicked up from the northwest, making her sail home a slog to weather. As we all know, a gentlewoman never, ever, sails to weather. The unexpected rough water brought things crashing down inside the cabin. Shelves emptied themselves onto the cabin sole, lockers deposited their contents and Harry the cat hung on for dear life.

2008 eNavigation Conference in Seattle

Tim Flanagan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

Thanks to my friends at Shine Micro, I was able to visit the exhibition booths at the big eNavigation conference today.

Two Lucky Fish Haulout Photo Album

Tim Flanagan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

People don't always appreciate what I mean when I tell them the C-Dory has a flat bottom. Maybe this will help.

See, it's actually flat, starting only about a third of the way aft from the bow. That's why Two Lucky Fish planes so easily at 12 knots or so, but it's also why she pounds so hard in a 2-foot chop.

Pacific Marine Expo 2008

Tim Flanagan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

Here it comes again. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 20, 21, and 22, at the Quest Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington. It's the 2008 Pacific Marine Expo!

Two Lucky Fish On The Hard

Tim Flanagan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

She's up on blocks at Seaview East Boatyard in Ballard. See, it's time for new antifouling bottom paint. Four years is really longer than you can expect antifouling to last! She's getting scrubbed and prepped, and will get a shiny new coat of Pettit Vivid.

Happy Birthday to me...

Bruce Dillahunty — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

Well, another few days of little-to-no boat work. As I discussed before, having daylight and no rain to work in becomes important when you're building outside. I am still slowly progressing on obtaining some rubberized paint to seal decks and finish that part out.

The latest rains have been much better about not flooding the boat... only minimal pumping required. This shows I have things fairly well sealed (there are still a few open areas that I haven't addressed yet).

HitchSafe: Tiny Hitch-Receiver Key Safe

Tim Flanagan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

Our neighbors at the FJM Security up in Lynnwood, WA, have a clever product designed for vehicle with typical 2" trailer hitch receivers.

Boat-Building Industry Continues to Implode

Tom Tripp — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:11 -0500

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