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“Working” from home and inadvertently hijacked a thread under the photo section to a discussion of military service and it got me to wondering how many members here are military vets? How about letting us know branch, rate/rank/ where and what years you were in. Perhaps a sea story or boating...

Either that or make them an offer based on an actual transom replacement estimate from an experienced and reputable firm, plus factor in potential cost overruns, transport to and from repair facility and personal effort/aggravation. Who knows? Maybe the seller is aware that the transom condition...

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. At 63 I have very few regrets but I often wonder how my life would have turned out if, at age 17, I was more focused on academics than cars and women.

Yeah, go for it. Boat stuff is the only thing that keeps me happy and focused these days

Wow! “250 mile”, “7-8 hour”. You guys impress me with your dedication to using your boats.

Keeldad John 1999 Seafarer 226 (Dogdaze) 2013 Yamaha F200

IC2(SS). USS John C Calhoun (SSBN 630) and Ulysses S. Grant ( SSBN 631) ‘75- 80. We were punching holes in the N. Atlantic about 10 years apart. Must say something about Seafarers if ex-sub sailors appreciate their seaworthiness.

Lite Tackle, I was in Rotten Groton for subschool in ‘76. Ended up on boomers. I do remember going up the Thames in one because I was the bridge phonetalker and the railroad bridge tender was giving us opening issues. I think we were there because we were headed for a yard period in Newport News...

Bought this tackle system last spring at the Atlantic City boat show. We really like it. They threw in the T shirt so the picture was for them of my son wearing their shirt and using their product. I have no stake in this business just that they are very nice people (husband and wife) who...

One of the benefits of being in a funky old-school boat yard is that the owner and most customers see govt. mandates as a minor annoyance. Frankly, it’s probably one of the better places to be because this virus would have a hard time spreading there. Between the presence of vast quantities of...

WM also has Hydrocoat $30 off. Apparently they have closed some stores because of the C19 festivities but my local one was open yesterday. I’m not a big fan of WM because I find them overpriced on most item except when they have a sale but I bought and used their CPP ablative last year when it...

Yup. That’s my boy. He’s Research and Development and I’m Finance. He built (and I paid for) a wonderfully interconnected electronics package for our Seafarer but I still have problems on what button or screen to touch to get things to work. Everytime I turn around he’s showing me some feature...

I flush mounted the 7” MFD and VHF last year. Very pleased with how it came out. I’d like to do the same with the 2 9” units in my electronics box but that wouldn’t allow access to the box latches. I suppose I could latch it up and then put the pre flush mounted faceplate on but I have a...

LiteTackle. The late author Patrick McManus wrote a story called “gunrunning”( Google it). It is about adding additional guns to your collection without the wife catching on. I think it also could apply to your collection. I’m working on a few ideas. The rack in the back (or left side) is the...

Lite Tackle, The best part about a collection of that size is you could easily sneak more in and nobody would ever notice. I have enough rod holders in and around the cockpit and rocket launchers on the hardtop but because my son and I occasionally fish without each other we leave the tackle...

I love my 226 but I generally store 8-10 rods on board at any given time and I don’t like them laying around loose in the cabin. I’m trying to find some way to supplement the 4 from the factory but I’m not real keen on drilling any more holes in the cabin top. That being said, I’m sure there is...

FWW, Last year we swapped the original 1999 2 stroke Evinrude on our 99 226 with a 2013 Yamaha F200 and bought and installed new guages. After that was done my son figured out how to interconnect the NEMA interface with our Raymarine “A” series MFD units. While we still have the gauges, we get...

Off the deck of a submarine moored in the middle of Holy Loch, Scotland.

I close all hull valves when not in use. Yes, you can go years without a problem but when a problem does show up, things can get ugly real fast. Like I said earlier, I’m ex-submarine service and trust no pipes or hoses that are connected to a hole below the waterline. Also I would recommend...