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    My Capt Ron Moment....

    Even "going slow," things happen. Following commissioning previous boat, I took delivery of it and cruised from the boatyard to my slip, about 40 miles away. Since it was an overcast and cold day, all the piloting was done from the pilot house. Approaching the fairway to my slip and having...
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    1977 Grand Banks 42 - $389,000

    First, by going with the all white look, they've taken away the boat's character. To me, this looks like a boat that's meant to sit at the dock and hence, that's why there are no electronics (I don't even see a VHF or an antenna), there's no compass at the lower station and the skylight looks...
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    You are going to need a bigger boat.

    A cat, like a 42' Freeman, would just eat that stuff up. Cruising with quads, at 40 knots, it'd just skip over the crests of each wave. Oh wait, this isn't TheHullTruth. Never mind.
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    Senator proposes bill to breach locks, remove Seattle City Light dams

    "“I’m sure we could design an impartial study to reach the conclusions we want,” Ericksen said. “ Therein lies the problem: designing a study to reach the conclusions you want. Studies are supposed to be designed to provide impartial information, so that that conclusions can then be drawn. This...
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    Bermuda Crossing on a GB42

    Jessiediver49: As you've noticed, you haven't received responses from people who've actually done a Bermuda crossing on a GB42. Why aren't you getting first hand responses from people who've done it? Perhaps that's indicative of something. Can a GB42 complete it? With a properly prepared...
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    It's nice when you can keep your boat at the dock behind your house....

    It's also nice when you keep keep your house behind your boat.
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    Two Cruise Ships Collide

    That'll buff out.
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    Transport from Fl to New York

    To get around Jones Act restrictions . . . I don't know where you're located in FL, but you could sail to Freeport and then ship your boat from there to NYC. There's probably LO/LO service, but it's not going to be cheap. Good luck.
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