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  1. surfhunter, that is great news. Obviously, you played it cautious and smart. It is always good to hear that something worked out the right way.
  2. John, thanks for posting this. It is something I had never thought about. Good luck finding a way out.
  3. surfhunter, I don't have any advice but would like to understand your predicament so it doesn't happen to me. It seems like the your seller must have registered the boat in NC and you are trying to register in SC. It would seem like the tax lien was not a factor in NC so could you register the boat in any state except SC? Or did the guy you bought it from not have a current registration? If you can't register in another state and your seller did not have current registration it would seem like he was probably aware. If you can register in another state how can you check for liens prior to purchasing?
  4. I had a question regarding Lat/Long on some of the older grease charts that I have. The numbers did not look right on some of the listed waypoints. I thought that it was sloppy research on the part of the chart people but wanted an educated opinion. After quite a bit of looking I went to the NOAA site and found a "ask a question" link on the NOAA charting website. I got an answer in a few hours from Nick. Prompt, accurate, and helpful. The problem was me and the assumption that the numbers were listed as degrees, minutes, seconds. The chart was using decimal minutes but only taking it to two digits instead of the three digits we are all used to these days. I just didn't look close enough. Good old Nick figured it out just from the numbers format.
  5. that's funny, looks like a good time, congratulations on the wedding
  6. Katuna, the link was interesting. I never realized that Loran was being worked on in the forties and fifties. Your post brought a smile. I can't help but laugh remembering how much trouble we went to to figure out where in the **** we were. But you just can't duplicate the feeling of accomplishment when, after a couple of hours or trying, you saw the outline of the offshore wreck being burned into the "click click" paper machine. And you had better have that bouy ready to throw overboard to mark the spot. If you didn't you may not mark the wreck again. Maybe my problem is that it is too easy these days. No challenge, no fun. I guess that is why there are so many "cavemen" offshore these days.
  7. e-loran dies with the Loran-c. 35 million is a bunch of money but that is only a couple of days worth of GPS. There is about a Billion in the 2010 budget for GPS related items. The cost of the WAAS system is almost 100 million this year. I think it is funny that Loran, a land based radio signal, is outdated but the GPS is augmented with a land based radio signal to make it more accurate. But even with all of that, since GPS is used in so many different things, the per user cost may well be less than Loran. My wifes little garmin gets her from I-20 to I-85 around Atlanta. I don't think my beloved Sitex could do that.
  8. My LORAN is gone. I've known it was coming for a long time but it still makes me sad. Not so much that I can't do without it although I used it often. But, for me, I think it is more of a symbol of the old guys that really knew their stuff when it came to boating. Over the last few years all of the guys that took me under their wing and taught me about boats have died and the demise of Loran just seems like the end of their era. I can remember when loran-c came around and shortly thereafter the cross-track steering. The first steering display we had was an add-on to a Sitex. The cross-track display sat on top of the Loran as a separate unit. I should say it was networked to the display but that term was unheard of then. The small size of the "bookshelf" Lorans was amazing. If you have really been around you will remember the Loran-A. About the size of a bread box and looking into the scope was like using the bomb sight on a B17. I only saw a few of those.It is fairly easy to calculate distance and heading using Lat/Long but when you saw someone figure distance and heading with TD's you knew you had better pay attention to what they were saying. I guess that is progress. Oh well, on to the next thing!
  9. it is hard to believe that people still fall for this but apparently they do. *************************************************************** Dear Customer !!! This Is To Notify You That Your Over due Contract Funds Has Been Gazette to Be Released, Via Key Telex Transfer (Ktt) -Direct Wire Transfer. Meanwhile, a woman M/s Melinda Willis Came To My Office Few Days Ago With Letter, Claiming To Be Your True Representative. Here Are Her Information's: Name Melinda Willis Bank Name: Citi Bank Bank Address: California, Usa. Account Number: 6503809428. Please, Do Reconfirm To This Office, As A Matter Of Urgency If This Woman Is From You So That The Federal Government Will Not Beheld Responsible For Paying Into The Wrong Account Name. If This Woman Is Not Your Representative, You Are Requested To Fill and Send This Information’s For Verifications Purposes So That Your Fund Valid 17.5 Million Dollars Will Be Remitted Into Your Nominated Bank Account This Fund Is As A Result Of Contract Payment On Your Behalf. 1. Your Name: 2. Your Full Address: 3. Your Telephone.... 4. Fax............. 5. Age........ 6. Sex:.................................... 7. Your Occupation............... 8. Your Valid Account Details:............ 9. A Copy of Your Identity............ As Soon As We Receive This, We Will Commence With All Necessary Procedures In Other To Remit This Money Into Your Account.Moreso you will be oblige to pay $850 only For The "Transfer Pin code" Can Be Release To Your receving Bank Immedaitely the Fund is Transfer to Your Dominated bank Account For The confirmation of Your Fund. However, We Shall Proceed To Issue All Payments Details to the Said Mrs. Willis, If We Do Not Hear From You within the Next Seven Working Days from Today. We Are Sorry For Any Incontinence The Delay In Transferring Of This Fund Must Have Caused You. Reply Via: drtundelemo2@live.com or call Me Immediately @ +234 80 66583834 Yours in Service, DR. Tunde Lemo International Remittance Department (Cbn)
  10. I wonder if there is some kind of local protocol for calling on 16 when you come or go. It looks like a blind corner and it would be interesting to get into the slot and meet someone coming around the corner.
  11. it is a long way from deserving the kind of praise that DIME is putting out but it is different and looks to have the beginning of small boat wave piercing design. This is not what anyone I know is looking for but some of the design makes sense.
  12. "Life is a walk on the edge of a razor and sooner or later we all slip" one of the Lonesome Dove movies
  13. looks like a great day! good decision on where to go and what to fish for. did the reels work okay?
  14. thank you for the information. that looks like a great boat for a very good price but I have to have a stern drive or at least a keel. I bump into the earth a lot here in NC.
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