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Hi, Bob - The .de is for Germany, or as it's known there DEutschland. Nice boat, and plenty fast, but not nearly enough rod holders.

Friggin' TSA couldn't find their butt with both hands. Kinda like Homeland Security. TSA had nothing to do with it. The flight was on a Canadian airline and was never in an American airport. Totally a Canadian investigation.

I always had good luck soaking them overnight in a large bucket of warm water with a generous amount of OxyClean, followed by another overnight soaking in cold water with fabric softener. Slosh them around in both buckets often to work out the dirt and work in the softener. Then hang them outside to dry. Don't even think about running them through the washer and dryer; you'll end up with a useless tangle of nylon. Don't ask me how I know.

Just a slave to fashion, ain't ya ? Seriously, very cool! Bound to draw some traffic to the site. Have fun !

The Geico racing team has posted this video on their Facebook page ~~ Sad thing to happen to such a great boat and dedicated crew.

Love it !!

Question, Wiley - - Under the column labeled "Last Post Info" column, it used to show the Date/Time of the last post. Now it's showing some kind of funky number where the date/time used to be, like so ~~ 1281814652 In: OK, ya'll can post to t... By: Guitar Picker Whassup with that ??

Somebody has got wayyyyyyyyyyyy too much time on his hands.

Wiley's being sarcastic ? Say it ain't so ! I follow you. Perhaps the VHF was dead. As for the flares, even in my puny little 18 footer, I carry 18 12-ga flares, 6 hand-held, and 6 orange smokes. Oh well. Like I said - - maybe next time they'll be better prepared.

2,717 feet. By contrast, One World Trade Center was 1,776 feet. Burj Dubai's name was changed to Burj Khalifa in honor of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, when the building was completed.

80 miles off the coast, and all they had was a hand-held VHF ? Glad they're all okay, but hopefully the next time they venture offshore (if ever), they are better equipped for emergency situations.

I couldn't tell you what the regulations are elsewhere, but in Maryland the State Department of Natural Resources requires the license number, printed in letters at least 2" high.

Curious - where's "over here" ? Up in my old stomping grounds on the Chesapeake Bay, they were most often marked with relatively-small floats, some round, some cylindrical, some "bullet" shaped. The commercial crabbers most often painted theirs in a color(s) and pattern unique to them, and they normally had their license number on them. Up there, the crab pots are not very large, and are tethered to the float by smaller diameter rope - 1/4" to 3/8". My worst experience with them was the day I was trading in my first boat. Enroute to the dealership, I caught a poorly-marked crab pot (extremely dirty float) around the prop. Having taken nearly everything off the old boat and not having a bathing suit aboard, I ended up having to go in the river in my skivvies and cut the line off with a very dull pocketknife. I completed the transfer to the new boat "commando style".

Low 90's, huh ? Well, that should be adequate for a little leisurely trolling. Now, the big question is ~~~ at those speeds, how long would it take you to get from Naples to Port Fourchon ?

We stopped at a very nice restaurant on the ICW in Hollywood, FL for lunch one day, and a totally stereotypical "go-fast idiot" (very overweight, white Oakley sunglasses, Speedo about four sizes too small, and a four pound gold necklace hanging over his ape-hair-covered chest) docked his 38 Fountain (yes, it was covered in a ridiculous looking multi-neon-colored graphic wrap) at the seawall. He and his four clones clambered ashore, leaving the stereo blaring at ear-splitting volume, and plopped their drunken oversized butts at the table next to us. They proceeded to carry on a very loud conversation (necessary to be heard over the stereo), dropping the F-bomb every third word. When they started pawing over the waitress, the manager finally asked them to leave. They pulled away from the seawall at about 20 knots. And were promptly pulled over by a USCG patrol boat about a half-mile away. Once in a great while, justice triumphs.