Nomad Willy
Guru
No but having kids does.
*I was expecting lots more spray over/hitting your pilothouse in sometimes-treacherous San Pablo Bay.* The Coot makes a bigger "splash" at a fraction of your speed.* More fun with less horsepower?FlyWright wrote:
I hesitate to post this video (click the frame to start video) of crossing San Pablo Bay ...
*You'll have to wait for global freezing--- that's coming next--- before that will happen.markpierce wrote:
Thank goodness for global warming.* If not, the shoreline would be at the Farallon Islands*and the "Bay" Area would be along*a narrow*river.
*... again.Marin wrote:
*You'll have to wait for global freezing--- that's coming next--- before that will happen.
*Trivia for you--- why was the 747 named the 747?FlyWright wrote:
Incidentally, that Mickey Mouse ears thingy of which you speak happens to be THE ULTIMATE MODEL 747 FAN, after which the Boeing 747 was proudly named.
*Looks like big city rush hour to this country boy.Moonstruck wrote:
Rails are good. *I use mine for taking quick relative bearings using the stanchions. *Other boat moving ahead of the stanchion, I will pass behind. *If he moves*behind the stanchion, I will pass ahead of him. *If he stays constant with the stanchion-------DANGER! *Unless something is altered we will shortly be trying to occupy the same space.
This is a public service message. *No thanks needed.
*
Photo: *Everglades Inlet
-- Edited by Moonstruck on Tuesday 20th of December 2011 04:32:47 PM
*Looks like big city rush hour to this country boy.dwhatty wrote:
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Photo: *Everglades Inlet
The turbines were the 502, 551, 553, and the T-50. The 502 was used on a lot of GSE and those goofy remote controlled Navy ASW helicopters that sometimes made it back to the ship.Marin wrote:*the 500 series were missiles (I think), and the 600 series were gas turbine engines*(I think).
*Looks like big city rush hour to this country boy.dwhatty wrote:Moonstruck wrote:
Rails are good. *I use mine for taking quick relative bearings using the stanchions. *Other boat moving ahead of the stanchion, I will pass behind. *If he moves*behind the stanchion, I will pass ahead of him. *If he stays constant with the stanchion-------DANGER! *Unless something is altered we will shortly be trying to occupy the same space.
This is a public service message. *No thanks needed.
*
Photo: *Everglades Inlet
-- Edited by Moonstruck on Tuesday 20th of December 2011 04:32:47 PM
*DittoLarryW wrote:
I don't know about you guys but I throughly enjoy the Boeing history from Marin.* Larryw
Glad you like it.* I realize it's way off topic, particularly when I end up putting it in the middle of a boating thread but sometimes it makes more sense to put it there than in OTDE.LarryW wrote:
I don't know about you guys but I throughly enjoy the Boeing history from Marin.* Larryw
*Here is a shot of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay. *Nature at its best.dwhatty wrote:
Skyscrapers! I've heard about those.
*Here is a shot of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay. *Nature at its best.Moonstruck wrote:dwhatty wrote:
Skyscrapers! I've heard about those.
*Here is a shot of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay. *Nature at its best.dwhatty wrote:Moonstruck wrote:dwhatty wrote:
Skyscrapers! I've heard about those.