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  1. JD

    New Years

    Hope everyone has a great New Year. Here is something that is right up RT Firefly's alley so to speak. Can't believe he missed it. Got this from a fellow Mainship owner who is on this list once and a while. Click here: ILHAMA feat. DJ OGB - Bei mir bist du scheen - YouTube </SPAN>
  2. JD

    Mainship is back

    For all of the folks that didn't think it would happen, here is a post from the Mainship Group. "Anyone see this month's Passagemaker? David Marlow is describing the new model as follows: "One might imagine a Grand Banks 32 with softer lines and a bit more modern technology and significantly...
  3. JD

    NASA's humor as to todays non event

    NASA's Voyager 2 Twitter feed, for instance, has this: "END MAYACAL BTUN 12.19.19.17.19 SHUTDOWN:UNIV(12) BEGIN BTUN 13.0.0.0.0 BOOT:UNIV(13)."
  4. JD

    Good Supplier Bad Supplier

    List mates, When a company does well it needs to be praised as I have in the past with several products and services everyone needs to know about. Unfortunately when a company does not perform or acts like they don’t care about customer service then everyone needs to know this as well. I...
  5. JD

    12V light fixture dimmers

    My 2006 34t has several switches on the 12V lighting that I would like to use a dimmer control. That being said here are a few obstacles to overcome. One is that the light switches are Vimar 250V 3.5cm long x 2.1 cm wide x 2.6 cm deep rocker style. On the Vimar site they have a dimmer that...
  6. JD

    Moorehead City Yacht Basin

    Moorehead City NC This past weekend. $3.84 a gallon (Cash or Check) if renting a slip for the night. Slip rental was reasonable as well.
  7. JD

    Beaufort NC for Easter

    Several boats on the East Coast are headed to Beaufort NC for Easter. Arriving on Good Friday and departing either Easter Sunday or on the Monday. We will be at the Beaufort City Docks in front of the Queen Ann's Revenge which is the east end of the City Docks. Stop by and say Hi if you are...
  8. JD

    A little music

    Birth of The Blues - YouTube
  9. JD

    Video that is become more truer every day

    Carrol Burnett airline spoof. *
  10. JD

    Button stays on

    If I'm in a topic and make a post the topic button stays on as if there were new posts to the topic, yet it is just my post.*I have tried getting out of the topic and then coming back, reading my post and then out again but the button stays lit.*Then if some one post after me and I read their...
  11. JD

    Trick Davit Dinghy System

    Here are some pictures of the Trick Davit System on my Mainship 34t.* The temp was 45* when the pictures were taken and the dink was a little light on air.* Also I'm experimenting with the davit at the stern of the dink.* Presently I have it shaped to the dink on one side and no hull shape on...
  12. JD

    For those that like to tinker.

    http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/
  13. JD

    9' Livingston 2012 Model - New Price!

    Bought new in June of this year. Great*boat known for their stability and room inside. Up to 8 HP outboard. Reinforced sides for Weaver type davits. Weighs 120 pounds. Love the boat but it will not fit on the davits I have on my swim platform. My mistake your gain. Paid $1,700 including taxes...
  14. JD

    Joke

    Female Pharmacist * Those Dang 4-Hour Erection Problems What happens when you ask for help with an erection lasting more than 4 hours? Earl walked into a drug store in Kentucky and asked to talk to a male pharmacist. The woman he was talking to said that she was the only pharmacist, and as...
  15. JD

    Aussie flying school

    FF is that you? Hi Mate, I am* writing to you because I need your help to get me bloody pilot's license back. You keep telling me you got* all the right contacts. Well now's your chance to* make something happen for me because, mate, I'm bloody desperate. But first, I'd better tell you what...
  16. JD

    Perkins 4108

    Fresh Rebuild on a Delco Starter Case Stamp on Bendix Drive is 1960769 and the starter body is Delco*11092191 H 43* Right side drive Delco Alternator for the same engine 55A Case stamp 5E22 12V 1102384 -37A These were cruising extras for a 40' sail boat that were never used. Alt is a*clean...
  17. JD

    A bit of levity

    This is a string of emails between myself and a prominent purveyor of expensive ship instruments such as clock, sextants, barometers and such who shall remain*not named.*But their offices are in the town sometime called the sailing capital of America when they have the boat show. *Some time it...
  18. JD

    River Dunes, Grace Harbor Marina Oriental NC

    $3.84 a gal over the weekend.
  19. JD

    Filling the tank

    It is almost worth carrying five gallon cans to the boat.* The gas station price for Diesel is any where from .25-.45 cents less than the marina price.* Off road here in NC is*even cheaper.* Five Jerry cans*at $2.50 a can savings*comes to a*$12.50 savings or three gallons for free.
  20. JD

    Google Spell Check

    When using Spell Check from the Google bar it blanks the screen. It has always worked in the past.
  21. JD

    The Yacht Broker

    This is sad but oh so true.<a href="http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7535703/" title="http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7535703/"> http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7535703/</a>
  22. JD

    Engine room camera systems

    Who is using what?* I have a blind spot from the upper helm.* I can see the corner but have to judge the swim platform.* With two aboard it is no problem but for single handing I would like a camera view.* Also I would like one in the engine room as well. So what's out there?
  23. JD

    Hurricane protection

    Here is something that came to mind on Saturday evening as I was enjoying a GT on the flybridge with the Admiral. On the sailboats when we striped off all of the canvas,*the*helm canvas*was left in tack and a couple of lines were lashed around the bottom to keep it in place so the Chart plotter...
  24. JD

    Raymarine Radio Mount

    On the new boat the radio is mounted on the fly bridge low on the front edge of the dash board.* It is low and*parallel to the deck.* So*if you are seated in the helm seat or standing up to drive the boat you can not see the face of the radio.** It is impossible to see which channel you are on...
  25. JD

    New Boat

    to us at least. We closed on a 2006 Mainship 34t on Wednesday just in time for the*Hurricane. Luckily she was in Southport NC*so I moved her to the Southport City Marina where she rode it out to the tune of some very low wind speeds and a little rain. So now the learning of all of the system...
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