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Bob, Excellent news!! A speedy recovery will make a fine close to this chapter. Best wishes, Mike"Levity'

A breezy experience last week caused me to seek a method using wind velocity and fetch to predict wave heights. Is there such a formula? A reasonably accurate prediction could help with a go/no go decision. What is the most accurate method of estimating wave height from the helm? Seems that...

This is my fourth season taking my boat into the shallow reaches of the rivers and creeks along the Chesapeake Bay. The white portions of my hull were beginning to show brown stains from the tannin in the shallow waters. No amount of scrubbing would remove the brown stains and using an abrasive...

Bob, Best wishes for a speedy recovery. (Wait until you see the bill, you'll know why they wear masks!) Mike 'Levity'

C-Dancer, To keep all the trailer gear organized and readily available I use a plastic storage bin. The jack, spare hub, spare bearings, races,grease gun, grease cartridges, grease tub, torque wrench, socket wrench, etc, etc. all fit into the bin. The bin can be moved in and out of the tow...

Installing a windlass required 20 ft of 6 AWG duplex wire to be run along the starboard gunnel from the battery to the helm and forward to the windlass. 6 AWG is heavy and added more ballast to the starboard side of the boat. The steering cable follows the same path as does almost all the...

A wooden chock with 36 grit sandpaper glued to the bottom holds well on slippery surfaces. Even when accompanied I am single handing as my company is always inexperienced. The launch and retreive regimine includes opening the driver's window, setting the parking brake, shifting into 1st...

The abuses of common sense and courtesy are most likely to be encountered on summer holiday weekends. Any warm summer day will entice a few waterborne currs to fire up their twin Crusaders but the masses of them untie their dock queens and make their entrance into the fairways on warm, clear...

Bob, Sorry to hear of your troubles. Best wishes for optimum health. Mike 'Levity'

An articulating bow roller in conjunction with a 14# Delta and a Sprint 600 has been a welcome addition to my C-Dory. The pivoting bow roller is longer than the factory roller and keeps the Delta a comfortable distance away from the precious gel goat. Spectrum GEl Coat Repair Kits are a...

The LifeSling with 5/1 lifting tackle is a new addition for my boat also. The cabin top grab rails are not high enough to allow an MOB's center of gravity to be raised above the gunnel. Shortening the bridle with a knot placed close to the Sling and the tackle attached at that point allows the...

White vinegar works well on stainless. I used it to clean rust stains on a used bow roller. The rust dissolved away and the stainless shined as if it had been polished. Mike 'Levity'

Mike, For the winter layup, fuel tanks are filled but carbs are run dry then drained. This is the fourth season and no problem with restart after winter layup. Yes, next layup, the tanks will be topped, stabilzer added, and carbs emptied. It is consistently recommended by knowledgeable...

Dotn Marty, Your comment about the folding bicycle has hit the vulnerability of my argument. I have not ridden a folding bicycle. I have ridden many bicycles and though not an expert have a fair amount of bicycling experience. (about 1500 miles/year over 25 years). I am confident that a frame...

It is amazing to see the number of boats that never leave the dock. The Chesapeake is home to thousands of boats. With holiday weekends an exception, relatively few boats are encountered while underway. There is an established relationship between boat size and frequency of use. What other...

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