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Fertig and Gavin try to capture the fastest time in the Bermuda Challenge 2013 in a new 39' hull with twin 480 hp diesels. Check out the props. Bermuda Challenge 2013

Nautical sayings slip into my dialogue from time to time and I think I use them correctly, but I rarely stop to think where they came from. Can you think of any more? Nautical Sayings

Shipwrecks

I can't get out of CT. It's 100's here today. By the time I get there it'll be too late.

Then, I'll take the boat to Waco.

Hurricane Nathan. I like it. We'll probably never have one tho. N is too deep in the alphabet. You must be baking down there. It's 95-97 here with oppressive humidity. I cant imagine the lakes down there being any worse than they were last year. Texas is turning into a desert.

A commercial fisherman was battered by one of those rogue waves you hear about in the tall tale chronicles of the sea. He's one experienced boater who lived to tell about it. Rogue Wave - True Story

Hurricane names are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization. There are six separate lists of names for Atlantic Ocean storms, with one list used each year. In 1953, the National Weather Service picked up on the habit of Naval meteorologists of naming the storms...

2013 hurricane forecast.

There are a lot of things you need to bring on a boating trip depending on variables such as length, how far and how long and most of us usually get it right, not always. Here is a primer that most newbies may find useful. Essential Gear for a Boating Trip.

Wow. That's distressing. I'd pull both their licenses. The ship clearly had its props turning and I don't think the tug was going along for the ride.

Egads!

Thanks Nathan. I think so too.

I know this website is primarily for motor boaters, not rag baggers and there is sometimes bad feelings about those "other boaters", but I consider myself a boater. In fact, I'll admit it. I was once a sail boater and I loved it. Traded in my sheet and shackles for a fast outboard and water...

How 'bout the dry beds at the lake?

My trim tabs gave out last season. The piston in one of the so called "actuators" was no longer working and I had to run in the hole until I could get up enough speed to see over the bow, especially with passengers in the stern. This ever happen to you? Here's a video from Ship Shape TV that...

What a cool looking machine. Good luck getting it back in shape. Don't neglect your boats tho. You should join American Restoration on the History Channel.

50 feet?!!! Must leave a lot of beach front for the homes there.

What is the name of your boat and how did you decide on the name you chose? Did you violate any of the cardinal rules for naming your boat?