Recent content by Westfield 11

I regret any hurt feelings, but I feel quite passionately about those who commit crimes while wearing a uniform. After 6 months of investigation extremely harsh charges were laid against all involved, by the Coast Guard, indicating both the serious nature of the crime and the culpability of...

It is good to see the Coast Guard authorities recognize the criminally reckless behavior of these perpetrators. Their abuse of their authority resulted in the death of an innocent child due to their flagrant disregard for the safety and well being of citizens. In my eyes this was a near murder...

I am sorry this was not a C-Dory contented thread, but I thought that General Chat was the most appropriate location. I have a lot of respect for the knowledge accumulated by the Members and just wanted to get a general overview of the field from folks with no particular axe to grind. The...

After reflecting upon what has been posted here I have a couple of questions: How long does it take to cycle a slide? Is there something about the procedure that makes it difficult or such a hassle that one would not want to do it every evening when traveling? What do you do about storage...

WOW!! You guys are great, what a crash course in 5th wheeling! There is a lot to think about here and I will need some time to figure out what is best for us. Thanks again.

Part of the root problem is that while we, the people, were relying on the government to regulate and control risk, the government seems to have been relying on the oil companies to do it for them. Is there anyone who today thinks that was a good idea?

We are thinking of getting a fifth wheel trailer for doing some travelling. I know that folks here have been into the RV lifestyle long enough to have learned a few things and I have a couple of questions. What are the good brands? We will be buying used and want something that we can...

I am sure everyone has heard this, but I can never resist a good Mark Twain quote: "Whisky is for drink'n and water is for fight'n over.". Seriously, this is THE big issue out here, but it's also the one no one wants to bring up. The SW will run out of water long before it runs out of oil, we...

Yeah, what a great idea: use up all the domestic oil now so we can selfishly have lower prices and our kids can be held hostage again by OPEC in 20 years. My goodness haven't we been down this road before? Let's all live beyond our means and pay for it with credit cards so we can have fun now...

Of course the guy who owns this is a jerk: he's Russian oligarch after all. Not a people known for tact and courtesy. On the other hand it's great to see the super-rich doing things like this. The same with those who spend millions to get a classic car onto the lawn at Pebble Beach, or to...

If you use the Line2 app you can turn an Ipod into an iPhone and use your iPhone on wi-fi so you don't have to use your minutes. I think the same app is available for the iPad too.... This means the end of the pay for minutes business model for mobile phones and for only 15$ a month...

Was it an OA 50 MK1 from AYC? If so we chartered the same boat 3 or 4 summers ago. Great vessel!!

Where is info on the SC version? The Ranger site has nothing that I can find.

Growing up in Delaware, I can tell you that there is fuel in Lewes and also in Slaughter Beach, At least there was 2 years ago when I last visited.

No, a 25 is not too big. The first saltwater boat I ever chartered was a 50 foot twin screw Ocean Alexander. Prior to that I had run a 17 foot Bayliner on the Colorado River. We had a trainer Captain aboard for the first 24 hours and then we spent the next 12 days on our own in the San...