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Some of the U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers are quite a bit more radar stealthy than one might expect, given their relatively large sizes. See: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship ... bandit.htm and: http://www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y200 ... 04757N.pdf ------ ... 9243 - OUTLAW...

Ham radio no longer requires proficiency in Morse Code. The test for the Technician license is a 35 question, four option multiple choice examination. The same is true of the General license, the next step up. Mattie Clauson, the youngest person ever to pass the Federal Communications...

Walmart has an Internet special on the Garmin Nuvi 760 with the 4.3" screen at $246. It is reportedly being replaced with the Nuvi 765 series GPS units. Previously, this unit sold for about $500 list price. See: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=7958704 West Marine has a...

West Marine dropped the Garmin Colorado 400C GPS in price from $599.99 to $349.99 in the month of January 2009. This unit has coastal charts for the "Lower 48" already loaded, and it can be updated. It can also take topographic maps and highway maps via a memory chip. I bought one and ordered...

The French had a different approach to staying warm during the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. See: http://www.chezjim.com/sundries/s35.html ------ ... In fact, the Horse-Eating Society's banquets - which included the apparently tasty horse consomme - are...

Sea Wolf said in part: ------ Anyone know of an efficient diesel bicycle or tricycle for old guys? Joe. ------ http://www.dieselbike.net/ :wink:

At about 1300 feet length at waterline, her hull speed would be on the order of 48.67 knots, figured at 1.35 times the square root of the waterline length in feet. If you look at a silhouette view, you will see that the Emma Maersk has an extremely large bulb keel that protrudes slightly...

In the manner of Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels, et al), I have "A Modest Proposal": Include as a part of all corporate "golden parachute" exit packages that the senior executive who wishes to take advantage of one must don a parachute and parachute harness made of 24 karat gold (and...

journey on referred to the "Eire Canal" vs "Erie Canal"... :lol: You are not the first person to misspell it, nor will you be the last. While the two words are similar, they are quite different in linguistic provenance. Eire is Erse Gaelic for Ireland. As a history I read once said, the...

I concur, if the intention is to make them mandatory. That said, I think these certifications have their place if one wishes to travel to another country and either do a "bareback charter" or cruise in territorial waters, especially in the European Union. Think of it as an "International...

Thanks for the kind words! Perhaps I did not state the importance of hands-on experience clearly in my first posting in this thread. If so, I regret it. Part of what I said in re the importance of experience was: Emphasis added. To put it in aviation terms, I am doing my "ground school"...

Bob Austin said in part: The United States Power Squadron (USPS) has proposed just such a program for its members in the form of the USPS notional boat operator certification scheme. This would consist of four certifications. See: http://www.usps.org/national/eddept/boc/main.htm ------...

Hi all, I am a complete newbie who does not as yet own a boat. In preparation for the day when I do have enough money to buy one, I came up with an education plan; a sort of boating "ground school" as it were. I would value any guidance you can give me as to what else I should study. I was...

In the summer of 1974, I staffed at the Camp Cherry Valley boy scout camp on Catalina Island. On a day off, another staffer and I were canoeing along the coast of Catalina between the Isthmus and the Grotto. It was midmorning. The wind was calm and the seas had only a gentle swell. We were...