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Comment on anyone heard of a steury boat manufacturer or own a steury? by pam

pam — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:40:18 +0000

I’m really curious – could you send me a picture because I think I just found one that I believe is a 25′ fly bridge Steury – I can’t seem to find any pictures of similiar ones on the net – any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks!!

Comment on I just bought a 14" aluminum Boat made by Nader I cant find any info on this manufacturer. Any Ideas????? by Silly Girl

Silly Girl — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:14:14 +0000

Here are some websites for manufactures.

Good luck.

Comment on i need new spindles on my boat trailer? by P&S - ß?Dß??™

P&S - ß?Dß??™ — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:15:13 +0000

Get advice here and your boat will go down like the titanic….

Comment on Which boat manufacturer makes cruisers with outboard engines? by Caretaker

Caretaker — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:27:22 +0000

Google ‘Used Boats for sale’ and you will find a number of sights. Do a search specifying outboard power and cruiser. You might also consider a house boat. Some of them can take a lot of outboard power. There was even a period when they engaged in offshore racing. Catamaran Cruisers are fast, stable and fuel efficient.

Comment on anyone heard of a steury boat manufacturer or own a steury? by Richard C

Richard C — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:02:26 +0000

Steury Boats where built from the late 1950′s until about 1978……but I don’t remember a fly-bridge 25 footer. I know Stamas did build a 25 sport fisherman. I hope this helps.

Comment on Why have car manufacturers never installed compasses as standard equipment on cars? by 2n2222

2n2222 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:02:53 +0000

They’ve never been standard equipment anywhere that I know of, ever. Part of it may have been the compensation necessary to have a plain magnetic compass function properly in a car; you’re always fooling with it and the readings aren’t always so great. A magnetic compass also does notably strange things on a steel bridge.

But I strongly suspect that it’s simply tradition. Nobody used a compass in a wagon, so nobody thought to ask for one in a car. Road maps didn’t come along until the AAA started printing them in the 1920′s, at which point auto equipment and accessories were pretty much fixed into the pattern we find them today: my 1927 Sears catalog’s auto section looks a lot like Wal-mart’s, though in the 1920′s such things as oil filters and temperature gauges were still considered extras. (I never checked in that catalog to see if there were compasses.)

In the US, popular culture classifies an auto compass as a sign that you’ve reached retirement age, though I’ve never accepted that. I love them. The digital variety doesn’t need any compensation and is unaffected by the steel in the car.

Comment on Would you need a boating license and inflatable safety devices in an amphibious vehicle? by LIMA 45.05.18.77

LIMA 45.05.18.77 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:16:07 +0000

Canadian law defines a vessel as "a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water". This would make the truck a vessel when on the water, and as such, would be required to be licenced as a power boat, carry the necessary safety equipment, and for the operator to have a PCOC (boaters competency card). I’m sure this would be open to legal interpretation, maybe ask this again in the law and ethics section. Very interesting question!

Comment on What boat manufacterers are in Boston? by answermonkey

answermonkey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:27:15 +0000

Here are the names and addresses:
http://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=Auz3jshB4TFHJ8qzo9bjNd.GNcIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBtbGZ2dXFpBF9zAzk2NjEzNzY3BHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?stx=boat+manufacturer&csz=boston%2C+ma

Comment on If i get a Virginia boating/PWC training course certificate, Will I be able to rent a PWC in North Carolina? by Laura M

Laura M — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:53:51 +0000

Yes, you should be able to, as long as you have the certificate in hand.

Comment on How much do feathers cost at fly fishing supply stores? by Ghost of society

Ghost of society — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:30:11 +0000

I posted links from two different catalogs that have a lot of great feathers for fly tying. I don’t know what types you are looking for, but there is many different types of feathers used and the cost varies from what grade you are going to buy. I can’t tell you an average guess on the prices, because that all varies as well from store to store, from state to state.

What goes on in a fly shop is usually stories of the big one that got away or the big one they caught.
Also they share fly tying knowledge with each other sometimes.