MIATC Membership Renewal Now Open, Stuart, FL
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Warnings of Pirates in the Caribbean
If you were thinking of heading for waters below the Bahamas this winter, take heed to this warning from the Washington Post and submitted by our friend, Sonny Reeves.
They be pirates’
An old scourge is reappearing in the CaribbeanBe the first to comment!
A Free Mobile App from the US Coast Guard
A new toy to eat up more of your smart phone’s memory. It does look like a fun app for recreational boating! If you try it, send us a review.
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Notes from the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Submitted By Alan Moose USCG Aux. Aug 9, 2018 (0)
The United States Coast Guard has released a free mobile app, designed to provide key boating safety information on your iPhone or Android smartphone. The official U.S. Coast Guard app gives you 24/7 access to the most commonly requested information and resources for the recreational boating public. Download the free app from the Apple and Google Play online stores. Search for the app named “United States Coast Guard.”Be the first to comment!
Dare County, NC, Moving Ahead on Inlet Dredge Vessel Plan
The two-year project to build a dedicated dredge for NC waterways should insure a much more consistent dredging of the NC inlets and intersecting ICW.
Dare Moving Ahead on Inlet Dredge Plan
Coastal Review Online
DARE COUNTY — As the need for dredging in North Carolina waterways has long ago surpassed the availability of funds and equipment to dredge, Dare County, with the help of $15 million provided in the recent state budget, is about to try something different: Build a dedicated dredge to maintain its waterways.Be the first to comment!
Red Tide and Green Algae Sickening Floridians and Killing Marine Wildlife
This report from NBC is important and worth reading! See also Lake Okeechobee Discharge and Red Tide – Can anything be Done?
Toxic red tide is making Floridians sick — and angry
Red tides in the Gulf of Mexico and toxic blue-green algae in inland waters are killing animals and stoking outrage in South Florida.
by James Rainey / Aug.03.2018 / 3:13 PM ETRed tide, and the fish it kills, slam into Anna Maria Island
Bradenton Herald
Murky brown waves quietly washed dead fish onto empty Anna Maria Island beaches on Monday. Waters in both the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay …Sarasota grapples with red tide’s effects from YourObserver.com
Sarasota beaches were inundated with the unpleasant sights and smells associated with red tide this weekend. How does the community deal with the fallout?0 Facebook Likes, 1 Facebook Reactions
Comments from Cruisers (1)
- Reply to Sonny
267 tons of dead fish collected from Sanibel alone. We wanted to put that number in perspective. More details >> https://on.fox4now.com/2M8J23p
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Cruisers’ Net Earns Discount for New Members in AGLCA
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association is an extremely active and involved organization supplying information and support for all member cruisers, not just active Loopers. Open their website, greatloop.org, and get a taste of what membership is about.
The Great Loop is the continuous waterway that encompasses the eastern portion of North America including the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Canadian Heritage Canals, and the inland rivers of America’s heartland.
Our members range from experienced Loop cruisers to boaters in the midst of Looping; those planning on one day cruising the Great Loop to those simply exhilarated by the process of learning about the journey. Every level of interest is welcome, no restrictions or limitations! Whether you’re young or just young at heart, still working or retired, ready to travel full time or only every-so-often; whether you’ve got a powerboat, sailboat, trawler, rowboat or no boat; whether you are doing the Great Loop or dreaming, you’ll fit right in, come aboard!
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Stubborn Outboard Remedy Sought
One of Cruisers’ Net’s generous contributors who has shared expertise for your benefit, via their excellent blog, The Crabby Captain and the Sunny Sailor, now requests your assistance with a problem many of us have suffered through. Let us hear your suggestions.
Help us before my husband throws our Mercury outboard in the water!
We have a 2003 Mercury 15hp outboard motor on our dinghy (which we purchased with our Beneteau sailboat) and it shuts down (or off) when under a heavy load.
He had a mechanic rebuild/service the carburetor ($300) and still have the same problem.
Since then he has tried:
-Changing the fuel tank and hoses (helped it to work for a while and then went back to the same problem)
-Changed the fuel in the tank
-Changed the gaskets and fuel filter
-Changed the spark plugs.
Does anyone have any helpful suggestions so that he doesn’t end up throwing it in the canal? My sunny side can only get us so far!
Please send help! (Or a new motor if you have one!)
Thanks
CaraBe the first to comment!
Repairing or Replacing Your Bimini by Eddie and Cara
Our thanks to Eddie and Cara for sharing their repair expertise as recorded in their excellent blog, The Crabby Captain and the Sunny Sailor.
Just today I need my top.
Everyone needs a top from time to time and our sailboat’s Bimini needed some repairs. Here is some how to’s to help fellow boaters do the same. From threading the Sailrite sewing machine, to replacing the marine vinyl, we tell you how to do it step by step. And maybe you will see us with no top!Be the first to comment!
Reminder: Beware of Vessel Documentation Renewal Offers
Over-priced renewal services crop up every year and, again, we remind you that renewal through http://www.uscg.mil/nvdc is faster and the least expensive process. See https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1a25ee8 for more info.
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Monday Minute – Midsummer Maintenance by Bill Parlatore
Our thanks to Bill Parlatore for permitting Cruisers’ Net to post articles from his excellent blog, Following Seas.
It’s been a crazy summer around Annapolis, with constant rain and heavy humid air on Chesapeake Bay. Not much fun for boating, but as we move into the second half of the season, it’s a good time to do some midsummer maintenance.
Bill ParlatoreMonday Minute – Midsummer Maintenance
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