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As of September 15, 2009 in Canada all boaters will be required to have the Pleasure Craft Operator Card in order to operate a powered watercraft. There is no grandfather clause or age exemption � this law applies to all boaters. Powered watercraft includes watercraft fitted with any size motor � even a trolling motor.
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All vessels have keels, it is the backbone of the hull. In traditional construction it is the structure upon which all else depends. Modern monocoque designs include a virtual keel. Even multihulls have keels. On a sailboat the word Keel is also used to refer to the area that is added to the hull to improve its lateral plane. The lateral plane is what prevents leeway and allows sailing towards the wind. This can be an external piece or a part of the hull.
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Always wear a lifejacket or personal flotation device! Don't just have it in the boat, pick one and wear it. The vast majority of Canadian boating victims were not wearing a lifejacket or PFD when they drowned. You can compare trying to don a lifejacket or PFD in an emergency to trying to put on your seatbelt in the middle of a car crash.
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40' - 45' Bluewater Cruiser?!

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:10:48 +0200
I'm looking to purchase my first sailboat and I am in need of some guidance. I was leaning towards a steel or aluminum hull but most do not have a swim step and walk through transom. It sounds kind of odd but the is a top criteria for me. Three reasons: it is easier to land big fish, it is easiers to board from a tender, and I have a dog who loves the water and if she jumps I need to get her back aboard somehow. Do you know of any steel hulled sloop or cutter rigs that have a walk through transom and a swim step?! I am looking at the 40'-45' range.

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Bayliner plant to close this year

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:44:51 GMT

Brunswick Corp., the parent company of Bayliner, headquartered in the Knoxville, Tenn., area, plans to close its Cumberland plant by the end of the year.

Yacht Moquini search by French Navy

Sat, 8 Oct 2005 11:09:17 +0200
Link] A French naval vessel en-route Reunion, to Cape Town conducted an extensive search of the area where sailing yacht MOQUINI was last reported.......

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Speed Seal - For Quick Seawater Pump Impeller Changes

Speed Seal was designed to simplify the removal of water pump covers by eliminating the need for tools.  Most sea water pumps require the use of a screw driver or ratchet to take off the cover plate.  As many of you know, there is usually little physical room for such a job.  The ...

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