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Posts Tagged ‘Aquila’
January 25th, 2019 - 1:08 am § in The Ave Scene
WHY DOES A NEW UNIT COST $300,000?
Amidst the housing crisis I am told that new unit, a 2 bed room apartment, built today in public housing costs over $300,000! How can that be? The number excludes land costs and assumes no profit. Gad? Yes BUT … I am a boater. Go the the Seattle Boat Show. You can buy a rather [&hellip[...]
January 15th, 2019 - 9:04 am § in Misc.
Ohoh … Your Compass is WRONG
What if you can not even trust the compass? Friday, 11 January 2019 15:41 GMT Shifting north magnetic pole forces unprecedented navigation fix from Reuters By Alister Doyle OSLO, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Rapid shifts in the Earth’s north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unpr[...]
December 15th, 2018 - 1:33 pm § in The Ave Scene
YESTERDAY IN PUGET SOUND
I was out on the docks at Shilshole during this. Mygawd! At 285# I had to lean into the wind or be blown over. I guessed the wind on our dock was at 60 knots![...]
March 19th, 2018 - 11:43 am § in The Ave Scene
A Huge Loss … To Seattle and to Boating
The End of the Future for My Home and for Many, Many Classical Boats … Daly’s is Gone! Going to Daly’s where a magician had racks of pigment, will no longer be possible. This story is sad for anyone restoring an old Seattle home and even sadder for anyone restoring an old woo[...]
August 1st, 2017 - 1:39 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
What is a TRUMPY?
For over half a century ending in 1974 Trumpy & Sons built exquisitely crafted motoryachts. Custom designed for “Captains of Industry” like DuPont, Chrysler, Firestone, Guggenheim and Dodge, these luxurious and spacious yachts were considered the “Rolls-Royce of American moto[...]