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Boat buying/selling Boat Trader BoatShow on the Internet Boatsville.com BUCvalu.com - Boat appraisals, etc. EverythingBoats.com The Florida Mariner Used Boats Online Boat manufacturers Beneteau Boston Whaler C-Dory Catalina Yachts Chris Craft Com-Pac Yachts/Hutchins Co. Inc. Escape Sailboats Grady White Hobie Cat Hunter Marine MarineWaypoints' Powerboat Manufacturers list - It's just powerboats but somebody might find it useful... Marshall Marine Catboats MasterCraft Melges Performance Sailboats Osprey Sea Ray Boats Seaward Sailboats/Hake Yachts Inc. Ski Nautique Triton Boats Vanguard Sailboats - (Vanguard, Laser, Sunfish) West Wight Potter WindRider Boatbuilding books/plans Applegate Boatworks boatdesigns.com - Ken Hankinson Associates boat designs Dave Carnell's Boatbuilding Page Duckworks Magazine - for and by homemade boat buiders H.H.Payson and Co. - Good source for boat building, modeling, design and good links Small Craft Advisor SmallBoats.com Wooden Boat Publications Boating News Marine News MarineWaypoints.com Popular Mechanics - Boating articles Boating Safety 8th District Local Notice to Mariners Alabama Marine Police Boat Light Mnemonics Code of Alabama - Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses Code of Alabama - Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Res Commander Bob's - Boating Safety Site Navigation Course courtesy of Holiday Greece - Good Online Navigation course/resource Navigation Rules - Courtesy of the U. S. Coast Guard. Lots of other good stuff, too. Notice to Navigation Interests - US Army Corps of Engineers Online NTSB Marine Accident Reports U.S. Coast Guard - U.S. VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center United States Power Squadron US Coast Guard -- Office of Boating Safety Vessel Safety Check Information - See what caused vessels to NOT qualify for a Vessel Safety Check sticker Vessel Safety Check Web Site Books Bluewater Books and Charts Little River Books - River Books - Fiction and Non-fiction Paradise Cay Publications - Nautical Books and Stuff Charts, Almanacs, etc. Bluewater Books and Charts Charts for Tenn-Tom, Black Warrior, Apalachicola, etc - US Army Corp of Engineers - Mobile District Map Index - University of Alabama - The top two maps on this page show navigable rivers in Alabama and beyond. Maptech - Online and hardcopy Nautical Charts and Topo Maps Maritime Safety Information - NGA - Online Nautical Pubs, Notice to Mariners, Nav Calculators, Charts, etc. Mississippi River info from Big River Magazine Mississippi River info from ExperienceMississippiRiver.com Reeds - Almanacs, Coast Pilots, etc. Tennessee and Cumberland River Navigation Charts TVA Map Store - Navigation charts of the Tennessee River Waterproof Charts Great Loop America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association Just Sailing 48° North Jobson Sailing SailboatOwners.com Sailright Links for the Nautically Obsessed A Boat That Propells Itself A Home Built Trailer Building "The Brick" Dave Carnell's Boatbuilding Page Decavitator - Human-Powered Hydrofoil Duckworks Magazine - for and by homemade boat buiders Jim Michalak's Boat Designs Jim Michalak's Boat Designs - "Birdwatcher Hulls" and more The Cheap Pages Local Interest AL Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Alabama Coast Tide Tables Alabama Coast Tide Tables - NOAA Alabama Marine Police Alabama Power - Lakes & Recreation - Lots of info on Alabama Power Dams and Reservoirs Birmingham Sailing Club Boating America - A Guide to Inland Lakes and Rivers Boating Brown's Creek Sailing Association Charts for Tenn-Tom, Black Warrior, Apalachicola, etc - US Army Corp of Engineers - Mobile District Code of Alabama - Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses Code of Alabama - Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Res Express Lane Rapid Renewal - Jefferson County Online Boat Registration Renewal Joe Wheeler State Park Lake Guntersville Sailing Club Map Index - University of Alabama - The top two maps on this page show navigable rivers in Alabama and beyond. Shorelines Newsletter - An Alabama Power publication for lakeshore residents Southwinds - Local News for Southern Sailors Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority TVA - Tennessee River Information TVA River Neighbors Newsletter - Tennessee River Newsletter Magazines 48° North Cruising World DIY Boat Owner Duckworks Magazine - for and by homemade boat buiders Heartland Boating LifeOnTheWater - The Magazine for Lake and River Lifestyles Marine News Professional Mariner Sail Magazine - SailMag.com Small Craft Advisor Southwinds - Local News for Southern Sailors The Florida Mariner Wooden Boat Publications Marinas Joe Wheeler State Park Marine products manufacturers Boater's World BoatU.S. Celestaire - Navigation Instruments Defender Industries Harken Layline - (Cordage, blocks, and other sailing stuff) Overton's Performance Yacht Systems - Sailing and boat supplies Profurl Raytheon Marine SailboatOwners.com - Chandlery Sailing Gear Online (Gill) Sailright Weems & Plath West Marine

Maritime History/Tradition Ceremony for renaming a boat - Courtesy of 48° North Ceremony for renaming a boat - Courtesy of BoatSafe.com Friends of the Hunley - Official site for search and recovery of the CSS Hunley Members of the Council of American Maritime Museums - A good list of maritime museums Mystic Seaport Museum Naval Historical Center NOAA History Origins of Navy Terminology Origins of Navy Terminology - Link 2 Port Columbus Civil War Naval Center - A Civil War museum dedicated to Naval History Shanties and Sailor Songs - Lyrics and MIDIs for many shanties in different languages Shanties and Sea Songs - Lyrics for lots of shanties Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites Some background on Sea Shanties Songs of the Sea - Lyrics and MIDIs for lots of shanties The Chantey Cabin - "The Home Port For All Your Maritime Music" The Historical Maritime Society - Links Page The Mariners' Museum Time as marked by the bells Misc Boat Light Mnemonics Boating America - A Guide to Inland Lakes and Rivers Boating BottomJob & Dogwatch Archives - Boating comic strips CC Frosty Class Association Commodore Uniform - Power Squadron Uniforms Folk Lore Weather Forecasting Heavenly Mathematics: Highlights of Cultural Astronomy International Code Flags International Marine Signal Flags Jobson Sailing John Kohnen's Mother of All Maritime Links Pages - (HUGE!) Knots on the Web - A (ridiculously) large reference to online information on knots Lot of Knots - Courtesy of the Tollesbury Sailing Club MarineWaypoints.com Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page - (Tons on info!) Messing About in Boats (The magazine) Nautical Glossary - by MarineWaypoints.com Origins of the Compass Rose SailNet SeaSources - Training for Mariners Seven Seas Cruising Association The Catboat Association Webpage The Trailer Sailor Web Site U.S. Naval Observatory - Astronomical Apps Department - Calculators and tables for solar and lunar events for any Lat/Long USGS Streamflow conditions - Real-time levels(ft) and flows(ft3/sec) for Alabama waterways Music Shanties and Sailor Songs - Lyrics and MIDIs for many shanties in different languages Shanties and Sea Songs - Lyrics for lots of shanties Some background on Sea Shanties The Chantey Cabin - "The Home Port For All Your Maritime Music" Odd Accidental "draining" of Lake Peigneur - Site #1 Accidental "draining" of Lake Peigneur - Site #2 Accidental "draining" of Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia entry M/V Cahaba - Demopolis Bridge Mishap - Site #1 M/V Cahaba - Demopolis Bridge Mishap - Site #2 Online Documents 1995 Bowditch COLREGS - and some interesting articles courtesy of P/C John McLendon, JN - Raleigh Power Squadron Dictionary - Courtesy of MarineWaypoints.com Dictionary - Courtesy of the US Merchant Marine website Maptech - Online and hardcopy Nautical Charts and Topo Maps Mariner Licensing and Documentation - (Including the "Small Vessel Sea Service Form") Maritime Safety Information - NGA - Online Nautical Pubs, Notice to Mariners, Nav Calculators, Charts, etc. NOAA Nautical Charts Perhaps too much info on Navigation All about GPS - Trimble Celestaire - Navigation Instruments Geodesy For The Layman GPSInformation.net - GPS Information by Mehaffey, Yeazel and DePriest How WGS 84 defines the Earth Navigation Course courtesy of Holiday Greece - Good Online Navigation course/resource The Viking Sun Compass World Geodetic System 1984 Power Squadron Stuff Commodore Uniform - Power Squadron Uniforms District 15 Website District 17 Website United States Power Squadron USPS Ship's Store - You'll need your Certificate number Power Squadrons - Alabama Fairhope Power Squadron Huntsville Power Squadron Mobile Sail and Power Squadron Perdido Bay Power Squadron Power Squadrons - District 17 Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron District 17 Website Huntsville Power Squadron Johnson City Power Squadron Knoxville Power Squadron Music City Power Squadron Power Squadrons - Other Burnaby Power & Sail Squadron Miles River Sail and Power Squadron Racing caribbeanracing.com Cruising Yacht Club of Australia - Sponsors several MAJOR races Sydney to Hobart Race - Official Website TransPacific Yacht Club - Home of the TransPac Worrell 1000 Repair and Troubleshooting BrokeBoats.com Seamanship Knots on the Web - A (ridiculously) large reference to online information on knots Lot of Knots - Courtesy of the Tollesbury Sailing Club Weather forecasts Hurricane Tracking - courtesy of Plymouth State College Weather Center Intellicast - Weather forecasts National Weather Service - Tropical Weather (Hurricanes tracking maps, etc.) Tropical Prediction Center - NWS National Hurricane Center Weather Channel - Great hourly temp/precip/wind forecasts Weather Radio Codes - Marine Coverage - Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) codes Weather Radio Codes for Alabama - Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) codes Weather Underground Webcams Cape Cod Live Cams GulfLive (Mississippi) BeachCam Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire - Anchor Marine Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire Panama Canal, Miraflores Lock Princess Cruises Bridge Cams