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The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country’s largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II. Today, it no longer makes aircraft but makes many related components, particularly actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and surface-treatment services. It also supplies the commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets; it makes parts for commercial and naval nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and oil- and gas-related machinery.

History

Curtiss-Wright formed on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio. It was headquartered in Buffalo, New York. With $75 million in capital (equivalent to $11.84 billion in 2021), it became the largest aviation company in the United States.

There were three main divisions: the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced aircraft engines; and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured propellers. After 1929, most engines produced by the new company were known as Wrights, while most aircraft were given the Curtiss name, with a few exceptions. After the F-87 fighter aircraft was cancelled on October 10, 1948, Curtiss-Wright shut down its entire Aeroplane Division and sold the assets to North American Aviation, builders of the famous World War II P-51 fighter.

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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909 – 1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. In 1929, after significant commercial success in its first decades, it merged with the Wright Aeronautical to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

In 1907, Glenn Curtiss was recruited by the scientist Dr. Alexander Graham Bell as a founding member of Bell’s Aerial Experiment Association (AEA), with the intent of establishing an aeronautical research and development organization. According to Bell, it was a “co-operative scientific association, not for gain but for the love of the art and doing what we can to help one another.”

In 1909, shortly before the AEA was disbanded, Curtiss partnered with Augustus Moore Herring to form the Herring-Curtiss Company. It was renamed the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in 1910 and reorganized in 1912 after being taken-over by the Curtiss Motor Company.

The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was created on January 13, 1916, from the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, and Curtiss Motor Company of Bath, New York. Burgess Company of Marblehead, Massachusetts, became a subsidiary in February 1916 At the same time, the Curtiss Engineering Company was established as a subsidiary in Garden City, New York.

With the onset of World War I, military orders rose sharply, and Curtiss needed to expand quickly. In 1916, the company moved its headquarters and most manufacturing activities to Buffalo, New York, where there was far greater access to transportation, manpower, manufacturing expertise, and much needed capital. The company housed an aircraft engine factory in the former Taylor Signal Company-General Railway Signal Company. An ancillary operation was begun in Toronto, Ontario, that was involved in both production and training, setting up the first flying school in Canada in 1915.

In 1917, the two major aircraft patent holders, the Wright Company and the Curtiss Company, had effectively blocked the building of new airplanes, which were desperately needed as the United States was entering World War I. The U.S. government, as a result of a recommendation of a committee formed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, pressured the industry to form a cross-licensing organization (in other terms a Patent pool), the Manufacturer’s Aircraft Association. Later that year, Curtiss was acquired by the automobile manufacturer Willys-Overland.

Curtiss was instrumental in the development of U.S. Naval Aviation by providing training for pilots and providing aircraft. The first major order was for 144 various subtypes of the Model F trainer flying boat. In 1914, Curtiss had lured B. Douglas Thomas from Sopwith to design the Model J trainer, which led to the JN-4 two-seat biplane trainer (known affectionately as the “Jenny”). The Jenny was powered by the famous Curtiss OX-5 V-8 Engine.

The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company worked with the United States’ British and Canadian allies, resulting in JN-4 (Can) trainers (nicknamed the “Canuck”) being built in Canada. In order to complete large military orders, JN-4 production was distributed to five other manufacturers. After the war, large numbers of JN-4s were sold as surplus, making influential as the first plane for many interwar pilots, including Amelia Earhart. A stamp was printed to commemorate the Curtiss JN-4, however a printing error resulted in some having the aircraft image inverted, which has become very valuable, and one of the best known rare stamps, even being featured in a number of movies.

The Curtiss HS-2L flying boat was used extensively in the war for anti-submarine patrols and was operated from bases in Nova Scotia, France, and Portugal. The John Cyril Porte of the Royal Navy and Curtiss worked together to improve the design of the Curtiss flying boats resulting in the Curtiss F5L and the similar Felixstowe F.3. Curtiss also worked with the United States Navy to develop the NC-4, which became the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919, making several stops en route. By the end of World War I, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company would claim to be the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, employing 18,000 in Buffalo and 3,000 in Hammondsport, New York. Curtiss produced 10,000 aircraft during that war, and more than 100 in a single week.

Peace brought cancellation of wartime contracts. In September 1920, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company underwent a financial reorganization and Glenn Curtiss cashed out his stock in the company for $32 million and retired to Florida. He continued as a director of the company but served only as an advisor on design. Clement M. Keys gained control of the company from Willys-Overland and it later became the nucleus of a large group of aviation companies.

On July 5, 1929, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company together with 11 other Wright and Curtiss affiliated companies merged to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

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Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey. It was the successor corporation to Wright-Martin. It built aircraft and was a supplier of aircraft engines to other builders in the golden age of aviation. In 1929, the company merged with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation to form Curtiss-Wright.

In 1916, the Wright brothers’ original aviation firm, the Wright Company, merged with Glenn L. Martin’s firm, the Glenn L. Martin Company of California, to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation. In September 1917, Martin resigned from Wright-Martin and re-formed an independent Glenn L. Martin Company of Ohio (later of Maryland). After World War I in 1919, Wright-Martin was renamed Wright Aeronautical. It moved to Paterson, New Jersey in 1919.

In May 1923, Wright Aeronautical purchased the Lawrance Aero Engine Company, acquiring Charles Lawrance’s J-1 radial engine. Lawrance became a vice president of Wright. In 1925, Wright’s president, Frederick B. Rentschler, left the company to found Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; Lawrance replaced him as company president. Rentschler poached several talented personnel from Wright to join his new firm.

Working off Lawrance’s designs, Wright Aeronautical developed an air-cooled engine, the Model J Whirlwind series. In 1925, a Wright-Bellanca airplane won the Pulitzer Trophy Race using a Wright Whirlwind engine. In 1927, a Wright J-5C Whirlwind engine was used by Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis when he flew from New York City to Paris. Wright engines were also used by other famed aviators, including Richard E. Byrd, Clarence Chamberlin, and Amelia Earhart.

Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company on July 5, 1929, to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Their engine divisions merged in 1931.

During World War II, the Paterson plant had 24,000 employees, working in three daily shifts.[8] They made some 75,000 engines for the B-25, the Boeing B-17, and other aircraft. Wright also made engines for 44 commercial airlines and rocket engines for space travel. However, the Paterson plant closed in 1946. Support for any water cooled engines is nonexistent.

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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company + Wright Aeronautical = Curtiss-Wright Corp.
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130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300
Davidson, North Carolina 28036, USA

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION (NJ)
400 Interpace Parkway, Building D, Floor 1
Parsippany, NJ 07054

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Although Curtiss & Wright produced only aircraft engines, several of their water cooled engines like the Curtiss D-12, Liberty V-12 and Wright T found their way into boats, especially FAST boats.

Curtiss D-12 in a 1932 Gar Wood Baby Gar 33 Runabout.

A period advertisement offers the Baby Gar 33 for $11,800 for the highest horsepower models. That’s about $205,000 in 2017 dollars. The Baby Gar 33 was a gentleman’s speed boat and most were originally powered by a war-surplus, 1650 cubic-inch, 837-pound Liberty V-12 engine making about 400 hp. Some examples were later re-fitted with the Curtiss D-12.

The Curtiss D-12 was a 680-pound, 1,145 cubic-inch (18.8-liter) V-12 liquid-cooled engine. Originally rated at 350 hp at 1,800 rpm, later versions developed about 450 hp at 2,200 rpm. The engine has seven main bearings, using separate cast blocks for the cylinders and crankcase. It has a dry-sump oiling system, and the cylinders used wet sleeves, which allowed water to contact almost the entire length of the cylinder. It used an old-style closed-end cylinder sleeve. There were four valves per cylinder operated by two camshafts, one for the exhaust and one for the intake valves. This allowed all of the exhaust valves to be located on the outside of the cylinder to 12 separate stacks, one for each exhaust port. The engine had a dual ignition system using Splitdorf SS-12 magnetos. Both spark plugs were located on the inside of the vee to prevent fouling. Stromberg NA-Y5 carburetors became standard for all D-12 engines.

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Capitol WA-8 boat engine (Auto Engine Works marinized Wright aircraft engine) Ad from MotorBoating.
Curtiss Water Cooled Engines:
Model Introduced Type Horsepower
Curtiss A-2 (engine)
Curtiss OX-5
Curtiss OXX
Curtiss C-6
Curtiss D-12 (Curtiss V-1150)
Curtiss K-12
Curtiss V-2
Curtiss V-1570 Conqueror
Curtiss H-1640 Chieftain
Curtiss R-600 Challenger
Curtiss R-1454

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Capitol T-12 boat engine (Auto Engine Works marinized Wright T aircraft engine) Ad from MotorBoating.
Wright Water Cooled Engines:
Model Introduced Type Horsepower
Wright A circa 1919 V-8 150
Wright B V-4 75
Wright C V-8 200
Wright D V-8 200
Wright D-1 1920 L-6 350
Wright E 1919 V-8 150
Wright E-1M Hurricane 1925∼1926 V-8 240
Wright E-2 Before 1921 V-8 180
Wright E-3 V-8 189
Wright E-4 Tempest 1922∼1923 V-8 200
Wright E-4M Gold Cup V-8 200∼240
Wright F V-9 150
Wright H 1920 300
Wright H-2 1920 V-8 320
Wright H-2 Super Fighter Before 1921 360
Wright H-3 Before 1921 V-8 300
Wright H-3 Super Fighter Before 1921 360
Wright I 1920 150
Wright J-I
Wright K
Wright K-2
Wright T V-12 525
Wright T-1 Tornado V-12 600
Wright T-1M Typhoon 1924 V-12 500
Wright T-2 Tornado 1922∼1923 V-12 525
Wright T-3 Tornado / Wright V-1950 1923 V-12 675
Wright T-3M Typhoon 600
Wright V-1460 1928 V-12 600

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11 – BOATING ORGANIZATIONS: Yacht Clubs‚ Paddling Clubs‚ Owners‚+. Education‚ Gov-Aux‚+. T
12 – BOATING & TRAVEL: Events‚ Destinations‚ Boat Rentals‚ Charters‚ Cruises‚ Voyages‚+. T
13 – BOATING & MARITIME EDUCATION: Recreational Seamanship‚ Ship's Master & Crew‚+. T
14 – MARINE LAWS & REGULATIONS: International & National Laws‚ Lawyers‚ Investigators‚+. T
15 – DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY): T
15.01 – DIY Boat Building‚ Outfitting‚ Refitting & Repair (Incl. Maintenance & Fault Finding). T
15.02 – DIY Boat Sales (Buyers & Sellers). T
15.03 – DIY Boat Inspections (Pre-Survey‚ Pre-Purchase‚ Pre-Sale‚ Pre-Voyage‚ Sea Trials‚+). T
15.04 – DIY Schools & Classes (Boat Building‚ Refitting‚ Inspection‚ Troubleshooting‚ Repair‚+). T
15.04 –  ^  Anchors Aweigh Academy. V
16 – MEDIA w/Creator Directory: (Authors‚ Editors‚ Publishers‚+) + Academy eLibrary. T
16.01 – Documentation: (Catalogs‚ Ads‚ SpecSheets‚ Manuals‚ TechVids‚ Bulletins‚ Recalls‚+). T
16.02 – Books: (Bound‚ eBooks‚+). T
16.02 –  ^  10 Wooden Boats You Can Build For Sail‚ Motor‚ Paddle‚ and Oar — Peter H. Spectre B
16.02 –  ^  12 Volt Bible for Boats — Miner Brotherton B
16.02 –  ^  12 Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook — Edgar J. Beyn B
16.02 –  ^  Aluminum Boatbuilding — Ernest H. Sims B
16.02 –  ^  Aluminum Boatbuilding Guide — Glen L. Witt B
16.02 –  ^  American Merchant Seaman's Manual : For Seamen — Seamen — ? B
16.02 –  ^  Basic Navel Architecture — Kenneth C. Barnaby B
16.02 –  ^  Basic Ship Theory — K.J. Rawson & E.C. Tupper B
16.02 –  ^  Beautiful Outboards — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  Boat Engines : A Manual for Work and Pleasure Boats — P. J. Bowyer B
16.02 –  ^  Boat Maintenance : The Essential Guide — William Burr Jr B
16.02 –  ^  Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook — Dave Gerr B
16.02 –  ^  Boat Owner's Manual — Intertec B
16.02 –  ^  Boat Repair Made Easy - Engines — Kaufman B
16.02 –  ^  Boat-Building and Boating — Daniel Carter Beard B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilder’s Handbook — USCG B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilder's Notebook — Glen L. Witt B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding Manual — Robert M. Steward B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding Methods — Peter Cook B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding on a Glass Fibre Hull — Dave Gannaway B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding One-Off In Fiberglass — Allan H. Vaitses B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding with Aluminum — Thomas Colvin B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding with Aluminum — Stephen F. Pollard B
16.02 –  ^  ^  Boatbuilding with Aluminum : A Complete Guide … — Stephen Pollard B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding with Plywood — Glen L. Witt & Ken Hankinson B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding With Steel — Gilbert C. Klingel B
16.02 –  ^  Boatbuilding with Steel & Boatbuilding with Aluminum — Klingel & Colvin B
16.02 –  ^  Boater's Pocket Reference — Thomas McEwan B
16.02 –  ^  Boating Magazine's Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems — Edwin R. Sherman B
16.02 –  ^  Boating Magazine's Quick & Easy Boat Maintenance — Sandy Lindsey B
16.02 –  ^  Boatkeeper : … Maintenance‚ Repair‚ Improvement — Gladstone & Bottomley (Eds) B
16.02 –  ^  Boatman's Handbook : The New Look-it-up Book — Tom Bottomley B
16.02 –  ^  Boatowner's Fitting Out Manual — Jeff Toghill B
16.02 –  ^  Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook — Charlie Wing B
16.02 –  ^  Boatowner's Illustrated Handbook of Wiring — Charlie Wing B
16.02 –  ^  Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual — Nigel Calder B
16.02 –  ^  Boatowner's Practical & Technical Cruising Manual — Nigel Calder B
16.02 –  ^  Commissioning & Decommissioning — Practical Sailor Library B
16.02 –  ^  Complete Guide to Outboard Motor Service & Repair — Paul Dempsey B
16.02 –  ^  Complete Powerboating Manual — Tim Bartlett & Simon Collis B
16.02 –  ^  Concrete Boatbuilding — Gainor W. Jackson B
16.02 –  ^  Cost Conscious Cruiser — Lin & Larry Pardey B
16.02 –  ^  Diesel Engine Mechanics — Wayne A. Kelm B
16.02 –  ^  Diesel Engines — J. W. Anderson B
16.02 –  ^  Diesel Troubleshootier — Don Seddon B
16.02 –  ^  Diesels Afloat : The Must-Have Guide for Diesel Boat Engines — Pat Manley B
16.02 –  ^  Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual — Don Casey B
16.02 –  ^  Electrical Handbook for RVs‚ Campers‚ Vans‚ Boats & Trailers — Herb Gill B
16.02 –  ^  Electrics Afloat — Alir Garrod B
16.02 –  ^  Engines Afloat : From Early Days to D-Day Vol 2 — Stan Grayson B
16.02 –  ^  Essential Boat Maintenance — Pat Manley & Rupert Holmes B
16.02 –  ^  Fiberglass Boat Survey Manual — Arthur Edmunds B
16.02 –  ^  Gammelmotoren — Valdemar Steiro B
16.02 –  ^  Handling Troubles Afloat : What to Do When It All Goes Wrong — John Mellor B
16.02 –  ^  Handyman Afloat & Ashore — Ken Bramham B
16.02 –  ^  How To Repair Diesel Engines — Paul Dempsey B
16.02 –  ^  Inboard Motor Installations — Glen L. Witt & Ken Hankinson B
16.02 –  ^  Inspecting the Aging Sailboat — Don Casey B
16.02 –  ^  Internal Combustion Engines — USCG B
16.02 –  ^  Inboard Engine‚ Transmission and Drive Service : Manual — Intertec B
16.02 –  ^  Kawasaki Jet Ski Shop Manual‚ 1976-1988 — Ron Wright B
16.02 –  ^  Know Your Boat's Diesel Engine — Andrew Simpson B
16.02 –  ^  Look Inside : Cross-Sections · SHIPS — Moira Butterfield B
16.02 –  ^  Maintenance — Time-Life B
16.02 –  ^  Managing 12 Volts : How to Upgrade‚ Operate‚ and Troubleshoot — Harold Barre B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Diesel Basics — Dennison Berwick B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Diesel Engines : Maintenance‚ Troubleshooting‚ and Repair — Nigel Calder B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Diesel Engines : Maintenance & Repair Manual — Jean-Luc Pallas B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Diesels — M. David Burghardt & George D. Kingsley B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Electrical Care & Repair — David MacLean B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Electrical Electronics Bible — John C. Payne B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Electrical Systems — DIY Boat Owner Magazine B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Engine Room Blue Book — William D. Eglinton B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Engines & Propulsion — Ranger Hope B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Fire Prevention‚ Firefighting and Fire Safety — US DoC MA B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Investigations — David Pascoe B
16.02 –  ^  Marine Metals Manual — Roger Pretzer B
16.02 –  ^  Metal Corrosion In Boats — Nigel Warren B
16.02 –  ^  Metals Handbook — ASM B
16.02 –  ^  Modern Boat Maintenance — Bo Streiffert (Ed) B
16.02 –  ^  Motor Boat Engines — Alan C. Wilson B
16.02 –  ^  NYNEX Boaters Directory — NYNEX B
16.02 –  ^  Oars‚ Sails and Steam — Edwin Tunis B
16.02 –  ^  Outboard Motors Maintenance and Repair Manual — Jean-Luc Pallas B
16.02 –  ^  Powerboat Care and Repair — Allen D. Berrien B
16.02 –  ^  Powerboater's Guide to Electrical Systems (Boating Magazine) — Edwin R. Sherman B
16.02 –  ^  Practical Small Powerboat Maintenance — Allen D. Berrien B
16.02 –  ^  Preliminary Design of Boats & Ships — Cyrus Hamlin B
16.02 –  ^  Primitive Benchmark — Jerry N. Selness B
16.02 –  ^  Propeller Handbook — Dave Gerr B
16.02 –  ^  Quick & Easy Boat Maintenance : 1‚001 Time-Saving Tips — Sandy Lindsey B
16.02 –  ^  Reeds Diesel Engine Troubleshooting Handbook — Barry Pickthall B
16.02 –  ^  Reeds Outboard Motor Troubleshooting Handbook — Barry Pickthall B
16.02 –  ^  Refrigeration For Pleasureboats — Nigel Calder B
16.02 –  ^  Replacing Your Boat's Engine (Adlard Coles Manuals) — Mike Westin B
16.02 –  ^  Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels — Jon Starbuck & Gavin D. j. Harper B
16.02 –  ^  Running Fix — Tony Gibbs BF
16.02 –  ^  RYA Book of Diesel Engines — Tim Bartlett B
16.02 –  ^  RYA Book of Outboard Motors — Tim Bartlett B
16.02 –  ^  RYA Diesel Engine Handbook — Andrew Simpson B
16.02 –  ^  Sailboat Electrics Simplified — Don Casey B
16.02 –  ^  Seaworthy: Essential Lessons from BoatUS — Robert A. Adriance – BoatU.S. B
16.02 –  ^  Seloc Bombardier Sea-doo Personal Watercraft … Manual — Clarence W. Coles. (T) B
16.02 –  ^  Seloc Kawasaki Personal Watercraft‚ 1992-97 Repair Manual — Joan Coles B
16.02 –  ^  Seloc Yamaha Personal Watercraft … Manual — Clarence W. Coles B
16.02 –  ^  Ships — Richard Humble B
16.02 –  ^  Ships & Boats : Sail‚ Navigation‚ Radar‚ Anchor‚ Keel … — Chris Oxlade B
16.02 –  ^  Shipshape - The Art of Sailboat Maintenance — Ferenc Mat B
16.02 –  ^  Simple Boat Maintenance — Pat Manley B
16.02 –  ^  Small Boat Engines - Inboard & Outboard — Conrad Miller B
16.02 –  ^  Small Engines and Outdoor Power Equipment — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats — Eric W. Sorensen B
16.02 –  ^  Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer — William E. George (Ed) B
16.02 –  ^  Stapleton's Powerboat Bible : How to Buy‚ Equip‚ and Organize … — Sid Stapleton B
16.02 –  ^  Strength of Aluminum vs Strength of Steel — Kasten B
16.02 –  ^  Surveying and Restoring Classic Boats — J C Winters B
16.02 –  ^  Surveying Fiberglass Power Boats — David Pascoe B
16.02 –  ^  Surveying Small Craft — Ian Nicolson B
16.02 –  ^  Take the Mystery Out of Boat Maintenance — Lawrence A. Diamond B
16.02 –  ^  The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines — Tim Bartlett B
16.02 –  ^  The Adlard Coles Book of Outboard Motors — Tim Bartlett B
16.02 –  ^  The American Rowboat Motor: An Illustrated History — Arlan Carter B
16.02 –  ^  The Boat Repair Manual — George Buchanan B
16.02 –  ^  The Boatman's Guide to Modern Marine Materials — Ernest A. Zadig B
16.02 –  ^  The Boatowner's Guide to Corrosion — Everett Collier B
16.02 –  ^  The Care and Repair of Small Marine Diesels — Chris Thompson B
16.02 –  ^  The Classic Outboard Motor Handbook — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  The Complete Book of Pleasure Boat Engines — Ernest A. Zadig B
16.02 –  ^  The Diesel Companion — Pat Manley B
16.02 –  ^  The Essential Boat Maintenance Manual — Jeff E. Toghill B
16.02 –  ^  The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ships‚ Boats‚ … — Graham Blackburn B
16.02 –  ^  The Motorboat Electrical and Electronics Manual — John C. Payne B
16.02 –  ^  The Napier Way — Bryan Boyle BB
16.02 –  ^  The Old Outboard Book — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  The Small-Engine Handbook — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  The Vintage Culture of Outboard Racing — Peter Hunn B
16.02 –  ^  The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor — Darcy Lever B
16.02 –  ^  Theory and Practice of Propellers For Auxiliary Sailboats — John R. Stanton B
16.02 –  ^  This Old Boat — Don Casey B
16.02 –  ^  Troubleshooting and Repairing Diesel Engines — Paul Dempsey B
16.02 –  ^  Troubleshooting Marine Diesels — Peter Compton B
16.02 –  ^  Understanding Boat Corrosion‚ Lightning Protection… — John C. Payne B
16.02 –  ^  Understanding Boat Design — Edward S. Brewer B
16.02 –  ^  Understanding Boat Diesel Engines — John C. Payne B
16.02 –  ^  Watch It Made in the USA : Visitor's Guide to the Best Factory Tours — Karen Axelrod B
16.02 –  ^  What Shape Is She In?. A Guide to the Surveying of Boats — Allan H. Vaitses B
16.02 –  ^  Your Boat's Electrical System — Conrad Miller & E. S. Maloney B
16.03 – Magazines: (Incl. Articles‚ Back Issues‚+). T
16.03 –  ^  The ANCHOR — Anchors Aweigh Academy M
16.03 –  ^  DIY Boat Owner - The Marine Maintenance Magazine — BoatUS ⇒ Mad Mariner (OoB) M
16.03 –  ^  Gas Engine Magazine M
16.03 –  ^  ^  The Kittyhawk: The Little-Known History of Orville Wright's Canadian Getaway and His Beautiful Boat MA
16.03 –  ^  Rudder (The Antique & Classic Boat Society) Article Archive M
16.03 –  ^  ^  Major New Marine Engine History Book: Review of Engines Afloat MA
16.03 –  ^  ^  The Engine Company Remembered For Its Boats: Fay & Bowen Engine Co. MA
16.04 – Videos: (How-to-Tutorials‚ Documentaries‚ Travelogues‚+). T
16.05 – Websites: (Incl. Articles‚ Forum Posts‚ Tech Tips‚ Tech Notes‚ Social Media‚+). T
16.05 –  ^  Anchors Aweigh Academy V
16.05 –  ^  Antique & Classic Boat Society W
16.05 –  ^  BoatDiesel.com — Peter Compton W
16.05 –  ^  BoatUS V
16.05 –  ^  ^  Aluminum Care — Don Casey WA
16.05 –  ^  ^  Carbon Monoxide = Silent Killer — Don Casey WA
16.05 –  ^  ^  Winterizing Your Engine — Don Casey WA
16.05 –  ^  GasEngineMagazine.com W
16.05 –  ^  ^  Leader Tractors: No Longer a Leader WA
16.05 –  ^  ^  Major New Marine Engine History Book: Review of Engines Afloat WA
16.05 –  ^  International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) V
16.05 –  ^  ^  Ship and Boat Building Terms — IIMS WA
16.05 –  ^  Martin's Marine Engineering Page — Martin Leduc W
16.05 –  ^  ^  The Diesel engine and its development: A historical timeline — Martin Leduc WA
16.05 –  ^  OldMarineEngine.com W<
16.05 –  ^  Rudder (The Antique & Classic Boat Society) Article Archive W
16.05 –  ^  ^  Major New Marine Engine History Book: Review of Engines Afloat MA
16.05 –  ^  ^  The Engine Company Remembered For Its Boats: Fay & Bowen Engine Co. MA
16.05 –  ^  VintageOutboard.com W<
16.05 –  ^  Wikipedia W
16.05 –  ^  ^  Marine propulsion WA
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FROM Donald: "This is an awesome website. I found the information that I needed right away from one of the over 20,000 free articles that you provide as a public service. I'm surprised that so much if this site is free. But I still signed up so I could access the thousands of expanded pages, interesting articles, and dozens of valuable programs! The member's library of books, magazines and videos that I can view online is really terrific! I understand that you and your staff are all unpaid volunteers. Please keep up the good work. And I commend you for your plans to add another 10,000 free informative articles over the next year. I'm thrilled to support you in this endeavor with my small membership donation. Thanks again for all your hard work."

FROM Huey: "I agree with my Uncle, I too have found the articles to be very enlightening. They say that it will take about 100,000 articles to cover the full scope that they have envisioned for the website. They have over 20,000 articles so far and that's doing pretty well, but it could take several years to get the rest. I also noticed that many of the Main Topic Pages and some of the article pages are still in the rough draft stage. I guess that they will fill in as they can get volunteers to work on them. But what I can't figure out is why anyone would spend the time writing informative in depth articles just to give away free to this website for publication? What's in it for them?"

FROM Dewey: "Well Huey, to me It looks like most of the articles on this website are written by very informed people, like boating instructors, boat designers, boat builders, riggers, electricians, fitters, marine repair technicians and marine surveyors. Writing such articles helps establish them as knowledgeable professionals. After all, this website was originally created by a school for marine technicians and marine surveyors. The website is growing in content every day. They even had to move to a bigger, more powerful server because the website's traffic has been growing exponentially."

FROM Louie: "I agree with everyone above. This site is quickly becoming the ultimate reference resource about every aspect of boats and ships for everyone from the beginning recreational boater to the seasoned professional mariner. I use the topic pages on the right sidebar to browse around the website. It's like a Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook for Boaters. Their Members' Library of over 300 popular and obscure books and over 200 magazine back issues that can be viewed online is fabulous. The Academy's magazine is especially informative. On top of that, there is the "Ask-An-Expert program for members where you can get an expert's answer to any of your boat questions. And a whole years membership is only $25. What a deal! I really love being part of this "Everything About Boats" community and help provide thousands of helpful articles free to the public. I think that I'll sit down right now and write an article about my experiences boating with my uncle."

FROM Scrooge: "You rave about this website like it was the best thing since sliced bread. Well, I think it stinks. Sure, it has a lot of good information for boaters, and they're adding more every day, but it will probably never be finished. Furthermore, I don't even own a boat. And I wouldn't have a boat even if someone gave me one. Boats are a waste of money and time and energy and money! They're just a hole in the water you pour money into. If you gave me a boat, I'd sell it quicker then you could say Baggywrinkle. Then I'd lock up the cash with all my other money so I could keep my eye on it and count it every day. Bah humbug."

FROM Daisy: "I'm just so glad that Donald got the boat so we and the boys could enjoy boating — together. And of course all of the girls, April, May, and June, love to be on the water too, especially when that is where the boys are. Oh poor Scrooge, boating is more fun then you could possibly imagine."

FROM Scrooge: "After seeing how much fun you all have on the water together, I regret that I didn't have that much fun when I was young. I've had a change of heart, and I'm giving each of you a Lifetime Academy Membership."

FROM Editor: "For those of you that have stayed with us this far, many thanks, and we hope that you found this little narrative informative. Your faithful support inspires us to keep working on this phenomenal website. We know that we have a lot more to do. Ultimately, we hope that we can help you enjoy the wonder filled world of boating as much as we do. We are all waiting to see what you have to say about this webpage article. Submit any comments via email To: Comments♥EverythingAboutBoats.org (Replace "♥" with "@"). Be sure to include this page's title in the subject line. Also, your corrections, updates, additions and suggestions are welcomed. Please submit them via email To: Editor♥EverythingAboutBoats.org (Replace "♥" with "@"). It has been truly amazing to see what we have been able to accomplished when we've worked together. Thanks to all those that have donated their valuable time and energy, and a special THANK YOU to all that have supported this cause with their membership donations."

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