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John Deere is a leading manufacturer of farm implements. Their engines have become favorites for marinizing and fitting into boats.
In 1837 the founder, John Deere, was a typical blacksmith turning out hayforks, horseshoes, and other essentials for life on the prairie. Then one day, a broken steel sawmill blade gave him an opportunity. He knew that days in the field were difficult for farmers near his home in Grand Detour, Illinois, because they had to interrupt their work to clean the sticky prairie soil off of their cast-iron plows. He also knew that the soil would slide easily off of a highly polished steel moldboard. Steel was scarce in the area, so Deere fashioned a moldboard out of the second-hand blade.
Now, 175 years later, the company that grew out of the success of this innovative plow continues to manufacture advanced equipment to help those who work with the land accomplish their tasks better and faster.
John Deere has marketed a marine version of their engines since 19??, Their engines have also been marinized / marketed by AmMarine (Grand Banks), Beta, Lugger, MER, and Nanni.

John Deere History

1837 – John Deere fashions a polished-steel plow in his Grand Detour, Illinois, blacksmith shop that lets pioneer farmers cut clean furrows through sticky Midwest prairie soil.
1838 – John Deere, blacksmith, evolves into John Deere, manufacturer. Later he remembers building 10 plows in 1839, 75 in 1841, and 100 in 1842.
1842 – John Deere adds retailing to his business, filling orders for the Patent Cary Plow.
1843 – Deere and Leonard Andrus become “co-partners in the art and trade of blacksmithing, plow-making, and all things thereto…”
1848 – The growing plow business moves to Moline, Illinois, 75 miles southwest of Grand Detour. Moline offers water power and transportation advantages. Deere chooses a new partner, Robert N. Tate, who moves to Moline and raises the rafters on their three-story blacksmith shop by July 28.
1849 – A workforce of about 16 builds 2,136 plows.
1852 – Deere buys out his partners. For the next 16 years, the company is known variously as John Deere, John Deere & Company, Deere & Company, and Moline Plow Manufactory.
1853 – Sixteen-year old Charles, Deere’s only living son, joins the firm as a bookkeeper following graduation from a Chicago commercial college.
1858 – The business totters during a nationwide financial panic. Maneuverings to avoid bankruptcy shuffle ownership and managerial arrangements. John Deere remains president, but power passes to 21-year-old Charles Deere. He will run the company for the next 49 years.
1868 – After 31 years as a partnership or single proprietorship, the concern is incorporated under the name Deere & Company. There are four shareholders at first, six within a year. Charles and John Deere control 65 percent of the stock.
1883 – The five best-selling products between 1879 and 1883 are walking plows, Gilpin sulkies, cultivators, shovel plows, and harrows. Walking plows account for more unit sales (224,062) than the other four combined.
1886 – John Deere dies in Moline at age 82.
1888 – Steam tractors appear on American farms during the 1880s. Deere makes gang plows that tractors can pull, but not the tractors.
1900 – In the 1899-1900 fiscal year, aggregate business exceeds $2 million for the first time.
1903 – George Mixter, plow-factory superintendent, persuades the company to install 1907 Charles Deere dies. William Butterworth, his son-in-law, becomes CEO. The company establishes a non-contributory pension plan for employees with 20 or more years of service who have passed age 65.
1912 – The modern Deere & Company emerges. It consists of 11 manufacturing entities in the U.S. and one in Canada, and 25 sales organizations—20 in the U.S., including an export department, and five in Canada. The company also operates a sawmill and owns 41,731 acres of timberland in Arkansas and Louisiana. Harvester Works built in East Moline.
1918 – After years of investigating tractor production, Deere buys the maker of Waterloo Boy tractors. The tractor will soon become the company’s basic product. Though 5,634 Waterloo Boys are sold this year, Ford Motor Company sells more than 34,000 Fordson tractors.
1923 – Deere launches the Model “D.” A success from the start and the first two-cylinder Waterloo-built tractor to bear the John Deere name, it would stay in the product line for 30 years.
1925 – Design begins on the “GP” (for General Purpose) Tractor, the Deere answer to the Farmall.
1929 – The “GP” Wide-Tread, a row-crop tractor, enters the market. It is the first Deere tractor with a tricycle front to fit between two crop rows, and rear axle wide enough so wheels can straddle two rows.
1930 – Consolidations leave only seven full-line farm equipment companies: John Deere, IH, Case, Oliver, Allis-Chalmers, Minneapolis-Moline, and Massey-Harris. Deere and IH dominate most product categories.
1933 – Business is almost at a standstill. Sales plunge to $8.7 million. Though it is losing money, the company decides to carry debtor farmers as long as necessary, greatly strengthening farmer loyalty.
1934 – Despite the Depression, the company emphasizes product development. The Model “A” Tractor enters production. A similar but smaller Model “B” follows in 1935. They become the most popular tractors in the company’s history, remaining in the product line until 1952.
1937 – The company celebrates the 100th anniversary of John Deere’s steel plow with special events and a variety of memorabilia.
1941 – The U.S. enters WWII. “Limitation orders” restrict civilian production of farm equipment, repair parts and exports. (By 1944, with the tide of war turning in the Allies’ favor, limitations on civilian production end.)
1943 – Deere makes military tractors, ammunition, aircraft parts, and cargo and mobile laundry units during the war. About 4,500 employees serve in the military, some in the “John Deere” Battalion, a specialized ordnance group that sees service in Europe.
1947 – The new John Deere Dubuque Works builds the Model “M” Tractor. Two years later, equipped with a tracked undercarriage, the “M” becomes available as a crawler, called the “MC.” This will herald the Worldwide Construction Equipment Division. When a front blade is added, it becomes the “M” bulldozer.
1949 – Deere’s first diesel-powered unit, the Model “R” Tractor, enters production.
1953 – The Model 70 is launched as the largest row-crop tractor to date. Initially available with gasoline, all-fuel, or LP-gas engine, it will become the first diesel row-crop tractor.
1956 – The company expands its presence around the world when it builds a small-tractor assembly plant in Mexico and buys a majority interest in a German tractor and harvester makers with a small presence in Spain. Soon, it also moves into France, Argentina, and South Africa.
1959 – The company brings out the 8010, a diesel-powered, 215-horsepower, 10-ton Goliath – the largest tractor it has ever built. Only a few are sold. Soviet Premier Khrushchev visits the Des Moines Works.
1960 – Four “New Generation of Power” tractor models steal the show at Deere Day in Dallas. Some 6,000 attend the sales meeting, including all U.S. and Canadian dealers.
1961 – In Saran, near Orleans, France, construction starts on a new engine factory. In Moline, construction begins on the Deere & Company Administrative Center, later renamed Deere & Company World Headquarters.
1966 – A banner year. Total sales surpass $1 billion for the first time. Earnings reach a high of $78.7 million. Farm equipment sales set a record for the fourth straight year. Industrial equipment sales notch their largest ever year-to-year increase. Lawn and garden equipment sales rise 76 percent. Worldwide employment hits a record. John Deere introduces the first commercially available rollover protective structures for farm tractors, and later releases the patent to the industry without charge.
1971 – “Nothing Runs Like a Deere” advertises snowmobiles, a new product of the John Deere Horicon Works. The slogan lasts far longer than the snowmobile line, which is sold in 1984.
1972 – Four new “Generation II” tractor models with operator enclosures—Sound-Gard bodies—reach the market. Farm equipment sales exceed $1 billion.
1977 – Agreement with Japanese manufacturer Yanmar authorizes sale of small tractors under the John Deere name. An updated Product Engineering Center is established in Waterloo. A stock-purchase plan for salaried employees begins.
1979 – Employment reaches an all-time high of 65,392. Sales top $5 billion, earnings $310 million, both records.
1986 – A 163-day labor strike in the United States severely impacts production. Employment at year’s end totals 37,481, down 43 percent from the 1979 high of 65,392. For the remainder of the century, employment will remain below 40,000.
1987 – Deere celebrates its 150th anniversary. Continued low farm income and lower Deere sales lead to a net loss of $99 million.
1988 – The economy rebounds after six years of recession during which weaker farmers, dealers, and equipment companies go out of business. Deere & Company sales soar 30 percent from 1987. Profit, following two years of losses, exceeds $315 million, a record. A joint venture is formed with Japanese company Hitachi to assemble excavators in the United States.
1994 – Deere acquires Homelite, a leading producer of handheld outdoor power equipment. It arranges with Zetor, a Czech company, to provide a simple, small tractor for developing markets.
1996 – Four mid-priced lawn tractors and two walk-behind mowers branded “Sabre by John Deere” introduce company products to a broad new market. They’re designed to be sold through national retailers and home centers as well as John Deere dealers.
1997 – Overseas sales top $3 billion, more than the company’s entire sales total prior to the mid-1970s. The company obtains an equity position in a Chinese combine company. The John Deere Pavilion, with equipment exhibits and interactive displays, opens in downtown Moline.
1998 – Despite late-year weakness in the farm sector, agricultural-equipment sales hit a record. Company net earnings reach $1 billion for the first time. Cameco Industries, producer of sugarcane-harvesting equipment, is acquired. Work begins on a new tractor-manufacturing facility in Pune, India.
2003 – Through agreement with The Home Depot, riding mowers are sold in the mass channel for the first time in company history. John Deere-branded Deere’s small/diverse supplier programs received a first-ever rating of “highly successful” from the U.S. Department of Defense. Driven by gains in Deere’s Commercial & Consumer Equipment and Construction & Forestry Divisions, the company’s earnings double for 2003; equipment sales grow 14 percent.
2008 – Deere & Company enters into joint ventures with construction equipment manufacturers in China and India. Deere announces plans to build a distribution, replacement parts, and training center in Russia, a European Technology & Innovation Center in Germany, and a marketing office in Kiev, Ukraine. John Deere Water business expands with the company’s acquisition of irrigation products manufacturers T-Systems International and Plastro Irrigation Systems.
2011 – Deere is listed among the 50 most-admired companies by Fortune magazine and ranked as one of the 100 best global brands by a leading brand-consulting firm. As a sign of the company’s emphasis on global growth, sales outside the U.S. and Canada jump by 38%. The company begins work on plants to produce engines, loaders, and ag equipment in China and tractor and combine factories in India. In addition, two factories are planned for Brazil — one for backhoes and wheel loaders, and a joint venture for excavators. John Deere Domodedovo, Russia, begins building forestry skidders and forwarders, and other facilities are expanded in India, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, and the U.S.
2012 – The company celebrates its 175th anniversary. Net sales and revenues ($36.2 billion) and net income ($3.1 billion) are new records.
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John Deere Contact Information

North America, South America, Brazil, and Caribbean
John Deere Power Systems
3801 West Ridgeway Avenue
P.O. Box 5100
Waterloo, IA 50704-5100
Telephone: +1 800 533 6446 (U.S.)
Telephone: +1 319 292 6060 (Canada)
Fax Line: +1 319 292 5075
Email: jdpower#JohnDeere.com
Mexico and Central America
Industrias John Deere S.A. de C.V.
Boulevard Diaz Ordaz No. 500
Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon 66210
Mexico
Telephone: +52 81 8288 1212
Fax Line: +52 81 8288 8284
Email: mexweb#JohnDeere.com
Europe, Africa, and Middle East
John Deere Power Systems
Orléans-Saran Unit
La Foulonnerie – B.P. 11013
45401 Fleury-les-Aubrais Cedex
France
Telephone: +33 2 38 82 61 19
Fax Line: +33 2 38 84 62 66
Email: jdengine#JohnDeere.com
Australia and New Zealand
John Deere Limited
Power Systems Division
P.O. Box 1126, Camden
NSW 2570 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 4654 5501
Fax Line: +61 2 4646 1236
Email: 23SYDDC@JohnDeere.com
JohnDeere.com.au
JohnDeere.co.nz
Far East
John Deere Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
#06-02/03 Alexandra Point
438 Alexandra Road
119958 Singapore
Telephone: +65 (68) 79 88 00
Fax Line: +65 (62) 78 03 63
Email: JDAsiaEngines#JohnDeere.com
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John Deere
4-Stroke Cycle Diesel Marine Engines
(Models by Ascending Displacement)

TABLE KEY:
⊗ = Data Not Available from Data Source. ? = …? = ¿…? = Data Not Confirmed.
CYL = Cylinder Configuration-Number: u… = Upright (Vertical). I = In-Line.
DISP = Displacement: …L = Liters (Litres).
POWER: kW = Kilowatts. HP = Horsepower.
YEARS MFR’d: Beginning-Ending. Trailing “–” (Dash) without an Ending Date = Still in Production (BOLD).

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MODEL RATINGS CYL DISP kW HP YEARS MFR'd
3029 C-H-I uI-3 2.9L ⊗ ⊗ 1980±–
4039 ⊗-⊗ uI-4 3.9?L ⊗-⊗ 71?-80? 1980±–
4045 M1-M4 uI-4 4.5L 60-168 80-225 ⊗-
6404* ⊗-⊗ uI-6 6.6?L ⊗-⊗ ⊗-⊗ ⊗-1979?
6068 M1-M5 uI-6 6.8L 115-298 154-400 ⊗-
6076 ⊗-⊗ uI-6 7.6?L ⊗-⊗ 215?-300? ⊗-⊗
6081 ⊗-⊗ uI-6 8.1?L ⊗-⊗ 235?-375? ⊗-⊗
6090 M1-M5 uI-6 9L 213-410 285-550 ⊗-
6125 ⊗-⊗ uI-6 12.5L ⊗-⊗ 455?-526? ⊗-⊗
6135 M1-M5 uI-6 13.6L 272-559 365-750 ⊗-

NOTES: *404ci (B&S=4.25″x 4.75″) 6 cylinder tractor engine marinized by AmMarine (Grand Banks).

John Deere Engine Duty Ratings

The M rating definitions are provided as a guide to help in the selection of the engine that best fits the application requirements.
Ratings are based on the ISO 8655 standard power rating and the SAEJ1228 crankshaft power rating.
The M1 rating is for marine propulsion applications that may operate up to 24 hours per day at uninterrupted full power and have load factors* greater than 65 percent.
Possible applications: Line hauls tugs and towboats, fish and shrimp trawlers/draggers, and displacement hull fishing boats.
The M2 rating is for marine propulsion applications that typically operate between 3,000-5,000 hours per year and have load factors* up to 65 percent. This rating is for applications that are in continuous use and use full power for no more than 16 hours of each 24 hours of operation. The remaining time of operation is at or below cruising† speed.
Possible applications: Short-range tugs and towboats, long-range ferryboats, large passenger vessels, and offshore displacement hull fishing boats.
The M3 rating is for marine propulsion applications that typically operate between 2,000-4,000 hours per year and have load factors* up to 50 percent. This rating is for applications that use full power for no more than four hours out of each 12 hours of operation. The remaining time of operation is at or below cruising† speed.
Possible applications: Coastal fishing boats, offshore crew boats, research boats, short range ferryboats, and dinner cruise boats.
The M4 rating is for marine propulsion applications that typically operate between 1,000-3,000 hours per year and have load factors* below 40 percent. This rating is for applications that use full power no more than one hour out of each 12 hours of operation. The remaining time of operation is at or below cruising† speed.
Possible applications: Inshore crew boats, charter fishing boats, pilot boats, dive boats, and planning hull commercial fishing boats.
The M5 rating is for marine recreational and certification for light duty commercial Tier 3 propulsion applications that operate between 300-1,000 hours per year and have load factors* below 35 percent. This rating is for applications that use full power for no more than 30 minutes out of each eight hours. The remaining time of operation is at or below cruising† speed.
Possible applications: Recreational boats, tactical military vessels, and rescue boats.
* Load factor is the actual fuel burned over a period of time divided by the full-power fuel consumption for the same period of time. For example, if an engine burns 160 liters of fuel during an eight-hour run, and the full-power fuel consumption is 60 liters per hour, the load factor is 160 liters / (60 liters per hour x 8 hours) = 33.3 percent.
† Cruising is any operating time where the engine speed is more than 200 rpm less than the maximum attainable engine speed.
From John Deere Marine Engine Catolog.

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      PATH: HOME, WEBSITE INDEX, WEBSITE CONTENTS » ∨
      ∧ BOAT BUILDING & REPAIR » Boat Equipment » Propulsion » Engines » ∨∨
      ∧∧ Ford, Ebro, American Diesel, AmMarine, Barr, Beta, Bomac, Bowman, Couach,
      Lees, Lehman, Mermaid, Parsons, Renault, Sabre, Thornycroft, Wortham Blake »
      ∧ DO-IT-YOURSELF » DIY Boat Building & Repair » DIY Schools & Classes »
      ∧ MEDIA w/Creator Directory » Documentation, Books, Magazines, Videos, Websites »
    2. (The "»" right pointing Guillemet symbol shows the chain through the page links.)
    3. (The "," comma between page links in the chain indicates pages are not subordinate, but are instead at the same level. See engine brands in the example above.)
    4. (The "∨", "∨∨", "∨∨∨",+ symbols indicate that the path line continues with whatever follows the "∧", "∧∧", "∧∧∧",+ symbols respectively. "∧" Precedes each MAIN TOPIC Page.)
  2. PAGE CONTENTS (Table of Contents with links to each main section on the page).
  3. PAGE BODY (The type of page determines the contents of its body as follows:).
    1. TOPIC PAGES (Topic Treatment: Introduction, Overview, Background, Details,+).
      • (Many Topic Pages contain Directories of Vendors with Links).
      • (Most Directory Listings are Alphabetical and/or by Locale).
    2. VENDOR PAGES (Vendor's Profile, Contact Information, Products, Services,+).
      • (Manufacturers, Resellers, Refitters, Yards, Surveyors, Clubs, Schools, Authors,+).
      • (Boating & Travel Destinations are treated as Vendors on their own Vendor Pages).
    3. PRODUCT PAGES (Product Features, Vendor Links, Specifications, Documentation,+).
      • (Media created by a vendor is often treated as a Product on its own Product Page).
      • (Boating & Travel Events are often treated as Products on their own Product Pages).
  4. RELATED RESOURCES (Topics, Vendors, Products, Media: Books, Websites,+ with Links).
  5. PAGE TAIL Contains the following Anchors Aweigh Academy & EAB Website Features:
    1. The Anchors Aweigh Academy's EverythingAboutBoats.org Header.
    2. A link to our Featured Articles EAB Home Page.
    3. Top 20 Most Popular Articles. (The section that appears right above ⇑ this section).
    4. Layout of the EverythingAboutBoats.org Website's Pages. (This very section ⇐).
    5. Topics of Webpages. (The very next section below ⇓).
    6. What we have accomplished so far.
    7. Members must Sign-In to gain full access to Expanded Pages & Programs.
    8. Sign-Up (if not already a member).
    9. Public Comments (about the website & about this page).
  6. RIGHT SIDEBAR (Website Contents menu with links to Main Topic & Subtopic pages).
    (On some smart phones, the Right Sidebar may appear at the bottom of the webpage)

— Topics of Webpages —
Website Pages are categorized under the following 16 MAIN TOPICS:

The MAIN TOPICS follow a natural progression from conception of the vessel thru its
building, marketing, survey, financing, insuring, transport, moorage, use and upkeep.
The MAIN TOPICS (all Caps) below are followed by their Main Subtopics with Links.

00 – HOME: CONTENTS, ABOUT EAB: Contact EAB, Abbreviations & Symbols, FAQ, GLOSSARY, ADs,+.
01 – ABOUT BOATS w/Museum Directory: Early History, Recent History, Modern Vessel Types,+.
02 – BOAT BUILDING, OUTFITTING, REFITTING & REPAIR: Materials, Equipment, Builders,+.
03 – BOAT MARKETING: Boat Shows, Dealers & Brokers, Importing & Exporting, Auctions & Sales,+.
04 – BOAT INSPECTION: Types of Marine Surveys, Marine Surveyors, Schools, DIY Inspections,+.
05 – BOAT TITLES & VESSEL REGISTRY: Boat Title & Registration, Vessel Registry, Title Co's,+.
06 – BOAT FINANCING: Conventional (Banks, Credit Unions,+), Unconventional (Creative),+.
07 – BOAT INSURANCE: Maritime & Recreational: Coverage, Carriers, Agents,+., Claim Processing,+.
08 – BOAT TRANSPORT: By Sea (Piggyback, Delivery Skippers & Crews, & Towing), Over-Land,+.
09 – BOAT HAULING & LAUNCHING: Drydocks, Ways, Lifts, Cranes & Hoists, Launch Ramps,+.
10 – BOAT MOORAGE & STORAGE: Builders, Anchorages, Marinas, Yards, Racks & Stacks,+.
11 – BOATING ORGANIZATIONS: Yacht Clubs & Sailing Clubs, Paddling Clubs, Boat Owners,+.
12 – BOATING & TRAVEL: Events, Destinations, Boat Rentals & Charters, Cruises, Voyages,+.
13 – BOATING & MARITIME EDUCATION: Recreational Seamanship, Ship's Master & Crew,+.
14 – MARINE LAWS & REGULATIONS: International & National Laws‚ Lawyers‚ Investigators‚+.
15 – DO-IT-YOURSELF: DIY Boat Building & Repair, DIY Boat Sales, DIY Boat Surveys, DIY Classes,+.
16 – MEDIA w/Creator Directory + Academy eLibrary: pDocs, Books, Magazines, Videos, Websites,+.

The above MAIN TOPICS and a more detailed listing of Subtopics can
be found on the Website Contents page and on the Right Sidebar.

What we have accomplished so far.
Anchors Aweigh Academy and its EverythingAboutBoats.org website.

  • Published over 50,000 website pages about boats and boating, bringing us closer to reaching our goal of becoming "The ultimate reference resource about boats and ships for everyone from the beginning recreational boater to the seasoned professional mariner!"
  • Published over 300 website main topic webpages, many with full articles on the topic. See our Website Contents or the Right Sidebar for the listing of the main topic pages.
  • Published over 9,000 marine vendor webpages, all with their contact information, most with a description of their products and services, many with product documentation, specifications and independent reviews. (incl.: Boat designers, boat building tools, material and equipment manufacturers and suppliers, boat builders and dealers, yacht brokers, marine surveyors, boat insurers, boat transporters, skippers and crews, boatyards and marinas, yacht clubs, boat rentals and yacht charters, boating, seamanship and maritime schools, marine law attorneys and expert witnesses, boat refitters and repairers, book authors, magazine publishers, video producers, and website creators)
  • Acquired over 120,000 pages of product documentation including Catalogs, Brochures, SpecSheets, Pictures, Serial Number Guides, Installation Manuals, OpManuals, Parts Catalogs, Parts Bulletins, Shop Manuals, Wiring Diagrams, Service Bulletins, and Recalls. And have made all viewable to Academy Members through our EAB website eLibrary.
  • Acquired over 1,200 books and magazine back issues in our academy library and so far have made over 700 viewable to Academy Members through our EAB website eLibrary.
  • Published over 500 DIY How-To articles about boat design, construction, inspection, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. We are working hard to do more.

We are currently formatting and polishing the Anchors Aweigh Academy online and hands-on courses. Our Marine Surveying course has proven to be excellent for both the beginner and the seasoned surveyor, and especially helpful to the Do-It-Yourselfer.

Current Academy Members must SIGN IN to gain FULL access to this
website including expanded pages and valuable Academy programs
like our Academy eLibrary and our Ask-An-Expert Program!
If your membership has expired, CLICK HERE to Renew.

IF YOU ARE NOT YET AN ANCHORS AWEIGH ACADEMY MEMBER,
 CLICK HERE to discover how you can become a Member and gain FULL access to
thousands of expanded pages and articles, and dozens of excellent programs
WITH JUST A SMALL DONATION!

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General Comments About the Website

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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