Not sure about the exact newsgroup address, but go through the
rec.boat.------- listings in the newsgroup directory.  rec.boat.paddle has
more canoe and kayak stuff on it that you could ever imagine(300+ messages a
day).  rec.boat.race seems to be more totards powerboat racing.  Good luck
hunting.

Dimwitted Moose andFlying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Cain <jcain@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 6:06 AM
Subject: non van: Boating

>Any of you vanagoners out there also baoters?  I'm looking for a similar
>list that deals with boats, repairs, etc.  My brother has an old OMC
>outdrive that is usually down and he is looking for source for parts and
>help.  The kind of thing that we see on vanagon.com all day long.
>
>TIA
>
>Jim with Herbie, '85 Westy in Atlanta
>brother John with Indigo (right now Indi-nogo) in Fla Keys