Our trips and tours helpHMANA fund our outreach and advocacy work as well as keep www.hawkcount.org online and support our hawkwatch fund(which supports watches across the Americas).

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Home web page: http://spade-anchor.com/ Keith __ "When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." - Will Rogers ----- Original Message ----- > I am looking at purchasing a Spade anchor to use as my primary on our 41' > Defever. Does anyone have any comment on them?

Most pleasure craft diesels seem to die, not wear out, after about 20 years from what I have seen. Corrosion, disuse, lack of maintenance and abuse eventually kill the engine. These engines could certainly be rebuilt, but it is often not economical to do so.

> Is there anybody in America that thinks they will >not just steal the boat they are going to DIE in? > Why would anybody think that requiring law >abiding citizens to get another piece of paper (or >plastic) will make us safe from people who are >going to DIE just to blow something UP???

> Is there anybody in America that thinks they will >not just steal the boat they are going to DIE in? > Why would anybody think that requiring law >abiding citizens to get another piece of paper (or >plastic) will make us safe from people who are >going to DIE just to blow something UP???

> > I would be interested to see if putting both the shaft and the die in the > freezer overnight and repeating the attempt rapidly on removal might yield > a better, if not 'good' result?

Manuals wrote: > My Z3801A began to die over the last few days.

It's like a incandescent light bulb: They can run for decades if continuously under power, but if you switch them on and off once a day, they die within a few months. Also, Rb are spec'ed for a lifespan in the order of 20 years (the PRS10 has a lifespan of 27 years).

I think though, that the marketplace is driving towards increased functionality on one chip, with bigger die size. Those of us who want 50 gates at medium or low speed are distinctly in the minority.