I have watched a big very expensive yacht moored near me (a brand we all know well and would die for) maneuver out of his slip over a dozen times. Even with thrusters he has to do a 6 or 8 point turn to get out of a slip with lots of backing room in a light wind.

Maybe, them's that live by the battery, will die by the battery? Capt. Mike Maurice Wilsonville, Near Portland Oregon

This is why it is easy to die from carbon monoxide poisoning, by the way. Typically, a person will take several deep breaths in order to 'blow off' the carbon dioxide in his system in order to fool the body into reducing the craving for another breath. Then you focus on your underwater task, trying to extend your bottom time.

Die sudden death next to work dinks or docks with barnicals . Can not be dragged up onto most beaches as all the necrssary outboard junk makes them too heavy. Most are very wet in any outboard operation over a couple of K. If use as life boat , you just sit waiting to be hopefully found. My preference is for an old & very $$ rare Grumman Sailing dink.

(the damn things never seem to die) Hope this helps. J. Peter Zimmer

They all die when it gets cold. I lived in Hawaii for 24 years. NEVER AGAIN. And speaking of frozen stuff, there's a technique everyone seems to use in Alaska to keep a windshield from icing up overnight that people in the lower 48 seem to have never heard of. Put a towel, piece of plastic tarp, etc. over the windshield when you park the car.

SONY) for $3K or simply plan on letting commodity units die gracefully and buy 7 or 8 cheap machines for the same money. I'd opt for the latter because it will also give you the discipline to refine your "backup" process.

We are late heading south but holed up in Barnegat waiting for the wind machine to die down. Thanks for the Picture. Never get many shots underway. Don't look too close at my junk deck. We're living aboard with 2 kayaks, 3 bicycles two dingys and more!

For example, I've made plain mill finish stainless pieces into highly polished finishes with a simple flap wheel of maybe 180 grit followed by a rag wheel and grey polishing compound at 2000 rpm mounted on a die grinder or other tool that can handle applying some decent pressure to get the polished finish.

Yes, I believe that when the excessive levels of plants die off, the decomposition process uses up a lot of?the dissolved oxygen in the water, thus?lowering the oxygen levels to critical levels. Tim Behan -----Original Message----- From: Scott H.E.