I suggest creating a page instead of a group at this time, since pages currently get better integration into the Feed and groups tend to die out due to the general lack of visibility. I'm frankly amazed ASA has a page. The fact that they're at asanet.org makes me believe the ASA doesn't "get" the Internets.

and the temperature change had caused them all to die....very strange sight though. the river was covered in them, packed side by side all the way across (30 feet) and about 60 feet down the length of the river. but odly enough, there were still plenty of live ones beneath the dead ones, and they could be seen through the open patches of water.

After many years of cruising under sail and then the past eight years included a three year cruise of the LOOP (how wonderful),several long runs in the Bahamas and the past three summers on the RIVERS--at 87 , "old trawler skippers never die" they just get a little DUFFY.

After many years of cruising under sail and then the past eight years included a three year cruise of the LOOP (how wonderful),several long runs in the Bahamas and the past three summers on the RIVERS--at 87 , "old trawler skippers never die" they just get a little DUFFY.

(You can also use it cool beer down real quick) But be careful - if you are in the engine room and the CO2 is discharged - not only will your engine stop running - so will you, you will only have a few minutes to get out before you pass out and die from lack of oxygen!

I'm guessing it's fuel related but I would have thought it would die if fuel starved or ingesting air not surge ahead. Once started it also surges at lower crusing speeds (ie 1800 RMP) but not at the lower manuvering speeds.

I fear that many folks concern themselves so much with maintaining their engines properly, that the transmissions suffer from neglect--and sometimes die from it. Gear boxes are extremely reliable. We have several hundred of them that we maintain at work, and it is very rare that one of them goes south.

Don, As a die hard liveaboard I would say that a clothes washer/dryer has been the best appliance I have purchased for my vessel and one I could not do without now. You mentioned sinks, I have had both stainless steel and porcelian and would go for stainless steel everytime, they are strong, easy to clean and will not crack or chip like porcelian.

It took at least ten seconds, by my wrist chronometer, for the sound of a single bang to die away. While not as pretentious as the Macy's fireworks extravaganza in New York harbor, it was far more exciting. We anchored for the night and by morning the fleet had shrunk from 100+ to 3.

(perhaps, if one were to die, an autopsy might shed light on this???, come to think of it, why wait!). ( as usual I will post this to www.curingseasickness.com, pretty soon). Capt. Mike Maurice Near Portland Oregon.