Wow it is covers really well , is easy to use and is tough as nails .. it will never be up to a yacht gloss - but for a workboat - I agree - I woud use it in a minute .. Ken

The grill also works better in windy conditions with the top off and mounted on the windy side. Keith __ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." ...

Racor makes two gauges, one for T mount on top of the filter, the other for remote mount. Basic difference is locating the fitting on the back as well as panel mounting bracket. Easy to run tube from a T in the fuel line up to a gauge. I suppose copper as well as 'rubber' would work fine (FWIW I used copper).

An easy way to look at US topo maps is to use: http://terraserver-usa.com/ Get to your area of interest and make sure you have the "topo" tab selected at the top. ================ Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53PH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine

We pumped it empty, pulled up the carpet and cut out the plywood cabin sole and framing and pulled the tank out the top. It was aluminum and I took it to a welding shop where they found the leak and welded it up. I reinstalled it, sistered the deck framing and reinstalled the plywood and carpet. In the main, it was pretty easy!

I consulted with a top flight diesel mechanic. He was not impressed with the older models but has not had contact with the newer ones so he did not know if there had been substantial been upgrades in recent years. Are parts easy to come by or are there a limited number of distributors? Any comments on longevity? Thanks for your input.

It is a helix antenna inside and the mounting > holes on the bottom line up with a standard iron pipe flange so > mounting is easy. That's exactly the same antenna I use with my Thunderbolt. It is mounted on top of the roof, with a 360 degrees view of the sky and LH reports signal strengths usually in excess of 40 dBc.

They are pretty easy to figure out. If you are using the keyboard, just remember, starting at CTRL+4, top, bottom, left, right, front, back.

Peninsula Art League Tuesday, March 26, from 7:00-9:00 pm Cottesmore Care, 2909 14th Avenue NW, Gig harbor The meetings are always free and open to the public. Come join us!

>From Greg Hanisek   10/26 New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch - best bird was WESTERN KINGBIRD (with a tail) that put in a 2-3 minute appearance treetop-hopping its way through park.