I started out with the dinghy carried on the top deck and using a crane type lift. The top deck is about 12 feet above the water line and the top of the dof davit crane is about 18 feet above the water line. After several years of wrestling the dinghy - 14 ft Boston Whaler - onto the top deck I looked for a diferent method.

How do I determine how thick to make the flange and top? I keep laying up glass until the lid or flange won't bend when I try to bend it with my hands. The bigger the top, the thicker I'll make the top, but seldom more than 3/8" thick, usually about 1/4" thick. (Better too thick, than too thin.)

[135/2,0,0], // rear bottom right // 1 > [145/2,202,0], // front bottom right // 2 > [-145/2,202,0], // front bottom left // 3 > [-137/2,-32.5,height], // rear top left // 4 > [137/2,-32.5,height], // rear top right // 5 > [171/2,202,height], // front top right //6 > [-171/2,202,height], // front top left //7 > > ]; >

I didn't mean any offence, but have been used to top posting, as business email (that's what I originally got my email for originally back in the mid 90's) was all (and still is) top posted. It was only when I ventured into newsgroups that I came across bottom posting, which to me seemed totally illogical.

No doubt I'll get a lot of replies both top and bottom about this... :-) RK

The Ospho I had applied to the top of my light to medium rusted steel fuel tanks is now dry, black and ready for primer.... As I mentioned, I had initially wire brushed (as best I could with limited access) and rinsed with Simple Green Extreme and plenty of water the tops and sides of the tanks. The sides worked out fine but the tops never dried out.

Hi You get one of those high rise rotating storage gizmos that will store 200 bench tops in an area 40' wide x 30' deep x 600' tall.

. ;-) > Actually, what you want is an isolated mountain top of solid granite connected to a big pluton below, with a nice drilled anchor. Your laboratory/lair can be in a cave below the mountain top.

. > > Now imagine the top object in the same manner but having a completely > different shape. > > Keep each of them centered on the X and Y axis and separated on the Z axis. > > A single object can be created by wrapping these two top and bottom > objects within hull(). > > Works fine ... except the shape of the top and bottom of the final object > is not the

You crack the tap on the tank side and simply watch for the fuel level to get to the top of the filter cylinder. Replace the top and you are done. No air, no bleed, no separate tank of top-up diesel, and little mess. Return all taps to normal operating position, final check for leaks, and you are off. Richard