LRZeitlin@aol.com writes: >I can give >you the benefit of 35 years of local knowledge Larry, two questions: 1 : This local knowledge of the lower Hudson sounds wonderful. Is it available in book/brochure format for purchase? Sometime in the next few years I will want to go that way and like to collect info ahaead of time. 2 : Your boat "Puffin". Last year we observed - on another list - the trials of a New Yorker lady trying to make a home on a boat called "Puffin". Eventually she gave up and sold "Puffin". Her name was Nina and I'm just wondering if there is a connection. Her writing about Puffin was very professional and quite humorous and I have a few pieces in my archives I could share. George of Scaramouche on Lake Ontario, Canada

A little while ago I became interested in a way to send and retrieve e-mail inexpensively while travelling. I send out a request for info on some boaters lists and arrived at a workable solution. Since quite a number of people requested that I copy them on my findings, I decided to post this message on two lists: TWL and Liveaboard. It should also be noted that I am Canadian, live on a boat in Lake Ontario and my notes reflect this situation. I decided the best system for me would be PocketMail with the Sharp TM-20 for hardware. The TM-20 is a very small battery operated device that, via an acoustic coupler, connects to any personal-, business- or pay-phone. It will also work most of the time with analog cellphones (I use a dualmode Sony). It will not function with digital cellphones. PocketMail is the complimentary software system, operated out of California and provides two 800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada (Long Distance elsewhere) with unlimited access from wherever a phone can be found. Using the system is quite simple: One composes messages for e-mail correspondents on the TM-20 and dials up one of the 800 numbers. A recorded voice message prompts one to hold the device to the telephone receiver and push the connect button. The system takes care of everything from thereon. It reads the e-mail messages you, the sender, have composed and then sends whatever e-mail it has previously received and stored for you, the recipient. When it is finished, it advises you with a distinct beep tone. One then opens the TM-20, reads all e-mail and forwards, replies or deletes messages as desired. Cost of the system is as follows: Approx. $100.- for the Sharp TM-20 (plus shipping) and another $100.- per year for using the PocketMail software. In Canada one needs to add sales tax but no customs duty. Use of the 800 numbers is free in Canada and the U.S. (You even get your quarter back from the payphone!). You can make as many calls as you wish and beep away as long as you need to. Addresses to purchase the Sharp TM-20 are found on the website for PocketMail or Sharp A source in Canada is ronandbev@pocketmail.com , Kingston, Ontario. If you or your mate is a member of the magazine "Women Aboard, they offer a special package price. Call 1-888-213-5919; ask for Vicki. I bought mine via mail order from sales@pygmy.com in Miami, FL (delivered to Toronto, Canada within three days) All information to sign-on and get your own e-mail address from PocketMail are printed within the instructions for the hardware. I got mine arranged by phone, using MasterCard and it took about one hour. Happy Communicating - George Geist scaramouche1@pocketmail.com Send me a message if youd like to try it out, but beware - I set my system to truncate longwinded transmissions mercilessly (another neat feature of PocketMail) Disclaimer: I have no connection nor commercial interest in the above - but I am a satisfied customer (and still learning all the extra features).

captdave@boats4u.com writes: >We love that we currently live in a Country where PWC's are illegal. >They >are treated as contraband the same as guns, drugs & crossbows! If >you have >any of the above on board when you clear into the BVI they must be >declared >and turned over to Customs or locked up and sealed till departure. >If found >aboard and not declared then Customs will take your boat/yacht. If this is true, please export the government officials that brought about such legislation. Many northern countries would love to have them! George of Scaramouche1 on Lake Ontario

captdave@boats4u.com writes: >We love that we currently live in a Country where PWC's are illegal. >They >are treated as contraband the same as guns, drugs & crossbows! If >you have >any of the above on board when you clear into the BVI they must be >declared >and turned over to Customs or locked up and sealed till departure. >If found >aboard and not declared then Customs will take your boat/yacht. If this is true, please export the government officials that brought about such legislation. Many northern countries would love to have them! George of Scaramouche1 on Lake Ontario

pjr13@home.com writes: >Colonoscopically What a word, what a wonderful sound it makes - think I'll rename my boat with a derivative of it ;-)

Fred-- Over the years I have been reading all your posts about Autumn Daze. Very sorry for your loss. Hope you won't throw in the paddle, so to speak. Let the list know what you're doing. "Shared sorrow is half the sorrow" (My grandmother used to say so). George of Scaramouche

capnrich31@home.com writes: >Here is you to build your own for $30. >Obtain a bicycle speedometer by negotiation with your kid. Good instructions, but who gets the $30 and what is it used for, eh? ;-) Gg

Albin43Tr@aol.com writes: ><a through >hull. The wedge types force water up into the through hull. On a >generator >that is off, they apparently can push water past the raw water pump >and >into the muffler. If the generator is not running and no exhaust is >pushing >the water out of the muffler there is a danger that water can back >up into >the cylinder head and possibly through a open exhaust valve into the >cylinders. A few years ago when I put one of these wedge shaped strainers on my boat, an old salt happened to walk by and pointed out the possibility of water being forced into the cylinders. The solution is really quite simple: turn the thing 180. (Looks like you put it on backwards). That way you don't build up pressure when driving forward. I did as I was told - never had a problem. George of Scaramouche - Lake Ontario, Canada

michaelg@presys.com writes: > I am going to put down some lattice panels as found at Home Depot, >thin plastic ones Use wooden ones, as thick as you can get them and with large holes (there are two types). The idea here is to get air circulating, so try to create as much space between the mattress and the bunk. Hey if it works for us here in Canada - should work anywhere else :-) George of Scaramouche P.s: Wooden slats are usually stapled together with the scratchy end of the staple sticking out a bit and possibly scratching your furniture. So, lay the lattice panels on a hard flat base and hammer the protruding staples flat.

paul@whooppee.com writes: >ftp://ftp.whooppee.com/pub/catchrain.jpg Being a simple dumb end-user with only knowledge of e-mail, I have no idea what to do with that info, nor can I handle something called "web". Any instructions what to do with a "ftp" ? George Geist