flyjbaker624@aol.com writes: >I am not being a smartass here. Why not get a different slip? John: Our marina has slips for ca 400 boats, all doubles on finger-docks (finger every second boat). Because of unalterable geographical circumstances, however, there are two slips that are for one boat only (fingers on both sides of the boat). Scaramouche has one of those two slips heh heh heh! Needless to the say, I pay my seasonal slip rent on time (Jan 1) to assure getting the same berth year after year.... George of Scaramouche1, Lake Ontario, Canada P.s: I'm a singlehander, my boat has a single right hand prop (walks toward port in reverse) and the prevailing summer winds are from starboard but do I care? With fingers on both sides what me worry!

adventuresoul@yahoo.com writes: >Any ideas as to what causes the infereference? How to >trouble shoot? If you get any off-list answers, please copy the list or me directly. You see I have identical setup and identical problem. My answer is simply to turn the fan off when I want to watch TV. Sure would like a better solution though.... George of Scaramouche1, Lake Ontario, Canada P.s: Where is your boat (you) located?

Bottrell@ns.sympatico.ca writes: > what does cooked vodka smell like? Rotten >potatoes? Definitely not of rotten potatoes (Most vodka is actually made from grain, not potatoes! Depends what brand you use or if your "vodka" comes from a backwoods moonshiner. If you do use vodka, try not to cook it (it boils off at a much lower temperature than water). Instead, invite some neighbours over in the spring for a de-winterizing party and mix with spicy Clamato juice. Enjoy! Happy wintering George in Lake Ontario

cculotta@iamerica.net writes: >there is a lot of good info on TWL ( a >lot of fluff too!) That's the second or third time recently I hear someone make a similar comment. My take is that a bit of fluff, some airiness and humour are essential for a good conference. TWL would be a pretty dull place without it.... George of Scaramouche1, Lake Ontario

>vbhodges@ardmore.com muses: >> I guess I missed the beginning of this thread. At the risk of >sounding >like >> a complete dummy, what the heck is a kellet? > >zeekstah@ktc.com answers: >It's a smaller version of a kell. >and Georges "contributes": Only in the French language. But even there the diminutive version of kell would be kellette (we all know that "la kell" is feminine, eh?) Georges en Scaramouche, lac d'ontario.... Ps: Seriously, a kellet is a heavy weight that you slide down your anchor line to within a few feet of the anchor. This makes the rode llie flat on the "ocean" floor and thus exerts a pull in line with the anchor stock to improve holding ability. Gg

elnav@uniserve.com writes: > I just wonder i >f other list members have a problem >similar to mine ( no internet access) Arild: I 'ditto' your concerns, I too have only e-mail and we need a 'subject line cop'. When I file worthwhile info on my own computer, I edit the subject line, strip the to-from info and delete quoted quotes. George of Scaramouche

love@3dnet.com writes: >Should I be worried , or should I be fishing? Fishing it is. Around here we don't have shrimp but in the spring when the carps spawn they bang their four+ foot bodies against the boats to dislodge their eggs. And they do that usually at 3 am. I'll trade your shrimps for my carps anytime. George in Lake Ontario, Canada

Richter-Pooh@rocketmail.com writes: >In the roll >axis, the mast may well contribute more to the moment >of inertia of a sailboat than the rest of the boat >combined. Lose the mast, and the roll moment of >inertia gets much smaller, like shortening a pendulum. > Thus the roll period gets shorter, for a quick, jerky >, uncomfortable roll. Excellent explanation Mark. A few years ago, I unstepped my mast (35 ft tall on a 27 ft sailboat) to see how she would behave as a wannabe trawler (to explore some of Ontario and New York's beautiful canals). There was some moderate chop and a wee bit of wind out on the big lake. Would have been a pleasant sail with some splishing and splashing against the hull. But without the mast, it became instantly uncomfortable very uncomfortable. The stick went back up the very next day!!! George, wintering in Frenchman's Bay, Lake Ontario P.s: Scaramouche is a 6 ton boat with a hollow modified (Brewer-bite) full keel, 4.5 ft deep and lead-filled .

Daniel: Just in case you get flamed for using up precious bandwidth with your 'irreverence', I enjoed reading about your gauges and having a good long giggle over it. Keep it up. I'm only a wannabe trawlerite, still living and cruising on a 27 ft sloop. But I'm in love with Dennis Brucker's Albin 27 and as soon as someone parks one in our marina, I'll steal it ;-). Meanwhile, I buy up any old interesting gauge I can find, regardless of whether they'll ever be used or not. I even have a 35 year old control-panel from a Honeywell mainframe computer with an awful lot of lights, knobs and switches. Runs on 12 volts. Think of the possibilities.... George, just a collector for now....

e16@telus.net writes: >However, distilled water is inexpensive - free >if you use a dehumidifier Don't use a dehumidifier in our lattitude. However I get my 'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large quantities every time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs out). Economically (cheap) George of Scaramouche.