ewfleck@earthlink.net writes: >Attached is the figure and some text from the Practical Sailor >article that you couldn't access. Earl, thank you very much. Yours is the third picture send by kind souls on this list!!! George of Scaramouche

jim_donohue@computer.org writes: >You might want to actually measure the current. I suspect you are >at less that the 100 watts you think Does it matter? It works for me. Besides I'm quite aware of your concerns and used the following verbiage: "Since I am halving the voltage, I get approximately one quarter wattage or just about the same warmth as from a 100 watt lightbulb". Thought that was vague enough - and I and my Amprobe are on permanent retirement.

Arild.Jensen@xantrex.com writes: >How about that ole standby - the electric blanket?? Been there, done that. However I was looking for warmth UNDER the mattress and to keep that whole area dry. Also: Electric Blanket $60.-, Baseboard Heater $20.- Cheap /no, THRIFTY George ;-) P.s: Must apologize for spelling/typo errors - sorry.... (Yes, I have a spell checker. But, unlike my old schoolmarm, it doesn't activate on its own ;-) Gg

This discussion belongs on the liveaboard list. I'm replying from there. George of Scaramouche

nh2f@abs.net writes: >Additionally, if you're going foreign, at least one person aboard >should >have a FCC Restricted Radio Operator's Permit (or higher commercial >radio >license). The fee for this is $35 and it is good for life. There >is no >test. Just for your information: In Canada this is handled similarly except there is a test (after an evening of instructions). The Test is easy and the cost is included in the fee for the license which, just like the U.S. one, is good for life. I think one can always tell on VHF who had the course/license by their clarity and professionalism and thereby greater effectiveness of transmissions. George of Scaramouche, who got his Restricted Operator's License long before he learned to sail his boat - courtesy of Canadian Power Squadron.

tom@clements.net writes: >At 06:24 PM 12/10/2000 -0500, Paul Kruse wrote: >>Only one company that I know of has designed their inboard diesel >engine >>from the ground up to be a marine engine; and as far as I know, no >one on >>this list has one of those in a recreational trawler. I know one such engine quite well, it was/is made by SABB in Norway. Virtually indestructable, can run under water and reputedly certified by Lloyds as a lifeboat engine. Had one in a 34 ft sailboat. Also know several boaters around here who use this engine. Wonder if that is the one Paul is talking about. One of the better features of the SABB Diesel is that she is designed to be completely torn down and rebuild right IN the boat. On page 2 or 3 of Nigel Calder's Diesel book, there is a line drawing of a rudimentary Diesel. It is the single cylinder SABB. And please don't tell me that a one or two cylinder Diesel is not an engine for a trawler, because I'd have to reply to you that you have obviously never owned or driven a Norwegian SABB Marine Diesel. We're talking RELIGION here!!! George of Scaramouche, wishing often he'd have his SABB back. (Now uses a Fairymann)

ReidGantt@aol.com writes: > This is about the 29 American WWII and Korean war veterans, with >average age >72, who took off today from Gibraltar in a 58 year old WWII landing >craft My vote is that this is fascinating reading and I hope you'll keep updating the list with the story. We actually have a Canadian LST in our marina. She was build at the end of WWII and never saw service. Now she is used by her owners as tug, barge and general beast of burden. Last year the skipper took me for a spin and let me drive her for a bit - fascinating. George of Scaramouche -frozen in on Lake Ontario....

lmairs@cox.rr.com writes: >in 30 years of messing around >boats, I've NEVER changed the packing. I simply add rings when they >are >needed. I never cut the rings on an angle, and I never pay >attention to >getting the rings so that the breaks are not aligned A man after my heart! Sometimes we try to be too scientifically accurate and fastidious. I spent much of my younger years on a farm and learned early the beauty and usefulness of a piece of haywire.... George of Scaramouche, bubbling in Lake Ontario, Canada P.s: I have upgraded to using Monel wire because haywire rusts too easily ;-)

Joe@jre.com writes: >I missed some of this thread, but did somebody recommend a small >wet-dry >vac? That's a great way to get that last 1/2" of water out of a >bilge >area. A small local company around here manufacturers a thing they call "Cottage/Boat Companion. It looks like a giant syringe about two feet long and 1.5 inches diameter. Made of sturdy plastic with a nozzle on one end it can be used to suck or blow and with an included gasket can also be used to unplug sinks etc. It is very useful to suck the last inch of water out of the bilge; filled with water it can be used as a fire extinguisher or to squirt people and pesky animals. It sprays about 30 feet and I have used it to chase geese and ducks off my boat and dock. Great fun for kids in the pool. Our local marine store (GENCO) sells it for $35.- CAN. George, squirting from Scaramouche

PBrowne900@aol.com writes: >It's 72 F here today. That's 22 C and sunny. Cold up there >is it? Water a bit hard??? :-> Paul, you really know how to hurt a guy - it was -17 C here last night and the water is verrry hard. Cars and Skidoos now enjoy the bay.... On anchors: "Spade" came in second best. First in mud was "Bullwagga" - one ugly mother. Got to see it to believe it - get the article....