Thataway@aol.com writes: >Yes we always had ice cubes! I always have ice cubes on my sailboat. That's how I keep my beer cold. Buy a bag of ice each day and stick in my old-fashioned ice box. Cost: about $ 2.-/day. Beats futzing with refrigeration units and is a lot cheaper... George of Scaramouche, mostly marina-hopping on inland lakes.

pjr@netsense.net writes: >I think it was Admiral Nelson that said-"the only cure for land >sickness is >to go to land!" I think he said: " the only cure for land-sickness is to go to sea!" ;-)

I think I've been reading a lot of "techno-babble" on this subject. I and most boaters are not interested in some esoteric formula to convert electric trolling motor performance to gasoline outboard performance. What we need is a reasonable approximation to a question like: " When I take my dinghy across the bay (ca 1 mile) with a 2 hp Yamaha and it does so in about 12 minutes (5 knots), then how many lbs thrust MinnKota (or the likes) do I need to get the same performance on the same dinghy on the same bay in the same weather?" Who can I ask that from? George of Scaramouche

rustynail@snet.net writes: >It seems to me that the Cruise and Carry is probably the most noisy >outboard >ever made! I beg to differ. According to my "friends" I hold that record with my 2 1/2 HP antique "British Seagull". (Perhaps they'll take up a collection to buy me a MinnKota?) Ciao - George of Scaramouche

capnrich31@home.com writes: >Will that be one pulse or two? >One pulse one is a two step charge? I suddenly remembered that in one of my earlier incarnations - before transistors replaced tubes - my college instructor said that it was better for a batterie charger to leave the raw D/C 'as-is' fresh out of the diode rather than smoothing the pulses with an R/C network. Supposedly this would "shake" up the plates and loosen deposits (sulphate?). Seems to me that these much talked about batterie pulsers are perhaps just that: unfiltered raw D/C fresh out of a half-wave rectifier? I don't have an oscilloscope anymore (my 453 retired along with it's owner some years ago), but perhaps someone on this list could hang a scope on the output of their rejuvenating pulser and tell me the frequency, waveshape and amplitude of these pulses. I'm almost willing to bet that a small ca 12 volt transformer with a 40H (or so) diode would do the trick. Obfuscatingly (just for Richard) - George of Scaramouche

alexh@gte.net writes: >I suspect that motor may have been capable of pushing North America >at about >4 kts. Apparently it pushed some of the "D-Day" fleet across the British Channel - probably at about 4 knots... George of Scaramouche

Nunas@pacific.net.sg writes: >Seems to me that these much talked about batterie pulsers are perhaps >just that: unfiltered raw D/C fresh out of a half-wave rectifier? Dear M & L Nunas: After reading your techie version of the pulse-circuit ("Pulsar" was an attempt at humour, but no-one seems to want to pick on me today), I retract my above statement. I thank you for the explanation - I actually understand this (used to be a mainframe computer techie). Now if the output is simply a short duration spike of about 60 volts, why not take line voltage A/C through a limiting resistor and an SCR with a very short trigger. No transformer, no coil, no MOSFET, nothing but simplicity... Think I'll work on that as a winter project maybe next year or the year after that or so. Procrastinatingly - George of Scaramouche

jim_donohue@computer.org writes: >Number of people = (boat length (ft.) x boat >width (ft.)> / 15 That would put 16 people on my Hullmaster 27. In actuality two get into each other's way - unless, of course, she is very friendly... George the Hermit

davegdmn@earthlink.net writes: ... >until you get that brown plastic look ... I don't know what you guys are doing. Ever since being introduced to Cetol/Armada by a brush wielding neighbour in 1995, I have been using Armada (less stain and a bit cheaper) and have yet to see brown or plastic. My teak and some mahogany look just like lightly oiled wood, no peeling and eminently grippable even when wet (grabrails, cockpit steps etc). T'aint varnish shiny enough to see your reflection in it, so I use a plastic mirror to look at my beautiful face.... ...and starry nights make me dream... George of Scaramouche

diplodocus1@worldnet.att.net writes: >listen to the >Canadian Weather Service automated VHF weather voice. Perfectly >clear, >educated voice I don't know which Canadian weather-guessers you listen to. The one I get on Lake Ontario (CCG Cornwall) has indeed a clear educated voice, very monotonous though and it puts me to sleep within minutes. I am simply unable to concentrate on what the voice says and sometimes have to play the announcement two or three times to capture the forecast. Is it only I or are there others with that problem? George of Scaramouche