sea_trek_2000@yahoo.com writes: >Thanks for that, but is there something I can do to correct this? Chuck Yes, probably. For reasons lost in the sands of antiquity (well, OK, a Teletype machine) the end of a line was not denoted by a single "end of line" character, but by two characters: "carriage return" (known as CR) and "line feed" (LF). Since early computers used teletype-style terminals for input and output, this somewhat strange tradition was carried on: the end of a line was/is terminated with both a CR and an LF. Later and more modern computers have played fast and loose with this, however. First, some operating systems will allow you to use either a CR or and LF, and they will be treated as a CR/LF pair. On the other hand, some didn't. That's why terminals (remember those) had a weird cryptic setting that allowed you to control this. When it was set wrong, you would always get double-spaced lines. In the modern world, text display systems (e.g. MS Word, a web browser) simply flow text on the fly. There is no end of line, only the end of a paragraph. The lines are reflowed depending on the width of the window. When that text is sent out via certain email application, each paragraph becomes a "line" since it has no CR/LF. I would guess that Chuck's problem is that he is either (a) composing the messages in an editor that does not use CR/LF, maybe MS Word, and then pasting it into his email client, or (b) he is using an email client with a similar wonky editor. Or he's composing his messages on a circa-1985 terminal with the CR/LF set wrong :-) Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

baypelican@earthlink.net writes: >The comment was made about using a Verizon Air Card in Canada. While this >is unlimited service or 5 gigs in the US, the same subscription is changed >to per megabyte in Canadian territory, something like one or two dollars a >megabyte. Be cautious and check this out before you get your first bill. You should definitely investigate this beforehand. In my particular case I have a Telus Air Card, it's $40/month for unlimited. I can add unlimited US roaming for an additional $15/month. It's worth spending some time on the web site of your service provider. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

<2elnav@netbistro.com> writes: >Not having a functional and working pump out would be bad for business >because boats needing a pump-out will go to the next marina for a pump >out; plus buy their fuel etc. from them. Although I come from Ontario on >the Canadian side of the border I found the US regulations for border water >states to be as tough or tougher than Ontario. One further note in this. When I was boating in Ontario, I found that in most cases the pump-out was right beside the diesel pump, so you could fuel up and pump out at the same time. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

David H Sorenson writes: >On a related note, the topography of Duluth is of high hills rising above >Lake Superior. According, it is an everyday occurence to see substantial >stretches of the lake from an altitude of about 800 feet. The REAL >pollution of Lake Superior locally comes after a heavy rain when the >Nemadgi River in Wisconsin dumps bazillions of gallons of literally brown >water into the lake. From the heights, it is very visible. Whereas the >main lake is blue, the waters on the Wisconsin side are brown, carrying >who knows what in its runoff. For what it's worth, this is typically suspended silt, not pollution. While suspended silt is harmful in certain fish populations, it's not necessarily harmful to humans. Unlike the E Coli we carry in our gut, which most definitely is harmful to humans. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

Garrett Lambert writes: >AIS targets quickly clutter the display, and could easily overwhelm >it. Moreover, many vessels broadcast even when tied up. The fun of >seeing far-off vessels quickly dissipates in favor of information on >the movements of ships in a limited region, and the software in most >navigation programs lets you define the area for which AIS icons are >displayed. Just a quick FYI on this. Using Nobeltec you can also filter the AIS targets, so (for example) you might choose to ignore targets that have a Closest Point of Approach greater than 2 miles. I do this and find it helps a great deal. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

Truelove39@aol.com writes: >I tooB always look for savings when it comes to boat gear, and although this >solenoid is about half the price ofB aB watertight, continuous dutyB marine >unit, I could not justify it for the following reasons: The solenoid is installed belowdecks in a completely dry location. > >ItB is an automotive solenoid - it is not watertight andB is only >ratedB 100A for 6 minutes with a 20% duty cycle -B windlass duty is always >100%. True. However, my windlass is 24 volts and draws about 50 amps. Lifting my entire 400 feet of chain only takes about 4 minutes. It's very unlikely this will cause a problem. >Also, theB 6mmB terminal studs are too small for anything larger than 1/0 >wire terminals.B Correct. I run #2. >The specs state that it is forB permanent magnet motors, but many windlass >motors are shunt-wound with brushes, and need larger contacts due to inrush >current when starting.B Also correct. The Ideal uses a reversing-field motor. Inrush current is always a problem. It's possible this contactor might have problems, I'll see. However, for me the big advantage is that this is a single unit, as opposed to 4 individual solenoids, each with multiple exposed contacts. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.firstclass.com "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

R C Smith Jr writes: >Come on Scott, are you saying that $8 diesel is okay? Yes, I am. Indeed, within our lifetime we can certainly expect that it will go much higher than that. >Your hourly fuel cost >becomes $24...Annapolis to Miami will be $4,000 (or $12,000 for me). And >the only reason is a 300% tax? Haven't we seen enough disruptive and >expensive government regulation? (Speaking strictly from a trawlering >prospective, of course.) Then (a) don't go from Annapolis to Miami or (b) get a more efficient boat. In any event, my point was that fuel is a very small component of the overall cost of owning any boat. Even at triple the price (which for me would be about $9.00 per US gallon) fuel would still represent less than 15% of my overall expenses. This is not even taking into account any depreciation, which further adds to the total cost of ownership, nor is it taking into account the opportunity cost of keeping six or seven figures tied up in a depreciating asset instead of an appreciating investment. The long and short of it that choosing to own a boat (especially a boat of the type we on this list own) is a wholly irrational decision. We do it because we *want* to, not because it makes economic sense. Scott Welch 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

Mike Maurice writes: >Old wooden boats are project boats. I could give you an almost endless >list of issues that an old Pacemaker of that vintage most likely still has. What he said. Wooden boats are very special, and I own one myself. But they are not a bargain. Production boats such as Pacemaker and Chris Craft have the added problem is that they were not particularly robustly built in the first place. Not a slight in any way, but understand that they were not built to last 40 or 50 years. Finally, assume that everything you hear about the boat is untrue. In my particular case, I spent two full days surveying the boat myself, plus another full day with a very good, very experienced wooden boat surveyor, and even with that we *still* found hidden problems that cost many, many tens of thousand of dollars to fix. Now, in fairness, I don't think the sellers misled me, they had only owned the boat for about 2 years and it was obvious that some of the coverups were older than that. But the cost to fix still came out of my pocket. If you really want a good wooden boat, get one that is already restored. Like these two: http://tinyurl.com/c2xt9a http://tinyurl.com/c7e4st Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.opentext.com 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

"MARY FOX" writes: >Carry you engine/equipment manuals/parts catalogues: Many (most in fact) of the products I have on board have PDF versions of the manuals available. For more recent products these are often available from the manufacturer's web site, while in the case of obsolete products scanned versions of old manuals may be found at various user-support sites. I have been hard at work collecting these and I keep them on my main computer as well as on the backup laptop. It's very, very helpful. I've also found that lots of manufacturers and suppliers (Depco Pumps comes to mind, see http://www.depcopump.com/catalog110/Catalog110full.zip) have their entire catalogs available for download as PDF. These can be very, very helpful to have on board. Scott Welch Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group www.opentext.com 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

Jim Ague writes: >But to keep this on the topic of 'Trawler', why is it that the Supremes find >it OK to do unWarranted searches of water homes, but not OK to do the same >to land homes? Well, the quick answer is because that's what the government decided about 220 years ago. From a recent Supreme Court decision (http://supreme.justia.com/us/462/579/index.html): "Although no Act of Congress can authorize a violation of the Constitution, in 1790, in a lineal ancestor to B' 1581(a), the First Congress clearly authorized the suspicionless boarding of vessels by Government officers, reflecting its view that such boardings are not contrary to the Fourth Amendment, which was promulgated by the same Congress. " It sort of makes sense, because the main sources of government revenue in those days were duties and excise taxes. They wanted the ability to check ships for smuggling without having to get a warrant, which was rather difficult in the days before radio. Hence the name of the early Coast Guard ships, "Revenue Cutters". The other thing that is very interesting is that the US Coast Guard has the right to board any US flagged vessel *anywhere in the world* without a warrant. P.S. I'm not American, nor am I a lawyer. But I do like trivia :-) Scott Welch 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden