If I have to we will hole up in Cathlamet or find some shelter to wait for the wind to die down. 30 I can live with, 50 is downright nasty, at 60 I would rather be somewhere else, at 80 or more it's everyman for himself. Here is the URL http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/Eureka/getproduct.pl?PDXCWFPQR

Well, I consider rechargeables a PITA because leaving them in a charger is not always good for the batteries, and replacing them is sometimes almost as costly as the basic radio, and they die off suddenly. Another aspect of my hand-held radio usage is that I rarely use one.

I do realize that should the tube break I would get an influx of air into the fuel system and probably have the engine die and then dribble fuel all over everything but what is different about that, than any other line / hose / fitting within the fuel system? Are they not all possible sources for leaks?

If the engine was selected properly so it wont die from the light loads in most displacement boats , its just a fuel burner, . In other words an engine that will live a certain time burning 3 gal an hour will only last 1/10 of that time when run at 30gph.

While the result is a boat to die for, and remembering that the owner/converter had skills well beyond us mere mortals (he had previously converted a 110 foot tug), perhaps the following quote should serve as a warning, "It was an enormous job." Island Ranger is a spectacular final result.

Waves from high speed boats or from commercial tug and freighter traffic bounce back and forth lasting for some time before they die out. Often the traffic causing the wave is long gone. These "phantom" waves are a mystery to boaters unfamiliar with the area. Larry Z

Old sailors don't die, they just get encrusted with fungus and look that way. Regards, Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland).

I am planning on taking > celestial navigation and was looking about for a used sextant to be a > backup if > both GPS systems die. I've always been interested but never taken the time > to > learn. From reading Passagemaker, it seems the morning sightings were > enough > for sound bearings during his trip across the pond.

They try to start--getting to 300-500 rpms > and then die. > Cat has no answers. Anyone have a clue??

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