I think the gadget shown in the photo from the houseboatingworld site would be an easy solution. If you installed it at the top you could probably do without the air compressor. Gravity is our friend! Regards, Randy Pickelmann MORNING STAR

I had such a screen plug on a previous boat, but the pickup tube was removable from the top of the tank, which made the cleaning easy. On this boat the fuel feed line comes from the side of the tank at the bottom. With 180 gallons of diesel fuel in the tank, I'm not anxious to open the bottom of it.

I say "almost" because the strap across the top on one basket broke off, but it was easy to substitute a cable tie in its place so the basket can be easily removed. Go for it! --Milt Baker, Nordhavn 47 Bluewater, Belfast, ME Larry wrote: I have to replace one of my Groco 1" strainer baskets.

There is no good, easy way to do this. Best is to disassemble and use a good silicone based grease to lube everything. I use Super Lube. Usually lasts at least a year. BTW, if you pour a bunch of oil in there, it will form a nice barrier layer on top of the holding tank contents, making it anaerobic and really stinky.

. > >No, you just take the top off, and then add/remove/replace a >component or two. > A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

In this case, an easy scheme is to multiply the height of the negative object by three, and center it.  That will ensure that it projects on both sides of the positive object, no matter whether it's aligned with one side, the other, or the center. cylinder(r=42, h = 60*3, center=true);

More importantly, any recommendations for a top flight marine surveyor for both engines and hull would be of great assistance. We are looking forward to getting plugged in once again to discussions about boating and boaters...all in all our favorite subjects!

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> Something that is likely to be useful in general (but may be scope creep) is > a 'mesh checker' that takes points and faces as arguments and identifies > easy-to-detect topological flaws like holes and non-manifold edges. > Reverse-wound faces or sections are relatively easy to detect as a special > case, and non-manifold vertices shouldn't be that much more

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