My concern is it seemed to die early and may not > be > worth the trouble. > Joe Urban > Punches - Monk 36 > Lancaster, VA > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing

This general topic area doesn't seem to be able to die a decent death, so here is some additional trivia to hurt your brain. Gross tonnage is a measurement of the overall internal volume of the vessel. The interpretation of this definition is subject to some variation by the various maritime countries and agencies.

Most gasoline engines die of neglect rather than overuse. If you are kind to your engines, you should get 3000 hours without trouble. Larry Z ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

The product description mentions " a new shunt selection is available to measure currents up to 1000 amps respectively" When the 8 D's die I 'll probably go to golfcart batteries and add a separate main engine start battery (group 31 size) which I will then monitor instead of the genset battery.

Keith Live your life so that when you die, the preacher will not have to tell lies at your funeral. ________________ Thanks to Rich Gano, I learned something today. Groco has bronze nipples available from 1/2" to 4". I remember a thread about this months ago, but I can't remember if anyone ever posted a source for saltwater quality bronze nipples.

So, I need a manageable crimper with die sets up to the largest size I have on my boat and some other sizes down to #8. Can all those be found to fit one tool? I have also used heat shrink tubing on most of my work but just off the shelf at the big box or Radio Shack. You guys are mentioning "adhesive" heat shrink. Is that different?

Air tools we used regularly included die grinders, cut off wheels, and air powered 6" grinder/disc sander. Definately worth having aboard, and used frequently. (but never for inflating the dinghy--we had a high volume, low pressure electric pump for that!).

Accommodate or die. The unpleasant fact is, Garmin seems very slow to accommodate. I suspect the iPad market will stress Garmin's business models for customer responsiveness. Jim Peg and Jim Healy aboard Sanctuary, currently at Charlotte Harbor, Punta Gorda, FL http://gilwellbear.wordpress.com Monk 36 Hull #132 MMSI #367042570 AGLCA #3767 MTOA #3436

I modified one die set to fit 4/0 cable and used it several times. I've seen several similar 16 ton hydraulic crimpers on e-bay for $30 prehaps worth the risk/buy. I also used the smaller dies to swage wire rope and that ok as well.

If you are working with the "older" all straight threaded thru-hulls, you can convert them to having the last 2-3 threads tapered just by using a tapered pipe die on them, a large enough wrench, and a little bit of muscle. Just make sure to match size and pitch. At least that's what Jill says after having just done so on a recent job.