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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: FW: TWL: Depth Sounder Repair Assistance Requested
Tue, May 16, 2000 3:06 PM
JRenforth@intermedia.com writes:
>Can anyone tell me if the option described above (buying a
>fishfinder)
>instead of trying to get repairs for the depth finder will work if
>"gluing
>the sending unit to a near horizontal section INSIDE (the) hull"
>will work
>on a steel hull ???
Had same discusioin with a neighbour who has a steel hull. Don't
know, but since i have a spare unit, will try in the next few weeks
and let you know. My hull is glass and I'm the one who originally
posted the fishfinder thing and it still works graeat after three
years. Ciao- George of Scaramouche
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: Drain plug in trawler bilge?
Fri, May 19, 2000 4:59 PM
Gcrocket@aol.com writes:
>of the bilge in my 36 ft MT trawler. It appears to be a
>twist-to-expand
>rubber plug attached to a chain directly in the bottom of the boat.
>I don't
>have the nerve to pull it out and find out while the boat is in the
>water,
Gee, where is your spirit of adventure?
I have a thru-hull fitting that holds the knotmeter paddle wheel. To
clean it, one pulls it out which leaves a 1.5 inch hole in the bottom
of the boat. Makes for lots of fun with squeamish guests. Perhaps
your little plug was put there for similar reasons (getting screams
out of novices). And if that doesn't scare 'em enough, I wait 'till
we're a few miles out and then kill the engine. Then I declare the
starter to be dead and get my guests to handcrank the diesel. Did I
mention I'm something of an old curmudgeon?
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: RE: TWL: Drain plug in trawler bilge?
Mon, May 22, 2000 1:22 PM
mknott@bcpl.net writes:
>George of Scaramouche has just had a little more fun with his around
>guests
>than most of us.
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: fender boards?
Sun, May 28, 2000 2:24 PM
baumgart@starrstuff.com writes:
>How often do you use fender boards? How do you deploy them? I was
>thinking of hanging them outboard of two of my regular fenders.
We use them actually only in locks where the walls are usually rough
and non uniform.
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: Roll and brush
Sat, Jun 17, 2000 11:32 PM
ken.adrian@home.com writes:
>I tried the roll and brush and was not happy with the result. I
>bought the
>most expensive roller the paint store had to offer and it left a
>fine fuss
>behind. I sanded and used just a brush and 15 to 20 % Penatrol in
>the paint
>and was quite happy with the finished job.
I wonder, do we have an utomatic Delete of the entire message n cas
there is a JPEG atta
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re(2): TWL: Re: Water - Why Gallons & Pounds?
Tue, Jul 11, 2000 10:47 PM
Tomdunton@aol.com writes:
>How many centimeters is that??
In the absence of a measuring stick or tape, I've seen many people
using matchboxes. For some reason matchboxes are the same size almost
everywhere on this planet. Namely 5cm or 2 inches long. Aren't you
glad I introduced another measuring system? That makes me about 36
matchboxes tall ;-)
Ciao - Scaramouche
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: RE: WATER, metrics, weight, elevation, kilosomething, etc., etc.
Wed, Jul 12, 2000 12:03 PM
E16@telus.net writes:
>Given that you're a marine woodworker, I thought you'd have
>something more
>to say about 2 x 4's, which as was pointed out, are actually 2 1/2 x
>3
>1/2's
2 x 4's when they are freshly cut are indeed 2 x 4 and very rough.
Then they go into the planer to make them nice and smooth and come
out as 1 1/2 by 3 1/2 - not 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 ( they become smaller, not
bigger...)
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: Yacht Club Membership?
Wed, Jul 12, 2000 11:51 PM
branchkw@bellsouth.net writes:
>The question, one of very many, is does it make a difference if we
>would
>belong to a Yacht Club? Would that benefit us at various clubs along
>the
>way?
Don't know about the area you're going to travel in. However, here on
Lake Ontario there are over 60 Yacht Clubs that give each other
reciprocal privileges such as first night docking at no cost, use of
clubhouse facilities etc. Perhaps along your journey there are
similar arrangements available. Check it out.
Ciao - George of Scaramouche on Lake Ontario, Canada
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re: TWL: Transducer Installation - Thanks
Mon, Jul 24, 2000 2:32 PM
E16@telus.net writes:
>tried the simplest approach first, which was offered by Po Chang,
>i.e.
>after choosing location, cut the bottom out of a simple plastic food
>container and silicone it to the hull. When dry, insert transducer,
>fill
>with water, slit cover for cord and snap cover on. Worked like a
>charm
I'm sure it did, but an even simpler way would have been to just
squeeze a big gob of silicon goop onto the bottom of the transducer
and press it against the hull until dry.
Worked for me and many other boaters. - George of Scaramouche.
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From: scaramouche@tvo.org
Re(2): TWL: re: Bowthrusters
Wed, Aug 2, 2000 1:26 PM
PBrowne900@aol.com writes:
>Anybody ever use a sweep as a bow thruster? That's my plan. I
>figure it
>will make an excellent rudder for going astern too. And fuddamore,
>it could
>be quickly shifted aft if a stern thruster were needed. It could
>provide get
>home power as a yuloh. I could repel boarders with it.
Wazza "sweep". I've been thinking of an electric trolling motor. Is
that similar to your sweep?
George of Scaramouche
(Sailboat without mast)