elnav@uniserve.com writes: > I just wonder i >f other list members have a problem >similar to mine ( no internet access) Arild: I 'ditto' your concerns, I too have only e-mail and we need a 'subject line cop'. When I file worthwhile info on my own computer, I edit the subject line, strip the to-from info and delete quoted quotes. George of Scaramouche

love@3dnet.com writes: >Should I be worried , or should I be fishing? Fishing it is. Around here we don't have shrimp but in the spring when the carps spawn they bang their four+ foot bodies against the boats to dislodge their eggs. And they do that usually at 3 am. I'll trade your shrimps for my carps anytime. George in Lake Ontario, Canada

Richter-Pooh@rocketmail.com writes: >In the roll >axis, the mast may well contribute more to the moment >of inertia of a sailboat than the rest of the boat >combined. Lose the mast, and the roll moment of >inertia gets much smaller, like shortening a pendulum. > Thus the roll period gets shorter, for a quick, jerky >, uncomfortable roll. Excellent explanation Mark. A few years ago, I unstepped my mast (35 ft tall on a 27 ft sailboat) to see how she would behave as a wannabe trawler (to explore some of Ontario and New York's beautiful canals). There was some moderate chop and a wee bit of wind out on the big lake. Would have been a pleasant sail with some splishing and splashing against the hull. But without the mast, it became instantly uncomfortable very uncomfortable. The stick went back up the very next day!!! George, wintering in Frenchman's Bay, Lake Ontario P.s: Scaramouche is a 6 ton boat with a hollow modified (Brewer-bite) full keel, 4.5 ft deep and lead-filled .

Daniel: Just in case you get flamed for using up precious bandwidth with your 'irreverence', I enjoed reading about your gauges and having a good long giggle over it. Keep it up. I'm only a wannabe trawlerite, still living and cruising on a 27 ft sloop. But I'm in love with Dennis Brucker's Albin 27 and as soon as someone parks one in our marina, I'll steal it ;-). Meanwhile, I buy up any old interesting gauge I can find, regardless of whether they'll ever be used or not. I even have a 35 year old control-panel from a Honeywell mainframe computer with an awful lot of lights, knobs and switches. Runs on 12 volts. Think of the possibilities.... George, just a collector for now....

e16@telus.net writes: >However, distilled water is inexpensive - free >if you use a dehumidifier Don't use a dehumidifier in our lattitude. However I get my 'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large quantities every time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs out). Economically (cheap) George of Scaramouche.

james.m.bohn@boeing.com writes: >Are there >really people who, while owning a large boat, are so strapped for >cash that >they can't afford a couple bucks once a year for engine coolant? Jim, you just don't get it. Some of us whom you accuse of being over-frugal do what we do purely for enjoyment. We're having fun doing things not by the book but by our ingenuity, our ability to adapt whatever is available and make good - even if unconventional - use of our environment. It's not the pennies we save but the right to brag about what we have accomplished and to sport that look of 'the cat that swallowed the canary'. Sometimes these unconventionalisms become fully acceptable in later years. When I was young and beautiful and hanging in god's country 'Vancouver', I remember a guy telling anyone who'd listen: "I don't change the oil in my car - I use toilet paper". He even advertised it on the side of his van. He was of course booed and accused of being cheap and 'borderline irrational'. Well, today that type of filter is an industry standard and I wished I'd bought stock in the company way then.... George of Scaramouche1, stepping off his soapbox with a Cheshire Cat grin.... P.s: Rainwater in batteries is OK. The acids dissolved in rainwater are quite weak, mostly carbon dioxide based, and immediately displaced by the much stronger sulfuric acid in the battery. Trust me, I took four years of analytical chemistry in college.

james.m.bohn@boeing.com writes: >Are there >really people who, while owning a large boat, are so strapped for >cash that >they can't afford a couple bucks once a year for engine coolant? Jim, you just don't get it. Some of us whom you accuse of being over-frugal do what we do purely for enjoyment. We're having fun doing things not by the book but by our ingenuity, our ability to adapt whatever is available and make good - even if unconventional - use of our environment. It's not the pennies we save but the right to brag about what we have accomplished and to sport that look of 'the cat that swallowed the canary'. Sometimes these unconventionalisms become fully acceptable in later years. When I was young and beautiful and hanging in god's country 'Vancouver', I remember a guy telling anyone who'd listen: "I don't change the oil in my car - I use toilet paper". He even advertised it on the side of his van. He was of course booed and accused of being cheap and 'borderline irrational'. Well, today that type of filter is an industry standard and I wished I'd bought stock in the company way then.... George of Scaramouche1, stepping off his soapbox with a Cheshire Cat grin.... P.s: Rainwater in batteries is OK. The acids dissolved in rainwater are quite weak, mostly carbon dioxide based, and immediately displaced by the much stronger sulfuric acid in the battery. Trust me, I took four years of analytical chemistry in college.

weidner@waterw.com writes: >"American Red Cross Response to Cough CPR Inquiries: > > "self initiated CPR is > possible, its use is limited to clinical > situations in which the patient has a cardiac > monitor, the arrest is recognized > before loss of consciousness, and the > patient can cough forcefully ......... > > ........ >key signal of a heart attack victim is > chest pain that does not go away. If > the pain is severe, or does not go > away in 10 minutes, stay calm, > reassure the victim and call your > local emergency number! This advise assumes availability of a clinic/cardiac monitor; also someone to reassure the victim and call for help... We are discussing singlehanders alone out on the water on a 30 ft (or so) boat....... Gg

elnav@uniserve.com writes: >the idea has been put forth that when a vehicle comes to a stop the >engine should be shut off. When you step on the "gas" pedal, the engine >is restarted and you drive away. A few years ago the marina here obtained an open four wheel vehicle (looked like a big golf cart that worked exactly as you describe, except the motor/generator was belt coupled to the gasoline engine). The vehicle was used by the marina to move people and parts. It had decent pick-up and acceleration. When the marina got it, it looked fairly beaten up, meaning it was a few years old even then. Don't see, why something like that couldn't be built for highway use right now. Cheers -- George of Scaramouche

alexh@olypen.com writes: >BU = Boat Unit; $1,000.00 There are two flavours: U.S. and Canadian. After exchange rate, taxes and shipping is factured in, that amounts to a ratio of 1 to 2. :-( :-(