Jeremy Bell American Tug 34 "Tardis" Currently in Marathon, Fl ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Though long-distance migration has plenty of hazards, Winter Wrens and the other half-hardy species are much more susceptible to winter die-off than the neotropical species that leave the hemisphere entirely. Glenn Williams Mystic, CT

Every winter birds die at and near my feeders. Not just Redpolls, but Chickadees, White-breaasted Nuthatches, Hairies and Downies, Evening Grosbeaks, etc. As a long time bird bander I found out that small birds have very short lives. At times this wwinter I've had 200 Redpolls and some have died - including a Greenland!

. -- __________________ Keith Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

They will not die! Initial smoking is probably from malfunctioning glo plug(s). The smoke is from too much unburned fuel at startup which glo plugs help minimize. So, logically, you have not problem after she warms up. Bob ________________ R C Smith Jr M/V MARY KATHRYN Hatteras 58 LRC Currently lying Annapolis

Being burned is very serious--if you live the rehab is prolonged and painful, if you die it is often painful and there is a lot of suffering. Bob Austin

>To start the engine when cold, now I have to give it some throttle so >it won't die. Once it has run for a few minutes then, a consistent >up-and-down variation in rpm occurs when bellow 900 rpms. >The problem goes away at about 1000 rpm or gets somewhat reduced >when I put the engine in gear. Sounds like an air leak in the fuel system to me.

Ron Rogers To Ron and the group, Don't know about a thread...but.....you add a die to the engine/trans oil and can use a black light to find an engine or transmission oil leak. There are also dies for air conditioning system leaks. Never heard of one on the fuel side however.

My 12 gallon water heater is about to die on us. I am considering installing one of the new tankless water heaters on board and was wondering if listees have any experience with one of these on a boat. Our current tank is 220v electric, so replacing with a tankless should be pretty straight forward.

There are a thousand ways to die and jumping into marina water is one of the more sure of them... denny-o old industrial electrician