Since I am the one that started the counter top conversation, I'll respond. The majority of the folks with the counter top units emailed me off line. They mostly didn't like them. The ice is not very frozen when it is ready. You have to bag it and put it into a freezer soon. I decided not to buy one.

Lift, pull, pry out the top layer. Clean out all rotted stuff, (and good core in the cutout space), saturate the area with cpes. Replace removed core with appropriate sized material, preferably nidacore, klegecell, or even a good marine plywood.

So, considering that at most only the top of your shoulders are above water, I guess the claim made by that company could be plausible. Personally, as a diver, I would put more faith in the top of my tank being more reflective than any metallic surface on the suit.

strip at the top and bottom of the hatch. The top of the hatch has a U shaped metal bracket that attaches to the plastic strip and wraps around the edges so it won't fall off as it slides. The metal brackets are severely worn and the hatch is difficult to slide. Anyone know where to get replacement parts? I have tried several Carver dealers to no avail.

After 30 years and 4000 hours, it needed a top end overhaul and injector system overhaul. The cost approximated the down payment on a Cummins 6BT, and no guarantee the Perkins would be any better. I also got a modern injection system, new engine guarantee and no worries about modern fuel blends.

> One word of caution based on my > experience: On my last boat the previous owner had > drilled and tapped into the top cover of Perko strainers for > each main engine and the generator and installed a fitting > for a garden hose connection. A very minor blow during > usual engine maintenance broke off one of these.

If you do not keep it truly full, the shifter shaft on the top of the tranny might run dry and bind (some lessons are hard learned! ;-)). Jim In a message dated 10/18/2009 12:00:26 A.M.

.; T&T LIST Subject: Re: T&T: Electric stoves I went with propane because induction tops were $$$$. I did not want the safety hassle of a hot electric element in a normal glass top. I did not go with a wallas because they only have 2 "burners" and the Admiral wants at least three, if not 4. Lee

. >> how much hotter is it going to feel under a black top as opposed to a > white top. Again, the >> underside is white on both the black and the white. >> >> Greg > > > It will be brutal especially in the south. The black will heat up and > radiate heat thru the bottom even with a white underneath. Nice in the > cold > but insufferable in the summer.

Then the top of the box will be ~50F and will vary with outside temp. -- Richard P