> COMMODORE CHUCK > > > Chuck, > > You DIE. > > Just kidding!!!!!!!!!!! > > Some "think" that the chance of storms on the Great Lakes rises to an > unacceptable level after Labor Day.

big wake barrier out front, but the wakes are still big and constant all day, they die down at night. PATH train is right there into Manhattan, very convenient and runs often and late ($1.75 each way). Jersey City downtown is great, a regular old American "mall" right across the street, lots of restaurants and parks within a couple of blocks.

The fly bridge is ompletely enclosed for all weather trawlering and of course is completely out-fitted with C Cushions.Call me at 361 729 5885 and let me tell tou all about this great little trawler.

PPS: UPS units can be guilty of providing VERY ugly power as their battery backups die after a steady draw brought on by the loss of their 118 power feeds. OK Arild and Joe.... how did I do?? Shaun aboard Rana III

Any one ever use them in a "do or die" situation or > are then all bought as toys? Any advice for or against purchasing? > > I picked up a cheap Gen I unit from Harbor Freight - can't beat $89.00 to try > out a fantasy. It is a "Zenit" and seems to work acceptably. Appears to be > Russian military surplus (or a knockoff).

We livaboard full time and >cruise all over the place.

They seem to appear in both the spring and the fall, lasting about three or four weeks before the die off. According to Dr. John Capinera, Professor of entomology at the Univ. of Florida, "they have a longer gestation period than other insects and the eggs laid in April don't hatch till August."

It's all about > cost. >>>>>>>>>>> snip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The fact that the coal from Indonesia has to come all this way on a ship > doesn't add as much to the cost as one might think.

All the best, Gary Hagstrom Crackerjack, a MaineCat P-47 safely in heated storage for the winter Iron River, Wisconsin

The cell runs just fine, but the circuits that drive it die. There are tables in the data sheets that pretty well document this. Since these gizmos already have been out in the field for a while, I need to get all the life I can out of them.