I need to replace my Vetus 160l flexible holding tank. It is 3 or 4 years old and stinks. At $400.00 thats $100.00 per year. Is anybody had any experience with...
Jean, You are correct about the demographics having changed in Florida, but the Cuban population is still very large and influential in Florida politics. Just...
Alan Clendinen
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Apr 1, 2008 9:09 am
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Frank, You are absolutely right about that, and it comes back to bite us on a regular basis. Alan Frank wrote: It is strictly a matter of money. China has a...
Alan Clendinen
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Apr 1, 2008 9:09 am
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HJ, China's abysmal human rights record has shown little improvement during the many years we have taken a friendly approach with them. Just look at what ...
Alan Clendinen
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Apr 1, 2008 9:34 am
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"Out of orthogonal"???? Please explain, Bruce jean...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 9:41 am
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Alan, The US embargo has actually been Fidel's best prop. Any time his numerous foolish economic ideas misfired, he could blame the US "blockade", as he called...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 9:50 am
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Huff, We just restored the finish on our 1966 Pearson Ariel by using a product called Poliglow. The results were so dramatic, many of our marina neighbors have...
Alan Clendinen
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Apr 1, 2008 9:56 am
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Pete, I don't know if the people in Florida realize the debt they owe Fidel. Before 1959, Miami was a sleepy city,with a mostly retiree population. Now, thanks...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 10:08 am
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Dan and Dan, I hadn't thought about seperating the water supply which sound like a good idea. The idea of placing a second tank in the lazarette (sp?) would...
Jim, There have been some good ideas that I will be considering as I proceed with this project. If I go with a bladder in the space where the leaking water...
The thread about oar power made me think about another alternative for propulsion... A friend of mine uses a pedal-powered catamaran to take customers into a ...
Alan Clendinen
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Apr 1, 2008 11:44 am
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Erik, You;d be surprised to know how many MD's are sailors. My chandler at the Belgian seashore once told me that when a new customer came, he always...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 12:07 pm
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Ed, Can somebody explain to me why one can't use the water the boat is floating in to flush the head ? jean...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 12:10 pm
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Some ships' lifeboats have pedals or crank handles linked to a propeller for propulsion jean...
jean somerhausen`
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Apr 1, 2008 12:16 pm
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Jim: I would hope so! Glenn Draper, AE6YT -Sea Scout Ship 1371 "WhiteShark" C-34-II, Alamitos Marina -Long Beach Area Council BSA Sea Scout Unit Commissioner ...
My best suggestion is to go look at my photo album. http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalcy/sets/72157602530126516/ I estimate 1,000 hours of my time, maybe...
Alan, Of all the people on this list, I think I know as much as anyone about China. Most of my present friends are Chinese from mainland China, Taiwan and...
I used closed cell foam the pad that is sold to put under your sleeping bag to glue against the hull under on each side and to the under side of the ply that...
I would ask this question on the SSAC discussion group. There are many there who use bladder tanks both for water and holding tanks. I received good advice...
Just curious, but why do so many people think our Cuba policy hasn't worked, Alan? For that matter, what is our Cuba policy? Don't trade w/ them so they'll...
Right, Jean. And of course the Cubanos are so stupid that they believe him. James R. Muri Novelist, Sailor BUY: My e-Novels at http://blizzardguy.com/venture/...
Jean, I have a vacuflush head in The Kid which works great, there is no smell, and it uses a small amount of water which doesn't fill my holding tank so fast....
Ah, America! The Land of Opportunity! James R. Muri Novelist, Sailor BUY: My e-Novels at http://blizzardguy.com/venture/ SITE: http://blizzardguy.com BLOG:...
I've just ordered it. My sheer stripe is a disgrace! I've tried everything else. When the weather dries out here in the Frozen North I'll do some before and...
If your tank is like mine, Ed, it's of an irregular shape, which means that a bladder will not ever be fully empty - low spots, etc. You might be better off...
OK, The mast needs to be within a few degrees of 90 relative to the deck in all vertical planes. The masts we deal with are not intended to be bendy rigs and...
Before I knew better, I used it quite a bit to knock back the grunge, on the Awlgrip, now I am being told that it is really noxious (well, yeah) and may break...
Jean, You're right about the cellphone - although I did temporarily solve that problem last summer by swimming in the Chesapeake bay with the stupid thing in...
Erik, Maybe you've mentioned it before, but what do you sail? I sail out of Galesville, just down the Bay from you. Eric White Dickerson 41 Compass Rose ... ...
Jim, I agree there. As a retired paperboy, (The burger flippers of the 50's), at least you could see the Cape Buffalo coming. Those darn Chihuahuas had their...
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