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How about a helium balloon to get more altitude? e.g.

With a single main and kicker, there is room on the transom for a swim step. Rough weather could still be a significant problem, but if calm, it is relatively easy to stand on the swim step and change a prop. Non-skid surface on the step makes this more comfortable! John Frazey might be able to...

Somewhat off topic, but the previous message brought back memories - About 20 years ago I was crewing on an ultralight Santa Cruz 27 in the S.F. Bay area. We were relative newcomers, but learned a lot over a few years. One race went out the Gate, around the Farrallon Islands, and back (25...

All these isues have been discussed countless times, of course, but they of such interest it seems worthwhile revisiting them often. Dr. Bob describes the redundancy of fuel supplies and batteries that would minimize both large main engines failing simultaneously. However, one advantage of a...

Dave - What does any of this have to do with the Columbia shuttle??? I mean, maybe it does, but it certainly isn't clear from your brief comment. Did the Columbia self-destruct because they banned CFC's? Or because there was not enough ozone in the air? Or . . . . ? iggy

Have a great trip! (Ration the coffee . . . ) Ed

Flying C-130? Taking the boat? iggy

Now there's a real confidence booster -- the alligators won't eat you, but the water moccasins will drop from an overhanging tree (if you make it easy for them), or climb up the motor, if you make them work a little harder . . . And yes, feeding the alligators is not too bright, but people...

Uhh, thanks, but no thanks! The rest of the trip sounded great. Congrats on a successful sea trial and an exciting new boat! iggy

BBC: CAUTION! DO NOT BUY THIS BOAT!! You will have nothing but trouble with it . . . Now that I've convinced you, and saved you a world of hurt (don't think anything of it; you're quite welcome) - - - - ummmm . . . where did you say it was located . . ? :roll: iggy

Jim - I hadn't heard this parable before, but I agree, beer would be a good alternative. I was thinking of making such a jar to sit in the den as a reminder, and coffee didn't seem like it would look so good. A pale yellow-orange food coloring would produces a fairly accurate beer simulation...

I just received this from a friend, and it seemed to be right on target for the C-Brat site. El and Bill, and many others, have been saying (and practicing) this philosophy for years. ***************** When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not...

Looking at your tow vehicle, it looks like you can get into the race to the coast with Caty Mae. Congrats -- beautiful boat! Ed Gallaher

About two weeks ago there was an article in the paper about the rapid loss of ice over Greenland. Apparently there is enough ice in Greenland to raise sea level 23 feet (!), although this was not the main point of the article. With the ice receding, a new issue arises -- who owns the oil...

. . . again? What are they thinking?

You don't have interference with a wireless network and a microwave oven, do you? It took me a long time to recognize this problem. In our new house everything is located in different proximity, and the problem has evaporated. In our old house Janet would be cooking dinner, hit the microwave...

I would second Roger's suggestion for a new forum to replace "What did you do . . . " Two advantages - the writer, and the topics, would be identified individually. As it is now, new messages are just added, one after the other after the other, to the same thread. Seems like a simple addition...

Some owners' associations get pretty testy, don't they? On a MC trip we visited a friend in a small community; she said she'd have the garage door open for us. We drove into the garage on the Gold Wing and then knocked on her door. She was surprised, and said she didn't hear us come in! She...

One hour and 06 minutes. Now there's C-Brat hospitality for ya! iggy

A perfect example of how the factory is likely to benefit by monitoring, and interacting with the C-Brat site. This thread (rumor?) hit the air at 1737 Sunday, and was put to rest by Scot at 1957. It is obviously unreasonable to expect the president of the company to reply to every issue...