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  1. Keith

    Soon to be a liveaboard - advice?

    They'll give you pennies on the dollar, but at least they won't go in the trash. Have you thought about donating them? You might get a better value by writing them off your income taxes.
  2. Keith

    Why won't my engine get hot enough?

    Maybe the meter is reading the wrong temp? Is it FW cooled? If it's raw water cooled, it'll run cooler, but not that much.
  3. Keith

    The Skipper Dudes Captain Test

    Good lord...
  4. Keith

    anyone use engine water for heat

    Foul hot water can be a symptom of a magnesium anode that has wasted away in the water heater.
  5. Keith

    Synthetic vs. regular disel oil

    I'm a big believer in synthetic oil for my truck, but wouldn't put it in an older diesel. After looking at the cost/benefit for even a new diesel, I still wouldn't use it unless it was a workboat, running nearly every day. The way most of us use our trawlers, the dino is just fine. Now if you're...
  6. Keith

    Prop anti-fouling treatments-is it worth it?

    You need the prop treated with something anti-fouling. I used to have them do it with regular bottom paint but it wore off pretty quick. Using Prop-Speed now and very happy.
  7. Keith

    Epirbs

    I like and have the ACR brand, a GPIRB. ACR and Artex Products - The Science of Survival | ACR ARTEX I've never heard of a recall and the product line seems reliable.
  8. Keith

    Flare gun test and failure

    My company does fire extinguisher training. Working in the petrochemical industry I've had a lot of it over the years with various fires, and a couple of real ones. Really a good idea! As for flares, once I saw the night pix of SOLAS parachute flares, I immediately got a set. Used white ones for...
  9. Keith

    Singing Prop

    You must have one of those Disney props.
  10. Keith

    Caulking the Recess?

    Now you've done it. The discussion just changed to UV resistance of uncoated epoxy.
  11. Keith

    purified fresh water on board

    I use a PUR filter on my galley faucet for all drinking and cooking water. Very effective and the new ones have a light that tells you when it's time to change the filter.
  12. Keith

    Ford Lehman 120 locked up

    What? How does an engine pump water out of the cylinder on the compression stroke???? It would also turn over if the damper plate malfunctioned, just not transmit power to the tranny. Other than an internal breakdown, my guess would be a perforated exhaust elbow and water in the cylinders...
  13. Keith

    Wire options, tinned or stranded

    It'll work until you try to sell it. They you may have to rewire it again.
  14. Keith

    Age Before Swallowing the Anchor

    Whippersnapper! (Young, that is)
  15. Keith

    $5,000 to spend on NAV system?

    I used Nobeltec for a long time, but finally gave up on them. As a bunch of ex-Microsoft folks, they update it constantly, and you are forced to keep paying to upgrade. If you skip an upgrade or two, they most recent one becomes more and more expensive. You really never buy it, you just rent it...
  16. Keith

    12" x 12" acoustic tile in engine room

    Sure there are. However, I'm not going to re-do my entire engine room when I need to replace 4 tiles. I just need something to match.
  17. Keith

    Pick one and Go

    Sounds like one of my parties...
  18. Keith

    12" x 12" acoustic tile in engine room

    At 64/carton, sounds like a good opportunity for someone to buy a batch, then sell them by the each qty. I need a few just like a lot of folks.
  19. Keith

    Humor

    A woman was having a passionate affair with an Irish inspector from a pest-control company. One afternoon they were carrying on in the Bedroom together when her husband arrived home unexpectedly. 'Quick,' said the woman to the lover, 'into the closet!' and she pushed him In the closet...
  20. Keith

    Composite Propane Tank

    Not to mention the exchanges don't fill the tanks completely. They provide less propane than an actual fill to keep their costs down.
  21. Keith

    8 Pound motor for slow, small dinghies

    Just get good weed-whacker, gas or electric and put a prop on the end.
  22. Keith

    An Accident Waiting to happen

    It's good to throw a little chlorine in the gene pool occasionally.
  23. Keith

    Desert Island Discs

    XM/Sirrius is my main source, although I do have a bunch of MP3's. Lot of TropRock like Jimmy Buffet, etc.
  24. Keith

    Honda vs Yamaha 40HP Outboard

    If you're cruising, Yamaha parts are much more available throughout the US and Caribbean.
  25. Keith

    An Accident Waiting to happen

    Be sure to talk to him in a polite, non-confrontational way. "Listen up, dumbass..."
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