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    boat warming gift

    I plan on buying fuel,it is the least I could do. I will check with the Snapon guy about engraved wrenches.
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    boat warming gift

    Great idea,I might get them matching bath towels. Tommy
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    boat warming gift

    I have a friend that just bought a new Aquilla 44 and he invited my wife and I to join them on a section of the great loop next year. I am interested in ideas about what to get him for a boat warming gift. He seems to have stocked it with everything and I am at a loss at what to get them. Tommy Lee
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    Does lube oil go bad?

    I sell oil for aviation use. The oil we use in aviation has a use by date. You should dispose of the oil after that date. The oil comes in plastic bottles and the plastic allows water to pass through into the oil because oil is hygroscopic . We used to get oil in metal cans and that had no...
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    What are High Engine Hours??

    My experience working on thousands of aircraft engines indicates that the most important number is the frequency of usage. I have found that engines that run 100 hours a month will easily go past 5000 hours. The engines that average 5 hours a month seldom make it past a 1000 hours without major...
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    simple scuba setup for emergency.

    Get in your wet suit and take a hot shower. You will never feel the cold water. The diving course is a great idea. Lots of ways to get hurt using compressed air for diving
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    Training and Licensing

    I am a licensed commercial pilot. All pilots have to have an FAA issued license and 99% of them are very careful and will not risk losing that license. We would have fewer problems if all people that operated a boat had to have extensive training to receive a license. We would eliminate those...
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    Using the TT35 as a solar-electric trawler

    I have been thinking about a solar trawler that would use a towed solar array of panels that would be deployed in good weather and stowed on the boat in bad weather. Seems like you could have a lot more solar panels that way.
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