I guess you lost the farm by the way you practice maintenance. Just slap a
2x4 on and some bailing wire. The way you maintain your boat. Says a lot
about your neglect for maintenance, and your lifestyle. I often wondered
why certain people are constantly calling the Coast Guard for emergency
assistance. Now I know. I only hope you have a Life Raft, PFD's, EPIRB and
they're band new. I have a strong feeling your going to need them!

All year long we are doing preventive maintenance. Making the boating
experience much more enjoyable. We don't have to jury rig some BS
contraption and worry if it's going to kill us.

Jack

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:07:34 +0000, Peggie Hall wrote:

As I said, this is just the head sink - very little use and pretty much
all water. No big deal.

It's a bigger deal than you think, Lloyd...'cuz ANY water in a bilge
that's left to sit turns into a dark stagnant pond...and dark stagnant
ponds STINK.

Ah, so you're a proponent of the "dry bilge" philosophy. Tried that for
awhile on Far Cove after I'd installed the drip-free shaft seal, but it's
just not practical in my case. Yes, my bilge is always a stagnant pool of
stinky "water" (mainly condensate from the fridge, rainwater from the
leaky windows, condensate on the walls...and yes, fixing the leaking
windows and making a proper, non-leaking mast collar are On My List Of
Things To Do.)

Lloyd