Not your typical 'merican behaviour..
On 11/24/2013 11:15 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 11/24/2013 11:01 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/24/2013 10:39 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 11/24/2013 9:49 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
BTW ... Mrs.E.'s father passed away last night. I had written him off
years ago after he gave up his boat following the heart attacks and
strokes. The "miracles" of modern medicine and monthly checks to the
nursing home kept him alive as a vegetable for several years. Still
sad
to see him go. He was unique, but a good guy.
Sorry and relieved to hear that. Put a spark plug on top of his casket
for me. ;-(
Hah! That will probably be my long lasting memory of him. Standing in
the engine compartment of the Uniflite with the hatch doors open, having
a "thinking stick" while he replaced the old fashioned, spring loaded
type voltage regulator with another, used, old fashioned, spring loaded
voltage regulator that he found in his junk drawer.
The funniest time he did that, he was all proud of himself because the
gauge in the cabin indicated the alternator was charging. It didn't for
long. I was standing in the cockpit and happened to look down at the
alternator. The whole body of it was glowing red hot.
Then there was the time he replaced the bronze washer in the Bennett
trim tab joystick with a stainless steel washer. He had me hanging over
the transom watching the trim tabs as he operated them up and down from
the cabin. All seemed fine until I looked into the cabin and saw smoke
pouring from behind the console. Stainless doesn't conduct electricity
well.
I suggested that for a few bucks we could go get a brand new,
replacement joystick up at Monahans' Marine. As you recall, he didn't
believe in spending bucks. Instead, after I explained it had to be
bronze or copper to carry the current he drilled a hole in a penny,
filed the edges to fit and installed that. It worked fine for the rest
of the time he had the boat.
Was he born in 1925?
Close. 1926
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