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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:46:36 GMT, "Overproof"
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Now where on the East or West Coast of the Continental US is there an area
without cellular service??

Whole sections of the LIS are without service or have poor service. I've
switched phones 3 times to attain better signals. Verizon is currently the
best. It works 75% of the time.

My sympathies on having to endure such 3rd world service in a country that
lays claim to such global power. There is no area along the coast of Nova
Scotia that does not have cellular service. You must truly live in a poverty
stricken location when cellular service is so spotty as to be unavailable
regardless of the fact that you are within line of sight of heavily
populated areas.

CM


???

Cell service is land based, and for reasons that are obvious to those with any
understanding, cell towers are generally placed inland at a point where they
often reach just far enough to serve those on shore. The only reason there is
service in the LIS at all is because the signal sometimes manages to take
advantage of the clear line of site.

You must have truly, truly ****ty cellphone technology. I have a pocket
sized CDMA cellphone and I can get signal some 30 nautical miles south
of Tasmania without problems. Next bit of land is the Antarctic
continent.

Don't believe me? Ask Oz.

PDW

BB:----"BORN TO LOSE!!" For NUTSY.


Well I finally did it. I sent poor old Thom off the deep end.

RB

Ole Thom
P/S Sailboats Range is determned by the length of time it can support
its Crew :^P So there.


No statement about the crew was ever made. You could also claim that the range
is limited by the lifespan of the crew. Doesn't change the fact that the
vessel's ramge is UNLIMITED.
You still lose because remedial english is over your head.

RB

Then again, that was the whole concept behind cellular phones, now, wasn't it?
Lots of low power cells that hand off as you pass from one to the next.


Bill, why even bother trying to explain this to these clowns? Mooron has no
clue about such things. His phone works = better technology!!! It never occurs
to him that the same technology can give very different results in different
areas. He probably thinks we have the identical weather!

RB

Went to winterize my Atomic "bomb". Disconnected the hose from the
thru-hull and stuck it in a jug of anti-freeze like I always do and started
the motor. This time it didn't suck up the antifreeze. No doubt the
raterfratzin pump again. So I order the latest and greatest from Moyer -
marvel over the improvements awhile - then spend hours lying on the cabin
sole working through a small access port to install it. Ahh ... that'll fix
it for good -- NOT. MFr still don't suck. So I disconnect the short hose
between the thermostat and exhaust manifold (like I should have done before
buying a new pump) and start the motor. Presto - antifreeze all over the
cabin! Replace that hose and remove the one from the manifold into the
exhaust mixer. Got water there too but none into the exhaust. That's
plugged solid! Anybody seen that one and know how to fix it?

make sure you have not pumped water into the engine!
if you do......you will need to drain the crank. refill with oil, run and
drain again (probably more than once)

the exhaust belongs in the garage container if it is clogged as you say.
if the exhaust is clogged..the water that is being pumping.........is going
somewhere.
try the A4 email list on sailnet.com
they are a helpful bunch.
gf.


"Vito" wrote in message
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Went to winterize my Atomic "bomb". Disconnected the hose from the
thru-hull and stuck it in a jug of anti-freeze like I always do and
started
the motor. This time it didn't suck up the antifreeze. No doubt the
raterfratzin pump again. So I order the latest and greatest from Moyer -
marvel over the improvements awhile - then spend hours lying on the cabin
sole working through a small access port to install it. Ahh ... that'll
fix
it for good -- NOT. MFr still don't suck. So I disconnect the short hose
between the thermostat and exhaust manifold (like I should have done
before
buying a new pump) and start the motor. Presto - antifreeze all over the
cabin! Replace that hose and remove the one from the manifold into the
exhaust mixer. Got water there too but none into the exhaust. That's
plugged solid! Anybody seen that one and know how to fix it?

same water, why not weather.
gf.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Then again, that was the whole concept behind cellular phones, now, wasn't
it?
Lots of low power cells that hand off as you pass from one to the next.


Bill, why even bother trying to explain this to these clowns? Mooron has
no
clue about such things. His phone works = better technology!!! It never
occurs
to him that the same technology can give very different results in
different
areas. He probably thinks we have the identical weather!

RB

Scott Vernon wrote:
Last time I backed into the slip with a strong x wind, I went much
further down the fairway, backed her pretty fast, made the turn and
stopped just in time. I was kinda proud of the 'parking job' I did,
till I reached for a dock line and noticed I was in my neighbors'
slip.

I've done that. Fortunately, our slip neighbor's boat was out at the time...

One thing I've learned, if a dock approach is at all iffy, figure some
way to make your approach so you have the maximum possible bail-out
option. The is always a stray gust of wind, just waiting for the perfect
moment to make a fool of you.

Last fall we pulled into a small boat basin to drop off some friends...
after pulling into the T-pier easily and they stepped off, we backed
against a spring line and then pulled away to circle... there was
perhaps 50' of open water and a large (70' or so) expensive yacht on the
opposite side of the basin, which was also the windward side. Well, for
reasons that should be obvious, I tend to favor the windward side but
this time that backfired. As we circled around closer to the yacht, the
wind suddenly reversed and we were *much* too close to those gleaming
megabuck topsides. A very nice lady with an English accent leaned over
their rail and said, "I say, I wish you wouldn't come quite so close."
All I could do was reply with a shrug, "I wish I hadn't come so close,
too." We did get backed around without any contact.

Fresh BReezes- Doug King

same water, why not weather.


Exactly!!!


RB

As Nutsy is so fond of say;
"you heard it here folks; you can send packages back and forth between
England and the US on a Soling without crew which makes the boat
unlimited. Without crew it can sail forever." That is sailing range
according to Nutsy (G) the LOSER

Ole Thom