"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:51:41 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

I agee. This newsgroup has been invaded by idiots. Worse still is that the
culprits do not know they are the problem.
Steve

"wordsmith" wrote in message
news:T9CdnWAvnNQ44jnUnZ2dnUVZ_o7inZ2d@supernews. com...
pity the dumbassess moved in

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poking dumbasses in the forehead, one dumbass at a time


The way to fix this of course is with more on topic boating/cruising
posts.

I went for a cruise in the dinghy today since the trawler is hauled
out for bottom painting. It was kind of interesting actually, the
sort of thing we might do on an actual cruise, exploring interesting
looking backwaters and enjoying an hour or two on the water. There
are lots of opportunities here close to home with all of the canals
and creeks branching off from the Caloosahatchie River.

I've been looking at ways of making the dinghy engine more bullet
proof since my little rowing adventuer in the Marquesas Keys last
month. The net result has been a *large* fuel filter permanently
mounted on the transom and plumbed into the fuel hose. I changed the
quick connects on the tank fittings to make them compatible with each
other and can now switch the fuel line from one tank to the other in
seconds. That leaves me with a second fuel line and primer bulb which
could be used as a backup, or to entirely bypass the filter assembly
if necessary.

None of this would be necessary if I confined my dinghy explorations
to a shorter radius but to me half the fun of cruising is getting out
and exploring the backwaters, even if they happen to be 5 miles away.



I just got back from hauling my boat. Took a bunch of video and a few stills
(I'll post them at some point). The bottom looked pretty good for being
untouched for three years. There was still some zincs left on the strut, and
the cutlass had minimal wear.


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