On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:18:02 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:04:05 +0700, Good Solder Schweik
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:03:42 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:50:04 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:41:06 -0500, wrote:

Size has little to do with it, and How often do you go anywhere that
you are offshore for more than a week?

Moored or anchored? Sometimes for more than a month. We are totally
independant of marinas except for fuel and water and the boat has lots
of that, far more than most sail boats.

You likely use more fuel in a hour than I use in a season. And your
fuel is that smelly, more expensive stuff. I'll bet that despite your
vast tankage, you visit fuel docks far more often than I do.

I probably do use more fuel then you do, but then again, I suppose I
can afford to. On the other hand I never visit a fuel dock. I haul it
out in jerry cans.

If you believe that having a tiny, inefficient, motor is to be
blessed, then obviously having no motor is even more blessed. I
suggest that you take out the batteries too. then you can be pure at
heart and run on kerosene.

Funny how the weekend warriors all brag about "sailing" when the
professionals, the people who actually make their living on the water
all want the newest and latest development.

I once asked an old lobsterman, "Capt. Chester, were the good old days
really that good?" He replied, "Boy, I'll tell you, you get down the
mouth of the bay and the wind dies and you have to row her home you
won't talk about the good old days!"
Cheers,

Schwiek
(goodsolderschweikatgmaildotcom)

Bwahahahaha! What a clueless dope you are.

Ah ha! Insults, the ultimate refuge of the mentally incompetent.

In other words, you can't manage an intellectually with a well thought
out response so you make a noise with your mouth that rather sounds
like a noise that most people make with their arse.


Cheers,

Schwiek
(goodsolderschweikatgmaildotcom)

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:09:44 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:29:00 +0000, Larry wrote:

wrote in :

My outboard has limited charging ability, but it is plenty for my
needs. I NEVER use shorepower for anything. I don't even keep the
cable on board.



Why is that such a source of personal pride? I've never met anyone living
in a mud hut who was proud of NOT having electricity. Why is it such a
wonderful thing on a BOAT?

As stated before, I sail because it's different from staying at home.
If I wanted things to be just like at home, why would I need a boat? I
PREFER the lack of landbound thinking. I enjoy being self sufficient
as much as possible. I'm very comfortable on the boat without all that
crap. I consider it an advantage.

Why do people go camping? Why do people go for a walk? Why would
anyone drive at night when it's so much easier in the daytime?

You drive at night?

--Vic

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:04:05 +0700, Good Solder Schweik
wrote:



I once asked an old lobsterman, "Capt. Chester, were the good old days
really that good?" He replied, "Boy, I'll tell you, you get down the
mouth of the bay and the wind dies and you have to row her home you
won't talk about the good old days!"

Should have asked him what a decent plum or peach tasted like.
He would have talked about the good old days.

--Vic

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:48:49 -0500, "Roger Long"
wrote:

The mixture is adjusted constantly on general aviation
engines and the engine manufacturers were still giving the advice that put
the most stress on the engines, minimized their life, and fouled up the
cylinders the most with ash. Why? Because running the engines the way that
was best for the individual owner meant that everything about the engine had
to be nearly perfect. ...

It's interesting to notice how much LONGER auto engines seem to be
lasting these days. This is not just that a made in Japan or Korea
engine is somehow better - but rather that all engines have engine
controllers any more, with port fuel injection as likely as not, and
adjust themselves on the run, to stay optimally lean and correctly
timed.
So they stay clean, and listen for ping, and sniff for stochiometry,
sometimes with two O2 sensors.
Too few aero recips are doing that. Porshe's try fizzled for instance.
The market is small.

BrianW

Vic Smith wrote in
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You drive at night?


He does but his car doesn't use electricity so doesn't have headlights or
taillights. There's a kerosene lantern hanging off the back like an Amish
horse wagon....

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:46:00 +0000, Larry wrote:

Vic Smith wrote in
:

You drive at night?


He does but his car doesn't use electricity so doesn't have headlights or
taillights. There's a kerosene lantern hanging off the back like an Amish
horse wagon....


In the early days of automobiles, in England, there was a law that
horseless carriages were to be proceeded by a person carrying a
lantern.... probably went with the carbide side lights?
Cheers,

Schwiek
(goodsolderschweikatgmaildotcom)

On 2008-11-15 20:03:46 -0500, Vic Smith said:

I once asked an old lobsterman, "Capt. Chester, were the good old days
really that good?" He replied, "Boy, I'll tell you, you get down the
mouth of the bay and the wind dies and you have to row her home you
won't talk about the good old days!"

Should have asked him what a decent plum or peach tasted like.
He would have talked about the good old days.

They still taste that good if you get you as you did then: from the
local farmer at the peak of its ripeness. Try a true farmer's market.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:44:28 +0700, Good Solder Schweik
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:18:02 -0500, wrote:


Bwahahahaha! What a clueless dope you are.

Ah ha! Insults, the ultimate refuge of the mentally incompetent.

In other words, you can't manage an intellectually with a well thought
out response so you make a noise with your mouth that rather sounds
like a noise that most people make with their arse.


Your post was a series of nonsense and incorrect conjecture. It
required, nor deserved a more elaborate rebuttal.

When you post something intelligent, perhaps I'll be more specific in
my reply.

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:49:46 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

On 2008-11-15 20:03:46 -0500, Vic Smith said:

I once asked an old lobsterman, "Capt. Chester, were the good old days
really that good?" He replied, "Boy, I'll tell you, you get down the
mouth of the bay and the wind dies and you have to row her home you
won't talk about the good old days!"

Should have asked him what a decent plum or peach tasted like.
He would have talked about the good old days.

They still taste that good if you get you as you did then: from the
local farmer at the peak of its ripeness. Try a true farmer's market.

We have apple, pear, peach, and cherry trees. The cats sit in the
cherry tree, waiting for the birds. From the cats viewpoint, the
cherrys are chum. We have a marvelous tool to pit them and they freeze
with no ill effects. I planted a dozen sweet corn, but the wife's
gourds choked them out. There is a big farmer's market in Des Moines,
as well as roadside stands. Previous place had cherrys and those
little plums that make such good jelly and jam. If you live where the
stuff grows you can always find it for sale really fresh.

Casady

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:59:55 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:44:28 +0700, Good Solder Schweik
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:18:02 -0500, wrote:


Bwahahahaha! What a clueless dope you are.

Ah ha! Insults, the ultimate refuge of the mentally incompetent.

In other words, you can't manage an intellectually with a well thought
out response so you make a noise with your mouth that rather sounds
like a noise that most people make with their arse.


Your post was a series of nonsense and incorrect conjecture. It
required, nor deserved a more elaborate rebuttal.

When you post something intelligent, perhaps I'll be more specific in
my reply.

Ah! Another irrational, unresponsive and insulting response confirming
my assertion that you are reduced to insulting responses being unable
to respond in a rational and intelligent manner. Merely another
immature individual spouting "much ado about nothing", as the bard
would have it. Using the Internet in an attempt to bolster his
insignificant ego..
Cheers,

Schwiek
(goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)