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On 10/19/2009 1:23 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 1:03 pm, wrote: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:56 -0400, H the K wrote: You certainly seem to have your problems with boats, caves, campertops, et cetera. Don't take up golf...you'd be hit by lightning or eaten by a gator. Maybe it is because I actually do stuff Harry. I do agree though, I am convinced that if I ever golfed I'd get hit by lightning. I "do stuff," too, Froggy. I just don't seem to have all the problems you do with your "stuff." You probably have newer stuff and take it back to the dealer when it breaks. Harry, I do all that stuff too but I prob push things further than most people would. Most of boat trips, nothing noteworthy happens unless you go someplace unexpected and I like to explore. My install of a 3600 gph pump on my 20' Tolman Skiff may seem odd and result in some wiring problems but will give me peace of mind. In sailing, I dont know of anybody else who I think is capable of climbing my mast so I will do it. In caving, I am a safety fanatic;cavers are supposed to carry 3 independent lights, I carry 8. It is simply the otherworldly nature of caving that makes most trips so unusual. Really now, how often do you find yourself in a tight passage where the wall has thousands of flattened dead bats on it as if they were all hit by a massive fly swatter and you realize, uh-oh, that was done by a flash flood....or you find the way out of the cave is blocked by an angry water moccassin. How many people build their own campers or boats. If you expect zero problems, buy instead. I like to understand what I am using so I build. I also like solving problems. This is the first time in two years I have not been able to use the sailboat when I wanted so I cannot complain too much. If I had the solar panel hooked up, my batteries would have been ok but I suspect something odd about the wiring at my slip or that my panel has gone bad somehow causing corrosion so it has been taken off. I gotta get the panel home to measure its resistance over time. Any bets of the type of reply you'll get? 8) |
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On Oct 19, 1:46*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
On 10/19/2009 1:23 PM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 1:03 pm, wrote: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:56 -0400, H the K *wrote: You certainly seem to have your problems with boats, caves, campertops, et cetera. Don't take up golf...you'd be hit by lightning or eaten by a gator. Maybe it is because I actually do stuff Harry. *I do agree though, I am convinced that if I ever golfed I'd get hit by lightning. I "do stuff," too, Froggy. I just don't seem to have all the problems you do with your "stuff." You probably have newer stuff and take it back to the dealer when it breaks. Harry, I do all that stuff too but I prob push things further than most people would. Most of boat trips, nothing noteworthy happens unless you go someplace unexpected and I like to explore. My install of a 3600 gph pump on my 20' Tolman Skiff may seem odd and result in some wiring problems but will give me peace of mind. *In sailing, I dont know of anybody else who I think is capable of climbing my mast so I will do it. In caving, I am a safety fanatic;cavers are supposed to carry 3 independent lights, I carry 8. *It is simply the otherworldly nature of caving that makes most trips so unusual. Really now, how often do you find yourself in a tight passage where the wall has thousands of flattened dead bats on it as if they were all hit by a massive fly swatter and you realize, uh-oh, that was done by a flash flood....or you find the way out of the cave is blocked by an angry water moccassin. *How many people build their own campers or boats. *If you expect zero problems, buy instead. *I like to understand what I am using so I build. I also like solving problems. *This is the first time in two years I have not been able to use the sailboat when I wanted so I cannot complain too much. *If I had the solar panel hooked up, my batteries would have been ok but I suspect something odd about the wiring at my slip or that my panel has gone bad somehow causing corrosion so it has been taken off. *I gotta get the panel home to measure its resistance over time. Any bets of the type of reply you'll get? *8) Hk doesn't bother me. He's just a grumpy old guy with nothing to do. |
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:46 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
Harry, I do all that stuff too but I prob push things further than most people would. Most of boat trips, nothing noteworthy happens unless you go someplace unexpected and I like to explore. My install of a 3600 gph pump on my 20' Tolman Skiff may seem odd and result in some wiring problems but will give me peace of mind. What's odd about the install? Should be pretty straightforward. You got a secret you're not letting out? --Vic |
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On Oct 19, 1:55*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:46 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Harry, I do all that stuff too but I prob push things further than most people would. Most of boat trips, nothing noteworthy happens unless you go someplace unexpected and I like to explore. My install of a 3600 gph pump on my 20' Tolman Skiff may seem odd and result in some wiring problems but will give me peace of mind. What's odd about the install? Should be pretty straightforward. You got a secret you're not letting out? --Vic Nothing odd really. HArry was saying I had all these problems with boats and this was the last thing I remember posting about the Tolman he could be referring to. Going to use 10 guage wire and a dedicated deep cycle battery for it. It will have its own housing at the transom with smooth walled hose going up to a straight thru-hull for max flow. Roughly a 3' rise. I figure it'll get rid of water fast. |
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On Oct 19, 3:07*pm, Tosk wrote:
In article , says... On 10/19/2009 1:23 PM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 1:03 pm, wrote: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:56 -0400, H the K *wrote: You certainly seem to have your problems with boats, caves, campertops, et cetera. Don't take up golf...you'd be hit by lightning or eaten by a gator. |
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