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On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. |
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On Feb 2, 8:24*pm, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! |
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On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote:
On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up ![]() |
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On Feb 2, 10:16*pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote: On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. *Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. *When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. * That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up ![]() DON"T SAY THAT!!! |
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On 2/2/2013 11:35 PM, Tim wrote:
On Feb 2, 10:16 pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 2/2/2013 10:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Feb 2, 8:24 pm, Wayne B wrote: On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:45:31 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Just arrived at South Side Marina in the Turks and Caicos after a moderately challenging run south from the Exuma Islands. We'll probably be here for 2 or 3 days while we rest up and plan out the next leg of the trip, most likely the Dominican Republic or possibly all the way to Puerto Rico if we have a really good weather window. We caught a nice Mahi Mahi about 20 miles SE of the Exumas and promptly cooked it up for dinner that evening. Delicious. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0utTAiady... Excellent, Wayne! === Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. Admiral Diane has prepared a number of meals while we were underway without using the generator at all, just the juice supplied from the big Leece-Neville to power the stove top, microwave, toaster, etc. When we finish a days run the big house bank of golf cart batts is always fully charged. That has cut back the need for generator run time a great deal. Oh how I love the idea of massive armies of electrons flowing at high speed, AND in proper accordance! Nothing like a little resistance to heat things up ![]() DON"T SAY THAT!!! Well, I didn't know you were superstitious Tim, but ok, I knocked on wood just in case... ![]() |
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![]() "Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew |
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On Feb 2, 10:52*pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
"Wayne B" wrote: Tim, I'm pleased to report that "our" alternator is performing flawlessly so far. ------------------------------------ Just curious, which L/N do you have? Lew Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. |
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![]() "Tim" wrote: "Lew Hodgett" wrote: Just curious, which L/N do you have? -------------------------------------------------- Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. --------------------------------------------------------- Looks like the update for the 4800/4805 which was the great-great-great-grandson of the early 200A units I helped design. My guess is this 4900 would lock up most of the sailboat auxiliaries in service. G Just not enough horses. Takes a tad of torque to turn that puppy over. Lew |
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On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 07:36:53 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote: "Tim" wrote: "Lew Hodgett" wrote: Just curious, which L/N do you have? -------------------------------------------------- Lew, Wayne's is a modified LN 4900 320 a. 12v http://storesense1.mysuperpageshosti...ail.bok?no=505 BTW, I always enjoy reading online stores propaganda.. --------------------------------------------------------- Looks like the update for the 4800/4805 which was the great-great-great-grandson of the early 200A units I helped design. My guess is this 4900 would lock up most of the sailboat auxiliaries in service. G Just not enough horses. Takes a tad of torque to turn that puppy over. ==== Enough to make a Detroit 6-71 grunt for a split second when you switch on the big house bank. :-) I think you could drive one with a 40 or 50 horse aux if you had some sort of "soft start" regulator arrangement. The key is to have double or triple drive belts which most small engines are not equipped for. Another issue is the alternator mount and adjusting arm, both of which need to be quite rugged. |
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