Mark Browne wrote:

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The answer(s) should certainly be in the FAQ file if we only had one.
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We do; see:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/boats-faq/part1/index.html

http://ejo.univ-lyon1.fr/faq/by-news...rec/rec.boats/

http://www.newsville.com/cgi-bin/getfaq?rec.boats

http://omicron.felk.cvut.cz/FAQ/articles/n1037.html

http://faqs.jmas.co.jp/FAQs/boats-faq/

Of course it's not well organized, and some of it is woefully outdated. As
far as batteries go, I didn't get that far before I found something that was
incorrect and should be removed.... various statements about water ballast,
mostly. And whoever said that Meter boats are "tubby" needs his head
examined, they *are* heavy but are very narrow & deep. However since approx
99.9% of the people coming here are interested in outboard or stern drive
motorboats, it probably doesn't make any difference.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

OK, wonderful, update the FAQs.

Please introduce each subject with the admonition to read Chapman's and take
the Power Squadron or USCG Aux course before getting involved with boats.

Or is it Power & Sail or somesuch now?

Butch