--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00004 Date: 09/18/96 From: DAVE BROWN Time: 11:15pm \/To: JOE LAMASTRA (Read 1 times) Subj: Penn Yan -> The room fell silent as Joe Lamastra whispered to Dave Brown... JL> Thanks for the info Dave. If you have the address it would be JL> most helpful. I'm getting pretty good at the Mcgyver thing.(I almost JL> have to) First of all, *yes* I'm behind in my mail. Second, how about one step better like the actual parts books? It just so happens that a week after this post arrived, someone dropped off a boat with the very engine we were speaking of. Not only that, he had all the parts manuals and knowing you needed them, I photocopied them for you. Give me an address and they're yours. The cost? Your eternal gratitude. JL> Where in Ont. are you located? Kingston on the Rideau Canal Regards, Dave Brown Brown's Marina --- Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: TypeCast(tm) BBS * Kingston, ONT. * (613) 531-0479 (1:249/107) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00005 Date: 09/20/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 03:21pm \/To: ELEANOR RICHARDSON (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Hello What about you, Eleanor? Do you have a computer onboard? What kind of boat do you usually go out in? --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00006 Date: 09/19/96 From: SKIP MILLER Time: 09:50pm \/To: ED STIMACH (Read 1 times) Subj: Cajun Boats ES>On (05 Sep 96) Tim Morgan wrote to Ed Stimach... ES> swamped. We struggled to shore with no power, and broke a wench ES> line trying to pull a sunken boat onto the trailer. ^^^^^ | | | Did she complain? ;-) -Skip * OLX 2.1 TD * Who is General Failure and why is he reading my disk? --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: The Silver Griffin * Norwalk, Ct * s-griffin.com (1:141/258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00007 Date: 09/19/96 From: SKIP MILLER Time: 09:50pm \/To: ED RAMPONE (Read 1 times) Subj: diesel conversion ER>Im in the process of converting my boat from gas power, (twin GM V-8 ER>230 hp. on Volvo legs, to twin GM 6.5 turbo diesels. Have many ER>problems to resolve, such as rewiring, exhaust sys. etc.. Anybody have ER>any experience or useful advice. Would sure be appreciated. Ed, I have no advice to offer, but I am curious: Which GM engines are these? I assume the 6.5 indicates liters, so the engines are probably 6-71s or 8-53s (or 4-92s... vbg) How does the power compare with the gas rig? The weight? The size? My experience with big diesels is mostly with the GM 53 series (goes back to the 70's) and I can tell you that you can run those engines at full throttle max rpm all day and they love it. You can't do that with a gas rig. Therefore one diesel horsepower is more useful than one gas horsepower. (The boat - a 43' Hatteras - was underpowered and needed max power to plane at all.) We put over 800 hours on a pair (which had 1200 hours on them when we started) and aside from normal maintenance (oil, filters, pump rebuilds) the only abnormal maintenance we had was a broken blower shaft. The trannies were something else, however. We had the old Warner Velvet drives and they kept blowing. Finally found the problem: GM put the tranny oil cooler in the engine fresh water loop. Even though it was on the cold side of the fresh water loop, that water is thermostatically controlled to about 140 degrees. Finally talked to a Warner engineer and it turns out the tranny is designed to be no hotter than 120 deg. Bought two new oil coolers, installed them in the raw water loop, and end of problem! PS: tranny rebuilds are expensive! And no warranty... Good luck and tell us all how it is going! -Skip * OLX 2.1 TD * Very funny, Scotty. Now beam up my clothes. --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: The Silver Griffin * Norwalk, Ct * s-griffin.com (1:141/258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00008 Date: 09/19/96 From: SKIP MILLER Time: 09:51pm \/To: DAL JENCSO (Read 1 times) Subj: HELP WITH BATTERY CHARGE DJ>Is this safe for the alternator? Would it work? Any suggestions DJ>will be appreciated. Hi Dal, It is as safe for the alternator as hooking the charger directly to the battery. Yes it would work. I don't think it is a good idea to run 2 amps min through the battery for extended periods of time. How long are you intending to leave it on? You can "boil" the battery dry if you leave it on all winter, for example. -Skip * OLX 2.1 TD * For more information, push ALL the buttons with your palm --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: The Silver Griffin * Norwalk, Ct * s-griffin.com (1:141/258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00009 Date: 09/19/96 From: SKIP MILLER Time: 09:51pm \/To: JOHN DUKE (Read 1 times) Subj: Lightning Detectors RS>JD> TM*Has anybody used any of the lightning detectors while out on their RS>JD> boats? RS>Not in a boat, but the Cesna 182 I used to fly had one as part of RS>it's instrumentation. You mean to tell me that some idiotic RS>Vendor now sells them for boats? Sheesh, those money hungry RS>suckers will come up with just about anything to make a buck. John, if it is an aviation style lightning detector, be aware that the device will indicate on a radar-style scope, the radial of the lightning flash (which might be pretty useless unless you are going straight) and the apparent intensity. The apparent intensity is a combination of the true intensity and the distance, and is indicated on the scope by distance from the center. In other words, a big flash which is a long ways off will appear the same as a small flash very close to you. The flashes paint a spot on the scope which hangs around for a while so that you can detect patterns of flashes indicating a storm. If you are twisting and turning you will paint a blur on the scope - in theory you could paint a ring on the scope if you did a 360. You can get about the same information from an AM radio tuned to a frequency with no station there, and listening to the static.... Skip * OLX 2.1 TD * What the hell was that? -Mayor of Hiroshima, Aug 6, 1945 --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: The Silver Griffin * Norwalk, Ct * s-griffin.com (1:141/258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDQ00010 Date: 09/19/96 From: SKIP MILLER Time: 09:51pm \/To: BRENT HENDRICKS (Read 1 times) Subj: VHF Licensing Requirement BH> What do you all think about the FCCs decision to do away with the BH>voluntary pleasure boat license for VHF marine radio. Allot of people are BH>worried that it will become just one more CB radio. What do you think the F BH>could do to keep lincensing requirements but keep the cost down? I think that anarchy will slowly settle in, and that people with the need to call for help will rely on other systems such as cellular phones and AM-SSB sets. -Skip * OLX 2.1 TD * At a nude wedding everybody can see who the best man is. --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: The Silver Griffin * Norwalk, Ct * s-griffin.com (1:141/258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDR00000 Date: 09/17/96 From: DEREK WOODLANDS Time: 06:56pm \/To: TIM MORGAN (Read 1 times) Subj: Lightning Detectors In a message of 09 Sep 96 Tim Morgan wrote to All: G'Day Tim. TM> Has anybody used any of the lightning detectors while out on their TM> boats? The *best* lightning detector is an AM radio. You can hear the interferance cause by lightning when the storm is 20 miles or more away. Catchya // Catchya \X/ kingpin@mt.net.au ... You have the bridge, Number One. . . I have to go number two! --- Spot 1.3a #753 * Origin: The Psychic Point. Think ESC to continue... (3:713/914.15) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDR00001 Date: 09/21/96 From: ELEANOR RICHARDSON Time: 07:32pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Hello -=> Quoting Geno Dellamattia to Eleanor Richardson <=- GD> What about you, Eleanor? Do you have a computer onboard? What kind GD> of boat do you usually go out in? No, I do not have a boat, but wish that I did. I go sailing with a friend sometimes...it would be neat to have a computer aboard. I enjoy boats...they are very relaxing to sit in the cockpit and watch the sun set. Have a good day. :) * Origin: The Mail Bag, Jacksonville, FL (904) 641-8892 (1:112/101) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 253 BOATING Ref: DDR00002 Date: 09/21/96 From: JOE LAMASTRA Time: 06:50am \/To: DAVE BROWN (Read 1 times) Subj: Penn Yan -> First of all, *yes* I'm behind in my mail. Second, how about one step better -> like the actual parts books? It just so happens that a week after this ost -> arrived, someone dropped off a boat with the very engine we were speaking -> of. Not only that, he had all the parts manuals and knowing you needed them, -> I photocopied them for you. Give me an address and they're yours. The ost? -> Your eternal gratitude. Thanks Dave; Yes you will always have my eternal gratude. Latly I eem to be working on the motor more than I get to enjoy the the slap of the water on her hull. The manuals will be a great help. I thought I found another Penn Yan like mine here on the Island but it turned out to be a diffrent model. Joe LaMastra 70 Riverdale rd. Grand Island N.Y. 14072 Is the boat they dropped off a Penn Yan also if so I'd be intersted n knowing what kind of shape she was in. Mine was in great shape for being almost 30 years old. I enjoy the fact that I have a boat that dosen't fit into the same old bayliner look that seems to be the norm on the Niag. river. Thank you again JOE --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 5 * Origin: The Falcon's Nest BBS - West Seneca, New York (1:260/157)