Boat Forum / Cruising / May 2007

AGM Leisure battery 110AH arrived flat
I just bought 2 AGM 110AH leisure batteries
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They just got here and they are both completely flat,

Any links to super, nifty, candid movies of sailing ou there these
days? Anyone selling their own homemade DVDs of their cruise or
adventure?
It seems as though someone could edit up a movie with one of these new

Can a Raytheon Autohelm series ST7000+ control unit replace a faulty
control head from an ST4000 as a straight swap?
Molesworth

I have a 155 Johnson that runs fine but when I tilt it for mooring at
the dock gas comes out of the carbs.Ive reset the float levels Any
suggestions?

Ocean Conditions Update:
           As you all may remember from last year, the entire Northern
Pacific Ocean was extraordinarily cold leading to outstanding plankton
growing conditions along the entire coasts of Washington, Oregon, and

http://www.usdieselengines.com/6000-watt-diesel-generator-sound-
attenuated.htm
I was in Pep Boys to buy some new wiper blades for the stepvan/shop in
the rain.  It was a big mistake......not the wipers, Pep Boys.....(sigh)

Everyone is entitled to believe what they want to make them feel
good.  It does not have to be the truth but let's hear what the owner
of building WTC7 told the media why the building came down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9b4D-aO3zY

A ftriend is currnently on his way from Maryland to Montreal in a, new
to him, boat, equiped with a relatively new vacuflush head.  Problem
is that the head is clogged and he's trying to avoid taking the system
apart while underway to clear the clog.

The new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, a cam copy from overseas but
watchable, is on alt.binaries.movies.divx......TWO copies of it!...(c;
CLEAR THE DECKS!
And I just got a 300" TV/Computer projector, an NEC commercial model that

I have an Aqua Signal Series 20 masthead light. It uses a small Halogen
Bulb 12V/5W. I would like to replace that with a led bulb. Anyone knows
where to get one of these?
Thanks,

Can someoe tell me how com[plete the cell coverage on the NJ coast,
between Cape May and Sandy Hook is?  How far out to sea does it
extend?
We will be in the area this weekend and it would be nice to phone my

Can anyone enlighten me as to the extent of thecell coevrage off the
NJ coast between Cape May and Sandy Hook?  I.e. how far off the beach
does it extend?
We'll be there this weekend and it would be nice to keep my better

Some sailors prefer to carry green coffee beans on board and roast them as
need it.
I wonder what is the best method to roast the beans on a sailboat?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttr-yJyA6Pg&mode=related&search=
Larry

Putting a profurl headsail roller reefer on a 27 footer. Is it
necessary to have luff foam or rope for reefing on a sail this small?
Some sailmakers say yes, some no. Any direct experiences?
 Thanks