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06-18-2013, 11:29 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Small Cruising Powerboat - Alternate Head Location in Designs / Plans

Composting toilet will be harder to hide under a seat, but they do not smell.

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06-17-2013, 05:31 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

One advantage of a gaff is that center of effort remains in about the same place when you reef the sail.

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06-17-2013, 05:29 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Our Student Killed Today on a Ride for Cancer in The Bilge

Because some of us have lost loved ones to cancer and have other loved ones who are terminal with cancer. Why piss on attempts to cure cancer?

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06-17-2013, 05:07 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Data mining used to pressure people to vote for your candidate. in The Bilge

I agree that in and of itself it does not mean much. But when the newcomers who jump into politics because "they care about good government and the...

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06-17-2013, 04:50 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Data mining used to pressure people to vote for your candidate. in The Bilge

We have had a few local candidates who have not, it turns out, voted very often.

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06-17-2013, 04:39 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Data mining used to pressure people to vote for your candidate. in The Bilge

The secret ballot has nothing to do with this: no one is finding out and broadcasting who you voted for. At most the campaigns are finding out if...

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06-12-2013, 03:16 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread A guy offered me 2500.00 in The Bilge

Low ball offers are just part of the game. More of them if you're listed on craigslist

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06-07-2013, 02:07 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread gaffer halyard advice in Building / Repair

My Bobcat had both halyards to starboard, cleats on the deck near the coaming. The topping left had the same arrangement to port. You hoisted both...

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06-07-2013, 02:02 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread OK, I need the armchair diesel experts in The Bilge

I have been rebuilding and upgrading a Perkins and its fuel system. I agree that you air leak is upstream from the injectors. You might have an air...

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06-05-2013, 04:35 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Bored in Seattle in The Bilge

I second the light rail for getting into downtown. No traffic, no parking, and it's cheap. I use it getting to the airport from downtown

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06-03-2013, 03:10 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Nature's Head vs. Air Head Toilet in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

My Nature's Head is in, working, and being used. When depositing solids, you can open the trap door or use a coffee filter. Any advantages to...

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05-30-2013, 05:51 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Realistic Displacement Figures in Misc. Boat Related

Tad, thanks I think your figures are about right. Capt'n I if you found someone producing new Roughwater 35s I would be interested in the site

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05-30-2013, 04:05 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Realistic Displacement Figures in Misc. Boat Related

Ed Monk Sr. has been dead for 40 years

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05-30-2013, 03:13 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Realistic Displacement Figures in Misc. Boat Related

Good to know.

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05-30-2013, 01:48 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Realistic Displacement Figures in Misc. Boat Related

Your points are well taken. At least Rocna factors in displacement; a lot of anchor manufacturer will give you a size based on length alone.

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05-30-2013, 01:07 PM

Bobcat started a thread Realistic Displacement Figures in Misc. Boat Related

I am buying a new anchor and trying to size it. Rocna will size the anchor based on boat length and displacement. Leketoy, a Roughwater 35, has...

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05-30-2013, 11:13 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Columbia River Foto in People & Places

I must be old too: I remember the Jenny Decker too. She was, what, built in the 19th century and still working in 1980? Great photo. Hawaiian...

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05-28-2013, 06:07 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Nature's Head vs. Air Head Toilet in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Hey users: peat moss or coir in the composting chamber? Yes, I got my toilet and it is installed.

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05-27-2013, 03:39 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread WHAT? Nothing 'bout the BSA admitting Gay Kids? in The Bilge

I was a scout in 1970's. I also have a gay child. Kids know early on how they're wired in terms of orientation at least by the early teens. In our...

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05-26-2013, 09:40 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Michele Bachman in The Bilge

Lew, are bagpipes allowed in Lindyville?

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05-26-2013, 09:35 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses in The Bilge

I am in Surrey BC and the trip north from Everett yesterday over the Skagit was pleasant and there were no back ups. I took a parallel two laneh...

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05-24-2013, 04:56 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Nature's Head vs. Air Head Toilet in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Don't follow the downloop... on the Nature's Head the fan is in the unit itself

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05-24-2013, 04:14 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Nature's Head vs. Air Head Toilet in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

I hope to be putting in my Nature's Head tomorrow. Installing it should not be difficult, removing the holding tank and all that might be nasty. I...

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05-24-2013, 11:56 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses in The Bilge

Except the truck and trucking company from Alberta.

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05-24-2013, 12:18 AM

Bobcat replied to a thread Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses in The Bilge

It may well be a Canadian truck. Most BC trucking firms carry $10,000,000 which is nothing compared to the damages and costs involved here

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05-23-2013, 11:42 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses in The Bilge

I would not want to be the trucker or the trucking company or the insurance carrier for either..... I have been over that bridge a thousand times...

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05-23-2013, 04:24 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread When Powerboats made sense in Designs / Plans

Some powerboats still make sense:

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05-23-2013, 04:19 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread A Pot to Pee In in The Bilge

I had a yellow (!) Nalgene bottle I used as a pee bottle when motorcycle camping. It had a carabiner and I would clip it to a strap. Lost it on...

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05-21-2013, 12:18 PM

Bobcat replied to a thread Nature's Head vs. Air Head Toilet in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Never mind about my question concerning the trap door lever. I sent an email to the Nature's Head and got a phone call within an hour No it can't...

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