[Public-List] Spuds and thigs

[John Birch]

Aaahhho, a wise guy - Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck


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From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Spuds and thigs


>I saw the Three Stooges on TV early Sunday morning... They were service
> station attendants.
>
> Naturally Curly and Larry confused the fuel tank with the radiator... The
> rad was filled with gasoline and the tank with water.
>
> Moe, as usual doing his best to keep order, held a match over the rad's
> filler cap to see where the level was, and then.....
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> On 23/08/10 6:33 PM, "Jim Davis" <a30240 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I carry a set on Isa Lei.  Not as heavy duty as the Pride but....   Mine 
>> are
>> made of 1 inch PVC pipe and they are generally used when I encounter a 
>> pier
>> that is a bit too high with an undercut section at the water.  I have 
>> also
>> used a 2x6 board fender hung vertically for this job.  Another maritime 
>> use is
>> to moor a barge - long pipes on the corners that are lowered to the 
>> bottom.
>>
>> Roger
>> On getting your old diesel out of the tank try one of the cheap pumps 
>> that you
>> put on an electric drill.  A lot easier than by hand, but don't do this 
>> with
>> gasoline.  Make a wand out of copper tubing to insure you really are on 
>> the
>> bottom of the tank.  If you find there is a lot of crud you will want to 
>> pull
>> the tank for cleaning.  Unfortunately with a plastic tank there aren't 
>> too
>> many solvents that you can use to break up the tar like stuff that is
>> deposited in the tank.  With the tank removed from the boat you could 
>> stick a
>> pressure washer wand in the fill hole and blast with soap, then rinse, 
>> let dry
>> upside down in the sun for a couple days.  After drying pour some 
>> denatured
>> alcohol in and slosh it around, dump and dry again.  At this point it 
>> should
>> be reasonably clean.
>>
>>
>> Jim Davis
>> S/V Isa Lei
>>
>> "A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the
>> user."
>> Theodore Roosevelt
>>
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