<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>"Very few boats sink while on jackstands" </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm not sure about this one George. I think I've seen boats sink while on land. If a boat fills with rain water inside above the waterline, isn't it sunk? It just happens to be on land instead of in the water. To prevent this, remove your engine intake hose from the thru-hull fitting and leave the seacock open to prevent flooding inside the boat while on land.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> George Dinwiddie</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> public-list@alberg30.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] Screw packing / Winter work</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>> Bill Blevins said:<BR>> <BR>> Just curious, what is inside the packing nut - or what is "packing"?<BR><BR>It's a square flax rope impregnated with wax, or some synthetic substitute.<BR><BR>> Also, I'm trying to decide whether to pull my Alberg this fall<BR>> and work on it out of the water, or work all winter in the water,<BR>> then pull it in the spring for a few days for bottom painting and<BR>> through hull replacements in a couple of spots.<BR>> <BR>> We don't get a lot of ice here and I have access to a bubbler and electric at my slip.<BR><BR>Here on the Chesapeake, it's not absolutely essential to pull the <BR>boat in the winter. In fact, the bubbler is to protect the slip<BR>more than the boat. On the Great Lakes, they've already pulled<BR>theirs.<BR><BR>I like to pull mine every second winter to paint the bottom and check<BR>the underwater fittings. If the packing needs replacing, doing it<BR>while the boat's on the hard is a lot simpler.<BR><BR>A lot of people pull their boat every winter, and it's hard to<BR>argue against that. Very few boats sink while on jackstands.<BR>Also, this gives the glass a chance to dry out a bit, perhaps<BR>reducing the liklihood of blisters.<BR><BR>- George<BR><BR>-- <BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie@alberg30.org<BR> The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in<BR> sailing. http://www.Alberg30.org/<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>+----------------------------------------------+<BR>| http://www.alberg30.org/store/Calendars.html |<BR>| Have you got your 2003 calendars yet???????? |<BR>+----------------------------------------------+<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Public-list mailing list -- Public-list@alberg30.org<BR>http://www.alberg30.org/mailman/listinfo/public-list<BR>To unsubscribe: email to Public-list-request@alberg30.org<BR>Include command "unsubscribe <password>" in subject or body.<BR>Use command "help" for more options.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>