On Nov 18, 11:25*am, H the K wrote:
On 11/18/09 11:21 AM, Frogwatch wrote:

YIKES, turns out, my EPIRB is dead from a cracked case and water
intrusion. *They are offering me a new one with new technology for
half price which I am agreeing to.
However, my Huge bulkhead mounted Suunto compass has leaked so I have
had to replace its spherical cartridge ($100). *Re-arming kits for the
auto-inflate life jackets are now over $60 each. *The engine stop
cable is bad ($30). *Starboard green nav light is out and I had to buy
the set for ($100). *Two new deep cycle batteries ($160).

Gee, what do you do with the cases on your epirb and compass? Use them
to crack open beer bottles?

I'll bet your boat's bottom is full of blisters, too.

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If you are flajim, herring, loogy, GC boater, johnson, topbassdog, rob,
or one of a half dozen others, you're wasting your time by trying to
*communicate* with me through rec.boats, because, well, you are among
the permanent members of my dumbfoch dumpster. As always, have a nice,
simple-minded day.

Replacement for the old Fastfind Plus will be the Fastfind 210.