The French Jap
 

"Swab Rob" wrote ...


Right, it really hurt me when you said my boat doesn't heel.
What
other faults did you find - too much ventilation?

According to you, when you want to have some sailing fun you go
sail a
dinghy. We all know that the PDQ 36 is something less than fun
to sail.
Folks who love to sail buy 35s5's, or even Express 30's, Jeff.
Nobody
equates "sporting fun" with sailing a PDQ 36. NO ONE. Not even
you.
When we go sailing with family, with friends or just the three
of us we
like to be on a boat that's fun, a boat that heels and can get
our
blood pumping. We don't want to be on a river raft. That's what
you
like and that's fine, but don't compare it to the very
different
activity of sailing a monohull. When we sailed on the PDQ 36,
my wife
couldn't even see the point of it. We might as well have been
on a
powerboat...a really slow one.


So, when you sail downwind do you place all crew on the rail to
induce heal?




People who love the shape of boats rarely love a monohull,
Jeff.


Huh?

SBV

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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Changing cooking fuels is a very extensive project in that the
tanks,
the
tank locker, the hose, the regulator, and the burner orifices
must be
changed. This is not a do-it-yourself project. Only qualified
service
technicians should perform the work.


The parts for the job are less than 125.

Have you priced a CNG tank? regulator?

The original locker vents fine
for CNG...

You don't need a vented locker for a CNG tank.

SV

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Hmmm... well, if you're not going to use it much, why bother with the
expense...


I don't see 200 bucks or less much expense and we will use in rare
occasions...just like the air conditiioning. It's not in the way and
nice to have when we want to use it.


RB
35s5
NY

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OzOne wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:03:01 -0500, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message
.. .
On 28 Nov 2005 12:14:02 -0800, "Joe"

scribbled thusly:

Yeah I was wondering what sky he pulled that one out of
myself.
Propane is not a problem unless your brain dead and unable
to
maintain
a system properly.


Joe

Not allowed to maintain LPG systems here unless licenced to
do
so....too bloody dangerous having people do their own work.
Also, the system must be certified safe at regular
intervals,
usually
3 or 4 years for insurance.
Cylinders retested or replaced every 10 years, must be galv
on
a boat.

What about Al.?

SV

No ally LPG cylinders here, Plenty of SS ones.

Any idea why? We have lots of Al tanks.

Scotty

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OzOne wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:12:57 -0500, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:

But Bob is changing FROM propane TO CNG. Your site talks about
the opposite.

CNG is a much safer and cleaner burning fuel.

Scotty

Absolutely!
And because Oz is so far behind the times in this respect, one
of my
companies does quite a lot of business converting CNG to LPG on
boats
purchased in the US, and a few motorhomes.

There are virtually no CNG cylinder exchange or refill centres
here in
Oz, and those taht are, are well away from the water...Pity.


There are several right in my sailing area. Also, you can
exchange them via UPS.

Scotty

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
Hmmm... well, if you're not going to use it much, why bother
with the
expense...



Safety. Bob's a new parent, he's paranoid right now.

Scotty

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"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:02:00 -0500, "Scotty" wrote:


"Commode Joe wrote in ...
On 28 Nov 2005 12:14:02 -0800, "Joe"
wrote:

Yeah I was wondering what sky he pulled that one out of
myself.
Propane is not a problem unless your brain dead and unable to
maintain
a system properly.


Joe

I guess that means I can't have propane!


Commode Joe


You are not brain dead, you are brainless.


What's that? I can't hear you!

Pull your head out of Bob's ass....

CM

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I WON!


"Commode Joe " wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:02:00 -0500, "Scotty"
wrote:


"Commode Joe wrote in ...
On 28 Nov 2005 12:14:02 -0800, "Joe"

wrote:

Yeah I was wondering what sky he pulled that one out of
myself.
Propane is not a problem unless your brain dead and unable
to
maintain
a system properly.


Joe

I guess that means I can't have propane!


Commode Joe


You are not brain dead, you are brainless.


What's that? I can't hear you!

SCOTT B VERMON
1882 CHESTNUT HILL RD
MOHNTON, PA (609) 858-7718














Commode Joe

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Are you an idiot? No, we know the answer.

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"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:57:40 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:
The main reason given is that propane is more widely
available and it is sometimes preferred despite CNG's safer properties.

ummm... You have an odd form of dyslexia? Robert is not changing from CNG
to
propane.


Commodore Joe Redcloud

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People who love the shape of boats rarely love a monohull,

Jeff.

Huh?

Over the years well meaning freinds have given me a fare share of
sailing calendars and coffee table books. They have pictures of great
old J boats and newer racers and tough little catboats, but I rarely,
if ever see a boat like Jeffs. People learn to accept the looks, but
beautiful is a term I've never heard used on a cruising cat. I think
some of those huge ocean racers flying their hulls are dramatically
beautiful in their own way though. People in love with the shape of
boats rarely love a multihull.

RB
35s5...one hull of a boat!
NY