***yet*** the author CLEARLY states the engine is a gasoline. Are **YOU**
stateing te boat sank because it did NOT have a gas engine? Or are you
saying
you can't read anything written in English??

It would take you less effort to open the book, find the paragraph that may
contain
the erroneous phrase stating that Andrea Gail had a gasoline engine, and copy
it to the NG than to wail on and on that the people who disagree with you are
illiterate in English.

ubject: atomic 4
From: (JAXAshby)
Date: 07/07/2004 18:26 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

sorry, shen, but the author clearly stated the engine was gasoline.

LOL otn doesn't give a rat's ass ... I don't give a rat's patoot what the
author said, or don't you comprehend English?
The engine was diesel, end of discussion .... go back to the playground and
your comic books (yes, I've read the book, and yes I remember finding errors).

Shen

Subject: atomic 4
From: (JAXAshby)
Date: 07/07/2004 21:15 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

shen, you wish to argue with me about it? Why?? Argue with the author.

You need to learn the difference between arguing a point and stating a point.
I'm not arguing about what the author may (I say may, because you've shown
extremely poor reading comprehension levels in the past) have said, I'm stating
the point that the engine was diesel.

*He*
interviewed the people close at hand.

.....and this guarantees total accuracy, how?

*you*, on the other hand, haven't even read the book.

*you* are typically, making an assumption based on scanty information, which
you can not verify .... I've read the book.

Happy trolling, Jaxass. I've had my say.

Shen

Also, was probably an Atomic 4..

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
gene, listen to what I said. I did NOT say the boat had a gasoline engine
(I
am sure it did not), but did say the author clearly stated it did.

It was just one sentence in the book, but the author clearly stated it.

I guess you didn't read the book, eh?

sorry, over the knee, the author clearly stated the boat had a gasoline
engine.

Clearly and demonstrably untrue.


Do you have trouble reading English?


No, but apparently, you do.

The author never said what you attribute to him, Jax. What he said
was, "Commercial fishing simply wouldn't be possible without ice.
Without diesel engines, maybe; ..."

The sister ship had a diesel engine.

http://www.andreagail.com/The_Andrea...drea_gail.html

Some other interesting items that I suspect are factual, but can't
confirm....

http://www.library.piercelaw.edu/Exa..._Fall_1999.htm

Now, please leave study hall, go back to remedial reading, and try to
catch up to grade level
--



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gould, nobody her but me read the book. several have googled looking for parts
of it, but none have read it. in fact, most could not if they tried.

***yet*** the author CLEARLY states the engine is a gasoline. Are **YOU**
stateing te boat sank because it did NOT have a gas engine? Or are you
saying
you can't read anything written in English??

It would take you less effort to open the book, find the paragraph that may
contain
the erroneous phrase stating that Andrea Gail had a gasoline engine, and copy
it to the NG than to wail on and on that the people who disagree with you are
illiterate in English.

I don't give a rat's patoot what the
author said

that is why you remain so ignorant, shen.

Shen

I've read the book.

Shen

how come you didn't understand what was written?

gould, nobody her but me read the book. several have googled looking for
parts
of it, but none have read it. in fact, most could not if they tried.

I read it, and I'm sure many of the other
NG folks did as well. For most of us, it has been several years now and we have
all read at least a few things since.

The author may have screwed up. As you have said, the author's misperception
that there could have been sparkplugs or a gas engine on the Andrea Gail
doesn't make it so. If the author, the proofreader, and the editor were all
unaware of the differences between gasoline and diesel engines (and why a
vessel like Andrea Gail would never be powered with a gas engine) such a
misprint could have slipped through.

Still, you are the one insisting this error exists. Do you know where it is?

First Edition, at least. Assuming you know what the term means that is enough.
If not, ask again.

gould, nobody her but me read the book. several have googled looking for
parts
of it, but none have read it. in fact, most could not if they tried.

I read it, and I'm sure many of the other
NG folks did as well. For most of us, it has been several years now and we
have
all read at least a few things since.

The author may have screwed up. As you have said, the author's misperception
that there could have been sparkplugs or a gas engine on the Andrea Gail
doesn't make it so. If the author, the proofreader, and the editor were all
unaware of the differences between gasoline and diesel engines (and why a
vessel like Andrea Gail would never be powered with a gas engine) such a
misprint could have slipped through.

Still, you are the one insisting this error exists. Do you know where it is?

On 09 Jul 2004 00:57:04 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

gould, nobody her but me read the book. several have googled looking for parts
of it, but none have read it. in fact, most could not if they tried.

Well, I read it. I don't have it handy right now because it's on the
boat. Makes for good reading on the hook.

If you tell me where you read it had a gas engine (chapter, page,
whatever) I'll take a look next time I'm at the boat.

If you actually believe it had a gas engine just because Junger may have
said so in his book, you're either pretty gullible or just don't know
much about that type of boat. What model gas engine do you think they
would have used to power a vessel that weighs over 100 tons loaded for
weeks at a time? Why do you think they would have switched over to a
gas engine when it was originally built with a 900hp 1271 detroit
diesel?

It is possible that the generator and/or icemaker were powered by gas
engines. Could that be what you read and are confusing it with the main
engine? If it were my boat, those would be diesel also. Using one type
of fuel for everything has advantages when you're far away from anywhere
weeks at a time.

Steve