The harbour gulls are spectacular today - an estimated 5000+ total packed onto the ice, including 10+ Glaucous, 12+ Iceland, at least 3 ad. Lesser Black-backed, 1+ ad. Thayer's. I counted 44 Great Black-backed with one third of the flock still to cover when they all flew up before resettling. Scaup, Redheads, Canvasbacks, one coot etc.etc.

The birds were moving through today and some interesting observations were made: 1250 Grackles (conservative estimate), 2 Swainson’s Thrushes, 1 each of Olive-sided and Great-crested Flycatcher and 4 Pine Warblers in the yard plus 23 cormorants, 16 Killdeer and a Black-bellied Plover over the house.

Please email me with the part you are interested in with address and tel number so I can estimate shipping cost. I can be reached after 8:00 pm at: 850-559-1766. Martin Veiner, 1825 Bridgemont Trl., Tallahassee, FL 32312-3623, Tel: 850-907-9969

Estimated cost of additional equipment at time of purchase $67,503.? Due to health problems we must sell the Defever.? This boat is a Dream Come True for anyone who wants to enjoy a smooth ride and the beauty of the sea.? It is equiped with all your needs.? It is ready to go.? Asking $450,000. Firm.? This is a Private Sale with no broker.?

These are the configurations I have: Ford Lehman 225HP with a Racor 900 estimated consumption 5.5-6.5 GPH Isuzu for Hydraulics:Racor 500; est. consumption 2 Gph Onan generator; Racor 500 est. consumption 1GPH Does any one have confirmation of this data? Frank (&Maude) soon on board "Horizons"

At 03:35 PM 7/30/98 -0700, Nicholas wrote: >> I don't suppose you could also give me an estimate as to how many degrees >> the bow pitches up when you approach your maximum speed, can you? > >Yes I can Paul, but you are going to have to wait a while for that .

Oddly, I finally got a China yard to talk to the guys in New Zealand to give me an estimate and they said they would need FIVE times the man hours as New Zealand; this WITH the original NZ foreman supervising in China! So I'm back to thinking of the completed boat - if I get one.

.>>> Paul, Good estimate, if he can go that slowly. Maybe he can on one engine. Some of these highly powered sport fishing boats can't even get down to no wake speed at dead slow idle, they must shift in and out of gear. If a range improvement is necessary to make the delivery, removing one prop will help substantially.

But, I want to know my exact level for cruising safety and refill estimates. However, my plastic tubes, which run from the bottom of the tanks to the top, have a positive shutoff lever, which would prevent any loss of oil, save the contents of the tube, in the event of complete removal.

I wonder if someone would send me the figure(s) commonly used to estimate fuel consumption by a diesel engine. It's expressed in lbs. of fuel per HP per hour (I think). I had it once, but this darn computer has forgotten where I...er, "it" stored it. Thanks in advance. >Norm > > >