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    Low power-draw (1.5a) laptop

    No, it has an IBM 'Car Adapter' part number 66G9984 12v input, output 20-10V 2.00-2.20A (It also has p/n 66G9987 on it)
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    Low power-draw (1.5a) laptop

    I have an IBM 570e, about £150-200 on ebay, draws about 1.2a @12v rising to about 2.5a when disc activity takes place. using XP.
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    Foam sandwich

    Airex--supplied by Impag http://www.impag.co.uk/
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    Rudders on narrowboats

    Sent you a PM with a good contact
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    more cruising chute snuffer questions.....

    North sails have a good (free) CD showing how to rig and use a snuffer.
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    Cost of Saildrive Diaphragm replacement

    Re: Life of Saildrive Diaphragm I had to remove my Nanni Saildrive, due to gear engagement problems caused by fitting the wrong type of single lever control. Went round LIBS, (two years ago) checking out the five year/seven years life stories. Results:- Volvo 'we said five years when they...
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    gps software for PDA

    1/ Neptune Navigation Pocket Planner 2/ Navstation 3/ C-eMap
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    Glueing Aliminium

    J B Weld. I bought some from a riverboat/outboard dealer in Abingdon; he had used it, successfully, to repair a cracked outboard crankcase.
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    The perfect 26 footer?

    I have a fixed keel Superseal 26. Meets all your requirements. Of the 100+ Superseal 26 made about ten had fiixed keels 4' 6" or 5' 3" draft.
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    Long Shot - but..... Selva Saildrive Anode Source ?

    Have you tried Selva UK in Poole? http://www.selvamarine.co.uk/
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    interesting wind speed for a sail

    http://www.weather-file.com/hurst/ gives rather less than that a Hurst point today
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    Through Hull Fitting

    Which sea cock? I have a Superseal 26 with three through hull sea cocks, two for the heads and one for the galley drain, non of these are gate valves.
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    Slab Reefing Conversion

    I would disagree with a track being OTT. You reef to depower the sail, by reducing area and by flattening. Getting it flat requires the luff, and more importantly the leech, to be pulled down into the right position and tension. The chances of fixed blocks being in the right place for your...
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    Uninsured when singlehanded

    I'm with GJW as well. They cover singlehanded in daylight for me; when I asked about night time they said 'contact us first' which I take to mean that they will give cover, maybe with a location/duration limitation, or perhaps with an additional fee.
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    GPS for VMG (into wind)

    Re:Easy, but impossible Put position on chart. Draw line of wind direction. Pick any point on that line read lat long put in as next waypoint. Easy Impossible because method needs a chart and pencil, which all disapeared at the end of the 20th century.
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