Boat Docking Judges

["Chuck Vande Wetering" <wwp62@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mick and Claire,

Thanks for the great story on the Oriental Porch Pirates from the Towndock.
I posted it on the San Juan 23 WebPages at "Mick Roberts and the Porch
Pirates..." just below the News and Cruise pages.

Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick & Claire Roberts" <claire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Starting an engine out of water


> Good thing the event didn't occur here in Oriental with the beach pirates
> watching.  See
> http://www.towndock.net/judges.html where we don't mess around ... much.
>
> Mick in ONC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Borghese" <pborghese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:44 AM
> Subject: RE: Starting an engine out of water
>
>
> > Thanks Bob,
> >
> > The torrential rain kept the spectators away :-).  I eventually got the
> > engine started by taking it apart and rewinding the cord by hand.
> >
> > Thanks Bob and Chuck!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Schimmel
> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 2:16 PM
> > To: sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Starting an engine out of water
> >
> > If you are going to start the engine out of water, then at least dip the
> >
> > leg in the water BEFORE you pull the starter cord. This will wet and
> > lubricate the impeller to minimize wear.  There is a very fine rib of
> > rubber on the edge of the impeller that seals it to the water pump case.
> >
> >  Wear out this rib and you've worn out the impeller.
> >
> > 40 feet  from the dock huh?  Could the spectator crowd hear you from the
> >
> > dock?
> >
> > --
> > Kind Regards
> >
> > Bob Schimmel
> > (Always stay curious)
> >
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