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I don't drink it, I shower and do the dishes only. Thanks.

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Yes, Tony, plus a third one under the galley sole. All interconnected with garden hose and garden plastic fittings. With vanes, so you can use them separately if you prefer. Not one connection has ever leaked in 13 years. No need for aeration valve, as they collapse as water depletes, like in wine b...

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The simplest, most practical, easiest to clean, fastest to install, cheapest, easiest to tell how much water is left, solution to water tanks.
What's NOT to like about them. Thirteen years and counting...

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I would remove the old tank and install a rubber bladder tank of the size that would fit my needs. No aeration valve necessary. Easy to clean. Lightweight. Cheap. Practical.
Need I say more?

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Yes Carl, time! This is what I lack…LOL!!!
But youre right, its very difficult from my 10yo iphone…
Thanks again.

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Rick, Tony, I sent these pics to Carl, but wasn’t expecting him to post them as I’m an expert (!) now, thanks to his tutoring!! Thanks Carl. There are more miserable moments, I’ll sort them out and post them when I’m back home, end of September. Tony, it’s only 1.5h from Sicily, then you could also ...

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After a necessary pause to absorb the beautiful work of Franz, I can add to the discussion about the rail that I tied a connecting rope on the two bridge side rails, so it runs on top of the forward lip. It works as a forward bridge rail, it is almost invisible and it guides securely from port to st...

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I have a relatively constant burn of 2.6-2.7 liters per nautical mile at 3000 rpm with my 4 LHA-STP 240hp Yanmars, at 24-25 knots. Any attempt to run at lower rpms resulted in higher consumption! The 31 with the same engines might be even more economical than my 28, possibly due to a longer waterlin...

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Swim platform. The single most precious item on a boat, after a solar ice making freezer/refrigerator!

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Rick,

I would never have thought that the flap adjusters could be linked to the swim platform!
I would personally avoid it as a harder than ordinary stern hit on the dock might or would change the angle and therefore their efficacy?

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Not what I would choose for propulsion, however the guy who did this has definitely OCD.

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Tony, Carl hasn't contacted me yet to obtain supplemental information about his new purchase. He is probably contemplating which is the best offer, the suites by the sea or the apartments on the tower...and which floor, as the higher you go the more expensive it becomes. We'll hear from him soon! I ...

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Preston, thank you. Very interesting indeed, I thought Bacardi was made in Cuba...perhaps it is still made there for us to import. As for Campari, I was always puzzled how they make that very unique taste, but had never looked it up...now I know. I also assumed it was made with Italian ingredients, ...

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Unfortunately, Tony, I have to leave to Syros right away. It stresses me a bit, as I will have no time to check the systems before the journey, but the marina I was always visiting for a few days before my departure is closed due to major works taking place in the area. The whole Attica front has be...

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Hahaha, good one!

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Finished with most of the inside stuff...
Launching on Wednesday!!

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I thought to mention the various athletic teams with pistols, rifles, etc, but then I thought they are a drop of water in the ocean, that's why I didn't put them in the equation.
I also noticed your Greek is getting better by the day!!

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Carl, The mindset is different here in Europe. Hand guns, I mean all types of guns, except hunting guns, are not allowed. There is simply no way you can legally own a pistol, a riffle or anything for whatever reason except for hunting purposes. Only VIP's, who can perhaps acquire a specific permit f...

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If you added a mass of epoxy (or a piece of wood with epoxy) so that the sharp rear end of the strake was progressively fading away wouldn't it reduce the aeration effect?

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Over here EVERYTHING is in metric, EXCEPT tube diameters (but not lengths), and TV sizes! If you go to a utility store and ask for a 19mm tube, nobody will understand. But if you say 3/4, oh yeah, they all know what it means, DESPITE the fact that inches are used nowhere else on the continent. Isn't...

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Three Mile Island? EDIT: Carl, I looked it up, too much info! Let me explain: Traveling or cruising in a motor boat at night is extremely rare, due to the inherent danger involved (floating debris, rocks, idiots at sea, etc). The occasional sailboat that travels at night is justified by its very low...

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Even on the boat Tony, LOL!!

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Tony,

During that forthcoming trip of yours to Sicily, plan a couple hour detour to Athens.

Im sure there’s even more capacity on my boat for your humble weight despite this list’s numerous items, of which youre seeing only the first of the three total number of pages!

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Carl, Oh we have yellow pollen too! Especially the abundant one deriving from pine trees which is the main tree species in the Med. Only this is in spring. That brown one was in winter!! I went down to the boat today to rinse the outside and make cleaning progress in the inside. I spent a few hours ...

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Doug,

Don't you have neighbors who undress near their windows at night?

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I'm sure that little helicopter on Mars took very similar pics!!

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Carl, A few times per year, mostly in the winter, there are short periods that we have strong south winds and rain. This combination lends itself for huge amounts of African dust from the Sahara to travel all the way over the Mediteranean to Greece, sometimes also Italy perhaps Spain too. When this ...

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Oh yeah, time has come again!! I'm preparing for all that needs to be prepared...this here is the check list of all consumables aboard that should last for the whole summer ( I mean all, except for those that will be depleted and will require re-supply...). The bins are getting ready to be moved to ...

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I agree. However, keep in mind that even the Yanmar 4LHA's, with just 240hp, can do the job just fine. For example, my 28 cruises at 24-25 knots at 3000rpm easily and without hesitation, and if I remember correctly, Dug's 31 with the same motors does even better, probably thanks to the longer water ...

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Tony, you'll be surprised! Without fog and during daylight I'm very good at that!
(I did it once with fog, it was suicidal...I still think of it and jump from my bed...)

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Me neither, never married.

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Carl,

When I remove the shafts for inspection I absolutely have to drop the rudders...this requires some digging!

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Carl,

What does a stopwatch do in plotting? I almost start understanding what a compass does, but a stopwatch? LOL!!!

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Carl,

It might entertain you that I seriously consider installing a...compass on my boat!

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Tony, I’m sure you were not thrilled, knowing your aversion to lamb intestines and the lamb’s eyes gazing at you while they turn on the spit… However, apart from the traditional eating habbits, there is a lot of other interesting elements, mainly religion related, that are worth experiencing, like t...

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When I bought my boat I thought, well, Yanmar suggests to run them at 3000rpm, let me be overprotecting and run them at 2700. I noted the consumption. Then I run them at 2800 and noted the consumption. After 2 or three summers at 2700-2800 I decided to drop my protective attitude and run them at 300...

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Doug,

My son who works at Google Sales in Dublin, says
“we ain’t seen nothing yet”.

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Tony, Carl, Im in Syros for Easter, having my hands full of lamb intestines, heads and the like… I just now tuned in and saw your posts, I will revert with new pics once Im back in Athens, probably sometime next week. For the time being, he who wrote “even in a 28” should start feeling awkward, to s...

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Mike don't bother, let them spend on frills while we appreciate our boats.

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Interesting... What's also very interesting, is the exorbitant amounts that you guys pay in the US for anything labor related. So, why any "fishing ready" boat, like a perfectly refurbished B31, is not an alternative to any new crap boat that just requires writing a check to own? Why is any investme...

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Carl, Blow one of those boy/girl firecrackers (without the confetti though) inside the engine bay and watch how it disperses while the engine runs ! On the other hand, I agree with Tony. Too complicated a test to perform, and for what purpose really? If there is no concrete course of action afterwar...

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I’m sorry Carl, I thought you were opposed to the logic of the metric system…
It’s just that your keyboard doesnt have the μ, or any Greek letters…how siily, I would have never thought that there exist suck a keyboard…!

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Fine. So your life is all about thousandths of an inch or tenths of a millimeter. I got that. What's bothering you with the millimeters? Until someone comes up with a better letter indicator, we all have to use m and μ (for mikron or μικρόν) For yet smaller values we have the nano meter, or nm! ( na...

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For crying out loud Carl, where do these useful (in machining perhaps) micrometers, that can only measure up to an inch, can possibly have an application in everyday life? If you mill a shaft I can understand this precision, but with plywood? With drawers, plastics, fiberglass, even metal surfaces o...

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Tony, that V shape filler adds lateral space but does not add length. Carl, micrometer or micron (μm) is used to measure bacteria, viruses and cell lengths. It is almost impossible that you deal with such small units. Even 100 of those μm's are just one tenth of a millimeter, still almost impossible...

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Haha Carl, I thought about this too, but I did this: I moved the V berth starboard side bulkhead (only) back, by 15 cm. I put narrower drawers where the wider hanging locker was, so I gave room to both the V berth and the settee. I also widened the starboard V berth by 20 cm by adding a supporting p...

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Tony, I measure 1,86 which is 12cm taller than the B28 original settee length. And so are most Americans I assume! So, the question is, how did they make berths that (even in the '60's) were much shorter than the average American? Let alone the much taller American affluent sportsman who could affor...

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Carl, In the 31 as in the 28, the settee converted to a bed is a joke. Aside from not being in the least wide enough even for two ppl of moderate dimensions, it is so short that you have to lie diagonally, therefore taking up space from the second person. I had to demolish the hanging locker altoget...

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John,

you're right, we know the hull is fine, can we see if the inside can accommodate two ppl?
Well maybe I can accommodate 4ppl in 2m beds in my 28!

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Carl,

Why should I listen to the American fishing jargon? Two bikini buts are better because they are there!

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