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Dorothy broke open her fortune cookie and read its contents: "May you live a long, healthy life." Who doesn't hope for longevity combined with good health in later years?
For the most comprehensive and longest running longitudinal examination of human aging in the world, NIA's Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) had a simple beginning. It started with a conversation in 1958 between Nathan Shock, Ph.D., Chief of the Gerontology Branch at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and William W. Peter, M.D., a retired U.S. Public Health Service officer and missionary doctor. Peter had a long-established reputation for his dedication to medicine and wanted to know how he could make a final contribution — donating his body to science. But Shock had something else in mind. He wanted to discuss the direction he believed aging research should take. Breaking with scientific convention, Shock wanted to study normal aging, and he wanted to do it by repeatedly evaluating the same people over time. He hypothesized that important concepts pertinent to aging could only be understood by looking at healthy, independently living people at regular intervals over a number of years. Shock didn't just want bodies donated to study aging after death; he wanted living people participating in scientific studies. This was a radical concept that intrigued Peter. He volunteered to be the first participant. Soon, Shock and Peter were joined by study coordinator Arthur Norris, described by Shock as his "steady right hand." The three men outlined the new study's parameters. The BLSA would "observe and document the physical, mental, and emotional effects of the aging process in healthy, active people." Women were not originally part of the study design, but joined the BLSA in 1978, offering scientists the opportunity to better understand the influence of sex on aging, especially important because at the time women lived 8 to 9 years longer than men. Many of the original female participants were wives or widows of male volunteers.
Currently, NIA's Intramural Research Program in Baltimore welcomes more than a thousand male and female BLSA participants ranging in age from their twenties to nineties, who come every 2 years for a variety of tests to help scientists observe changes over years of life. Participants receive a complete physical exam and tests of mobility, body composition, muscle strength, bone density and geometry, cardiorespiratory function, nervous system anatomy and function, glucose metabolism, inflammation, hormones, and more. Like pioneer participant Peter, volunteers often say they are proud of their contribution to science. Along with personal gratification, another benefit to BLSA participants is learning about their health. For instance, as scientists investigate bone density changes over time, participants learn how their individual risk for fractures from these changes may fluctuate with age.
As the BLSA answers many of its original questions about aging, scientists are formulating new ones. Keeping in step with emerging research interests, the study has turned its attention to increasingly prevalent health issues such as obesity, loss of muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia), disability, and cognitive disorders. For example, in 1993, BLSA investigators began a 9-year study using brain scans to learn if cognitive changes, like visual memory and mental skills, can be related to structural changes in the brain. They discovered that, over time, even very healthy older adults lose a significant amount of brain volume as part of normal aging. By introducing new areas of study and continually evolving, the BLSA maintains a steadfast influence on health research.
Designing a Different Look at Aging and Time
The BLSA's longitudinal design helps investigators piece together a more accurate picture of normal aging. Before the BLSA, scientists generally conducted cross-sectional studies, comparing participants in one age group to a different set of people in another age group. Most of the differences between these groups may not have been attributed to age but the result of life experiences, genetics, or environmental factors. Imagine comparing two people, one who has lived through two wars and the other who was raised in a peaceful and prosperous society. How each aged might be different but the effect of age alone would be difficult to sort out. By looking at the same individuals over time, external influences are reduced. Longitudinal research allows scientists to gather thousands of case studies of human aging.
True to Shock's vision, the BLSA still looks for answers to the question, "What is normal aging?" This may seem like a simple question, but for scientists, it gets to the heart of something quite complex: how to identify the true effects of aging and how to separate factors such as disease, socioeconomic disadvantage, or lack of educational opportunity from the underlying biological or other mechanisms common to human aging.
The study of normal aging has helped change our understanding of what it means to grow older. Although, for the most part, people age differently, scientists have identified certain common changes experienced by nearly everyone. For example, BLSA scientists observed that people who have no evidence of hearing disorders or noise-induced hearing loss still lose some of their hearing with age — that's normal — but the pattern of this loss varies from person to person. The scientists also noted that hearing sensitivity declines earlier and faster in men than in women.
By studying normal aging, scientists disproved certain stereotypes associated with older adults. For instance, have you ever heard the myth that people become meaner as they get older? By analyzing long-term personality data, BLSA scientists learned, in fact, that an adult's personality generally doesn't change much after age 30. People who are cheerful and assertive when they are 30 will likely be the same when they are 80. This research finding runs contrary to the popular belief that people naturally become cranky, depressed, and withdrawn as they age. The finding suggests that marked changes in personality are not due to normal aging, but instead may be related to disease or dementia.
To study normal aging, BLSA scientists originally attempted to cut out all diseases from their research. They found, as predicted, that "normal" aging is not synonymous with disease. But they also found that the two were probably not independent either. Because research is an iterative, cascading process, the answers to "What is normal aging?" led scientists to the question, "What is the relationship between aging and disease?" It is well established that the risk of developing many diseases increases with age. One of the BLSA's biggest contributions to biomedical science is its ability to investigate this relationship.
In this vein, the BLSA is changing our understanding of cardiovascular disease. Scientists looking at the aging heart found that age-related changes in the arteries, like arterial stiffening, do increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases. They also found that cardiovascular diseases, in turn, accelerate arterial aging. Given this correlation, scientists realized that they could not study the normal aging heart without considering heart disease. And, by studying the two together, they would be better equipped to identify strategies to prevent or slow arterial aging before cardiovascular disease occurred.
BLSA's longitudinal design supports the pursuit of links between aging and disease. Scientists can look back at information collected from participants over time, including data from years before a diagnosis, and attempt to identify the changes that precede and perhaps predict clinical symptoms, the so-called precursors of disease. They can determine what distinguishes two seemingly healthy people: one who will go on to develop a certain health problem, the other who will not.
The discovery of the relationship between prostate-specific antigen levels, or PSA levels, and prostate cancer illustrates the value of this "retrospective." While the medical community knew that the PSA enzyme tended to be elevated among men with prostate cancer, definitive information about the rate of this change in precancerous men was unknown. In 1991, BLSA researchers analyzed blood samples collected over a period of years from 54 men in the study (18 already diagnosed with prostate cancer), to see how the PSA levels changed over time. This small early study revealed there was a rapid rise in PSA levels about 5 years before the prostate cancer was diagnosed. The men without cancer, including those with benign prostate growth or hyperplasia, did not have this rapid rise in PSA levels. BLSA researchers also observed that the rate of PSA change is a more sensitive method of detecting prostate cancer than using a fixed cutoff value. Furthermore, scientists determined that examining the ratio of free PSA (not attached to a protein) to total PSA helps reduce incorrect diagnosis; moreover, the percentage of free PSA in the blood can predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer a decade before diagnosis.
The unique opportunity to look back at the participant's clinical history also benefitted research on dementia. BLSA measurements of cognition — the ability to think, learn, and remember — began in 1960. Scientists were then looking for natural changes with age. In 1985, the focus shifted to distinguishing normal cognitive decline from decline associated with dementias like Alzheimer's disease (AD). BLSA's longitudinal data was used by scientists to create a history map for the time preceding a participant's diagnosis of AD. These maps showed when participants experienced an accelerated decline in memory, verbal intelligence, and executive function (the ability to use past experiences to carry out cognitive actions like correctly categorizing animals, fruits, and vegetables or identifying and recalling important details). In 2008, BLSA scientists reported that almost everyone experienced a steady rate of natural decline in their cognitive abilities. However, the rate of decline among people who went onto develop AD varied over time. Memory decline, for example, increased (compared to normal) approximately 7 years before the AD diagnosis and then accelerated a second time 2 to 3 years before diagnosis.
Overall, by incorporating the study of disease into their understanding of normal aging, BLSA scientists have been able to:
Answering questions about aging and disease is still a priority for BLSA scientists. Understanding this connection may lead to recommendations that can counteract age-related decline in heath status and promote healthy aging.
In Their Own Words: Reflections from the BLSA Staff
Katy Swanson
I have been with the BLSA since May 2001 as a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. I'm responsible for overall clinical assessment and evaluation, which means that I collect history information and obtain consent from BLSA participants, do their physical exams, and explain BLSA test results. By being part of the BLSA team, I have grown in my clinical expertise and learned so much about the research process. I feel the atmosphere at the BLSA is invigorating and stimulates me to continue in this professional role. Each of us working on this study is made to feel we are an integral part and so important in achieving the goals of the BLSA.
When I was first hired to work with the BLSA, I planned on a 2-year commitment and then I thought I'd return to oncology nursing. Yet, I am still here. The participants are one of the primary reasons I stay with the study. Their continued dedication and commitment are so impressive. Many of them have more than 20 visits (that's over 40 years), all on a voluntary basis. I have had the opportunity to develop friendships with many participants. They set the standard for my motivation to stay healthy. Without the participants, there would be no study. There is no way that we can adequately thank them for their continued contribution.


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Jim Leyland has said he wants to return as the Detroit Tigers' manager next year.
Tony La Russa can tell that just by watching his close friend work.
"He's as passionate now as he was the first day he managed," La Russa said Wednesday, before Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was postponed. "You can tell. Look at his face in the ninth inning (of Game 3), when (Phil) Coke was facing (Raul) Ibañez."
What keeps Leyland going at age 67? "He loves the competition," La Russa said. "He loves the game of baseball. And he knows he does it well."
La Russa, 68, retired with the most wins of any living manager after the St. Louis Cardinals won his third World Series title last year. Leyland doesn't have a contract for next year but is widely expected to return to the Tigers. When asked if he would advise his friend to duplicate that rare career move — win it all and retire — La Russa smiled.
"If I told him that, he would manage 10 more years," quipped La Russa, who now works for Major League Baseball. "He does the exact opposite of what I tell him to do. If I tell him how lousy it is, then he might retire."
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1. Cape Perpetua, Oregon
Travelers who love the Central Oregon Coast venture to Cape Perpetua again and again, as I have countless times. Each day I head to a different trail among the cape's 2,700 acres of forested mountains and seaside paths that abut the Pacific Ocean. At the St. Perpetua trail overlook, the view extends 35 miles to the sea's horizon, south to Florence's wavy dunes, and north to the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. After my first visit, I cried when it came time to leave. On later trips, I headed home with a smile, knowing I'd be back; 541/547-3289 or fs.fed.us (type "perpetua" into the search box). ―Susan Haynes
2. Grand Feature Pool, Point Clear, Alabama
The Grand Feature Pool at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa lives up to its name. Designed to resemble a free-form, oak-shaded lagoon, it features several fountains and waterfalls. Its "zero-entry" design allows swimmers to wade in on a slope, without stairs or ladders―perfect for small children. Older kids enjoy the supervised spiral slide. Purists can swim laps in a quiet indoor pool adjacent to the spa; 800/544-9933 or marriottgrand.com. ―Julia Dowling Rutland
3. The Whole Enchilada, Moss Landing, California
I can eat Mexican food for every meal. So it was with great enthusiasm that I accepted an assignment at The Whole Enchilada. Chef Luis Solano taught me the finer points of making tamales and sipping tequila. And oh, the food. Luis' innovative coastal Mexican cuisine includes creamy guacamole, crab-stuffed poblanos, shrimp seviche―I must have devoured five meals total. Stop by, but be smart: Stick to one entrée at a time; 831/633-3038 or wenchilada.com. ―Sarah Brueggemann
4. Schoodic Peninsula, Maine
Acadia National Park, which occupies most of Mount Desert Island, ranks as one of the most visited U.S. parks. With Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach―and the popovers at Jordan Pond House―it's easy to understand why. But my favorite spot lies an hour's drive northeast, where Schoodic Peninsula, the only slice of the park on the mainland, juts boldly into the Atlantic. Take in panoramic sea views, then walk with care over the precipitous granite boulders. "Ayup," a Winter Harbor lobsterman told me on my last visit, "Schoodic's Down East at its best"; 207/288-3338 or nps.gov/acad. ―James H. Schwartz
5. Restaurant 213, Fruitland, Maryland
Like an octopus, the Chesapeake Bay extends watery arms in all directions, stretching its influence far inland. One of those tentacles, the Wicomico River, brushes past the town of Fruitland on Maryland's Eastern Shore. There, in an easy-to-miss strip mall, Restaurant 213 offers a blissful dining experience. Chef-owner Jim Hughes' "fine American dining with global influences" encompasses lots of seafood, prepared and served with care, flair, and a refreshing lack of pretension; 410/677-4880 or restaurant213.com. ―Steve Millburg
6. Washington State Ferries
Hop aboard a Washington State Ferry, the easiest (and most inexpensive) way to reach destinations throughout all the island-dotted bodies of water between Tacoma and British Columbia. The San Juan Islands routes boast frequent sightings of sea life, sometimes including orcas. High tea and double-decker-bus tours make a Vancouver Island visit to Sidney and Victoria seem like an afternoon in London. Bainbridge Island's quiet roads and boutiques provide an ideal trip for walk-ons and bicyclists, who catch the ferry in downtown Seattle. For a pure joyride, the two-hour Seattle-Bremerton round-trip yields plenty of time for soaking in the scenery and enjoying an Ivar's clam chowder on deck; 206/464-6400 or wsdot.wa.gov/ferries. ―Susan C. Kim
7. Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Kapalua, Maui,
I never understood the attraction of sushi―until my visit to Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar in Kapalua. A crispy spider roll with a tangy unagi glaze changed my outlook on the Japanese staple. Perennial award-winner Sansei specializes in cutting-edge cuisine ( The Washington Post calls it "sushi with attitude"). But it's chef and owner D.K. Kodama's strict adherence to his "no wimpy sauces" motto that elevates the food to such epiphanic heights. I recommend forgoing a table to sit alongside locals at the bar, where hip and goateed sushi chefs roll their gourmet goods; 808/669-6286 or sanseihawaii.com. ―Kay A. Fuston
8. Zihuatanejo, Mexico
"You remember the name of the town, don't you?" If you saw The Shawshank Redemption, then you certainly remember Zihuatanejo, prisoner Andy Dufresne's remote getaway. It invites visitors to enjoy laid-back living and unspoiled natural beauty on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Catalina Beach Resort, the town's oldest and most charming hotel, overlooks the area's premier swimming beach, Playa de la Ropa. It offers reasonable rates, especially off-season (mid-April through mid-November). Or, find five-star accommodations at La Casa Que Canta on the same stretch of sand. Catalina Beach Resort: 877/287-2411 or catalina-beach-resort.com. La Casa Que Canta: 888/523-5050 or lacasaquecanta.com. ―Elizabeth Beeler
9. Conch Republic Seafood Company, Key West, Florida
When in Key West, I make it part of my daily routine to eat fried shrimp at the Conch Republic Seafood Company. Built from an old fish house in the Historic Seaport, the Conch Republic combines ambience and history with fresh seafood delivered daily from nearby waters. Plus, it's away from the cruise-ship crowds. Live bands play nightly on the patio. Four huge saltwater fish tanks separate the bar and dining room. Garage door "walls" provide amazing views of the marina. Hint: The bar, my favorite spot in the house, serves a full menu; 305/294-4403 or conchrepublicseafood.com. ―Keri Payne
10. Mystic, Connecticut
Strolling Main Street, you'll find such one-of-a-kind neighborhood shops as Whyevernot (clothing, jewelry, and gifts), Bank Square Books, and Mystic Pizza, the inspiration for the 1988 Julia Roberts movie of the same name. In the evening, take a sunset cruise aboard Argia, a replica of a 19th-century schooner, or enjoy live music while dining at the 250-year-old Captain Daniel Packer Inne Restaurant and Pub. Spend your nights in one of the 10 luxurious rooms at the Steamboat Inn on the waterfront. You'll wake to homemade Steamboat Delectable muffins each morning; 877/286-9784 or mysticcountry.com. ―Allen B. Bunting
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11. Legs Inn, Cross Village, Michigan
As a native Michiganian and lover of Polish cuisine, I salivate at the thought of Legs Inn. Built by Polish immigrant Stanley Smolak in the 1920s on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, it takes its name from the inverted stove legs that form a decorative roof railing. Stop in for Polish or American fare, and request patio seating overlooking the water. Your server may actually be from Poland, here as an exchange student. It's tough to decide between the Taste of Poland entrée (cabbage rolls, Polish smoked sausage, and dumplings) and the house specialty, Whitefish Polonaise. But save room for the Fruit Pierogi du Jour, topped with sweet sour cream so good your Polish grandma would steal a bite. After dinner, stay in one of the Legs Inn cottages, steps from the beach. The inn stays open mid-May through mid-October for lunch and dinner; 231/526 2281 or legsinn.com. ―Jacquelyne Froeber
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Hi everyone. Please pray for me concerning the next step in my life. I am constantly fighting a battle in my mind about my calling and the proper use of the gifts and talents God has blessed me with.
I seem to be doing everything for everybody besides what I am truly gifted to do and it is really testing my faith. I know that God hears my prayers and will do everything in His perfect timing but in the meantime I am so drained and don't trust the people in authority to have my very best interest at heart.
I know I was made to live my life abundantly and serve others with zeal and enthusiasm.
Dionne sometimes when there is a calling on your life, you just have to step up and step out in faith. There are times when man will carry out a promotion on behalf of the Father and other times when he wants you to leave your kindred and step into your calling.
Sometimes man is shortsighted and for whatever reason God will have it that way. Again, ultimately everything that goes on is to bring him glory.
I urge you to be obedient to the voice of the Lord about your calling. To me it seems as though you know what we are created to do. Step out in faith leaving everything behind and start "walking on water".
Jesus is calling.
If he has called you to do, leave the outcome to him. He has already gone before you and have prepared you for his good works…I am excited for you girl. Just be available for him to work and live through you…
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At this moment, there are exactly 113,347 fly fishing blogs in existence. Twice that many have come and gone. (Where are you, Blanco Honky?) But of all the blogs that are, were and will be, none can make the same claim as the the Urban Flyfisher: World's First Fly Fishing Blog.
His name is Alistair, he fishes in Scotland, and this is his story.
You are recognized as the first fly fishing blogger. With no real contemporaries at the time, what compelled you to start a fly fishing blog?
Essentially I wanted to start a diary that I could update easily involving photos. I did not know any html so found this new fangled thing called "blogging" and it looked like it would suit my needs. At the time there was no other dedicated fly fishing personal blog. There were a few blogs I identified with and we would link to each other and pass visitors on – one was called "A View from the Bridge" about a chap whose job took him to the waves on large industrial ships – his photos were amazing.
And a blog about urban fishing, hip before its time. What gives?
To be honest it is just circumstance – my local river is a true urban recovering river full of Trout and Salmon that runs through the heart of Glasgow. At the time I did not drive so it is was the easiest river to walk to – additionally I was a student at the time (not one of those students that the whole experience was wasted on as I was a mature student who could embrace stupidly long summers involving fishing and cheap wine.) The blog actually started out as "Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin" and then after a while morphed into "The Urban Fly Fisher" as I realised pretty much all the rivers I fish are within a stones throw of the city. However my soul still resides underneath bridges with buses thundering over them.
Even though urban fishing may be seen as "hip" there are still not a lot of guys actually doing it – it appears to be the same old die hards rather than new folk. A lot of people go fishing to get away from the city not actually go into it. Saying that, now I have a couple of young children my fishing is now solely once more on the Kelvin as it takes me a few minutes to get there.
How long did it take before you had any readers?
Within a few weeks I had around a dozen unique visitors per day and it stayed that way for a few months. Over time it grew and grew.
Were you surprised from the response from across the pond in the States?
The majority of my readers are from outside the Scotland and the UK. I get a lot of emails from folk who have emigrated to the States and Australia who are homesick and want to check up on Glasgow – they are amazed that there are now fish in the river. I am still amazed that people enjoy what I write about the Kelvin – I assume they enjoy the Glasgow chat.
Nine years is a long time to be churning out content on a regular basis. What compels you to keep going?
It is a diary so I am never without content – during our close season sometimes content can be a bit difficult to think up so the whole blog slows down until the season starts and then it is back to being about trips. Of course now that I am Vice Chair of the River Kelvin Angling Association I do not get to moan at them anymore I now get people shouting at me at meetings – I then get to write about them instead.
Has blogging about fly fishing helped your actual fly fishing?
Without question yes.
I can honestly say that every fishing buddy I have now is because I started the blog. The majority of knowledge that I have gained through chat and observation of my fishing pals has made me a better fisher – not a particularly good fisher if the truth be told however certainly above half assed (just).
I reckon most of the guys I have fished with would not have fished with me if it were not for the blog – not saying I am a big celebrity or anything more of recognizing a kindred spirit type of thing. It opens the doors to new opportunities that's for sure.
Any insane celebrity stalking stories arising from your blog?
I have good stories and bad. I am constantly surprised that people recognise me and when it happens I am still taken aback. Just last week I was at the swimming baths with my son and this huge gent with tattoos all over his body kept glaring at me. I thought it was because my son was splashing him and edged away, he edged closer and stared into my eyes and asked if I was Alistair – after confirming that this was the case he nodded and began to move away – "I read yer site" he said before swimming off without another word.
Another time I received an email from a guy who told me he was standing behind me in Ikea the night before – we now fish together regularly.
I have had guys over the years who send me loads of emails however sometimes I just find it difficult to email back regulary and I think this annoys them.
I do actually have some bad stories as well, up until quite recently there was a guy who was internet stalking me as I banned him from my wee local forum. It all got a bit serious to be honest.
Do you think the rest of the fly fishing blog community should present you with a certificate or something? A watch? (I've got an old Timex.)
I think there should be a minimum payment of ten flies sent to me by any new fly fishing blogger – also an open invitation to stay in their home and fish with them.
Oh and a watch – an old Timex.
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97.77. Enterprise and nonenterprise special districts; debt pledges. An enterprise special district and a nonenterprise special district shall not pledge, on or after July 1, 2004, and before June 30, 2006, through a bond covenant to pay debt service costs on debt instruments issued by the district, any ad valorem property tax revenue that would otherwise be dedicated to the reduction required by Sections 97.72 and 97.73.
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But maintenance is the key. I'm sometimes pretty slack with my maintenance.
Generally wheel bearing failure is due to improper packing or a missing dust cap..
Packing the bearings is a good idea anytime you have to remove the bearings for other maintenance.
Trailer bearing fail more often because the wheels are small and turn very fast compared to a car wheel.
If the bearings are not packed properly they will fail quickly
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I've also had instances with wheels on trailers... but to recount the whole four occasions of my problems:
1. Wheel bearing failed after dust cap went missing. I was a few miles out of town when I learned, towed the trailer to town, bought bearing, replaced on side of road. That was the one with much hammering to be done.
2. One night I delivered an engine, the trip had been about 200 miles, when I dropped it off the friend to whom I'd delivered it noticed that all five wheel nuts were almost at the end of the threads on one hub! I suspect sabotage, it could have been nasty! To be honest, I don't know how it stayed on that long with the nuts loose.
3. Catastrophic bearing failure. I had run out of fuel between towns, I run on LPG and should have had petrol backup, but the fuel pump wouldn't kick in when I changed over, so I slept the night in the car about five miles out of town.
In the morning I waved down various people asking if they could hitch up to the rope I'd put on the front of the car and tow me into a place I could get fuel. Someone eventually did, and rounding the last corner into town I heard bangs and bumps behind me. In the mirror I saw a wheel heading for one of the houses and the trailer dropped on the left side.
Very fortunate that time, I found a pair of brand new hubs and bearings at a trailer show that had been taken off a trailer which had been delivered with the wrong stud pattern. This was after I'd changed over to 4-stud wheels to match my Nissan tow vehicle.
4. Those four studs must have been overworked! I had this load on:
Well, actually there was a stack of other stuff as well. After loading on the Poly and the truck gearbox, and the complete Hemi 6 engine, I stripped the heads off the Poly and left them where I was staying. Then I loaded two 5-speed gearboxes off Peugeots, two differentials, a bunch of magazines in boxes and some other stuff, the trailer was packed about 3' high.
I had to meet a friend 300 miles to the north to offload the truck gearbox and flywheel etc, but just before I reached him I had that old (now-) familiar bump-graunch sound come up at about 60mph, looked in the mirror and saw the right hand wheel heading for the opposite side of the road and so on.
All four wheel studs had broken off, I assume the wheel must have loosened or something.
Three hours later I was on my way again, new wheel studs, new U-bolts and a wheel checked for tightness.
Ray, X2 on the trailer bearings! I've never owned a boat trailer, but while coming back from the coast, a buddy and I had people frantically waving at us, turns out the trailer bearing had gone out from all the dunkings while putting in/taking out, and the wheel was trailing smoke- BAD.
We unhooked the trailer. I stayed w/the boat and trailer, he rode back and got the wherewithal to fix it. Made for a L O N G day.
Moral of the story: Preventative maintenance makes all the difference.
|also thought just worries me my friend had his wheel come completely off of his caprice a few months ago due to lack of maintenance i think that was just an odd case of ignoring the symptoms though... but regardless i don't wanna get that far he had to replace the spindle replace the rotor and iv been packing mine 1-2 times a year but wasn't sure if it needed to be done sooner
|yea i know ray bell i feel dumb cant believe i made it that far with it
|Ray Bell
Oh yes, that old trick of welding the inner cone to the stub!
I heard (and felt) mine going last week and, as mentioned, I was near a friend's place. So I phoned him and headed there. It was about six miles, I guess, and about half way, as I was driving slowly and wondering why the car behind wouldn't go round me as I went slower and slower, it started to squeal on me.
I stopped, and even then the idiot behind stopped behind me! I furiously waved him to go by me and finally he did, then I went on, no more squealing.
What I think happened is the cone of the outer race had started to spin on the stub. When I stopped it welded itself there and then no further noise came from it. Yes, I had fun getting it off, yes the angle grinder tidied up the stub.
I've had it happen twice before with trailers. They're the worst because you never know until too late that something's amiss. A wheel assembly came right off one day, the other time I was there for an hour and a half with hammer and chisel getting that outer cone off the stub. My arms ached for a week over that.
|I had the misfortune to have an Omega (X-body Nova clone) front wheel bearing go out on me- it spun the inner race on the spindle so bad that I had to cut it off the spindle! Totally welded itself on. Made a mess of the spindle, but the car wasn't long for this earth, so I dressed it w/a mill bastard and installed a set of bearings. Drove it like that until the end. Young, broke and stupid.
|Ray Bell
I let one go too far last week... and it caught me out on a weekend...
I wasn't near any big towns, so I finished up having to hitch-hike seventy miles or so to get the bearing. I had a workshop at a friend's place I could use.
The brakes were fine, though the pads had started to wear in a tapered fashion. That will have cost them some life.
Please, guys, try to remember that b-r-e-a-k means to smash something. Car brakes are b-r-a-k-e-s.
|as the rotors are hard to come by they weren't replaced but were turned don't know how many more times i can getaway with that though it is on a 1970 Pontiac Catalina changed the breaks about a week ago but it still seems like they don't grab as good as the old one's it is my dd has about 300 miles since i changed them... was just wondering about the bearing packing iv done mine twice this year seems like the driver side needed it the grease was starting to bake replaced the bearings on that side this time to.....
The pads need to wear in to the rotor before you'll get full braking. Hopefully you turned or replaced the rotors.
I usually pack mine when i do a break job. Unless another reason comes up.
wheel bearings and breaks
how often should i repack my wheel bearings... also i just changed my breaks and my car dosnt stop as good as with the old ones the old ones were ceramic and the new ones are organic its the difference in the pad isn't it...
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Bed bug pill? Is this really the answer?
-A new study conducted at Eastern Virginia Medical School shows there could be potential new use for a commonly used medication.
NEW BERLIN, WI- November 16, 2012- What if you could just take a pill to get rid of bed bugs? It sounds a little radical, but a new medical study, presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, revealed some interesting results.
"Bed bugs" are small, multi-sized and multi-shaped insects that feed on the blood of sleeping humans and animals. They have been a growing problem, especially in New York City, where a 2009 study revealed that six percent or roughly 400,000 residents reported bed bugs. Bedbug outbreaks in London are growing at a rate of approximately 25 percent per year.
Jason Freels, Bed Bug Services Manager at "Batzner Pest Management" and "Batzner Bed Bug Services" , Inc. noted, "We have experienced a 100 percent increase in the amount of bed bug calls each year, over the last 4 years." This epidemic can likely be explained by an increase in international travel, the exchange of used furniture, as well as decreased effectiveness of over-the-counter pesticides. Bed bug bites can affect people differently. One person might wake up the next day with red, itchy welts, while another might not show symptoms, if any, until weeks after being bitten. The biggest problem is preventing bed bug introduction before an infestation begins.
Dr. Johnathan Sheele, an emergency physician at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, conducted a study involving Merck & Co.'s Stromectol, also called ivermectin, which is a drug commonly used to treat diseases caused by worm parasites. One study involved injecting mice with ivermectin, and allowing bed bugs to feed on the blood of the mice. After feeding on the injected mice, the bed bugs died at a rate of 86 percent.
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A second study involved Dr. Sheele, himself, and three of his colleagues ingesting ivermectin and allowing both adult and juvenile bed bugs to feed on their blood. The tests were done 3, 8, 22, and 54 hours after ingesting the drug.
Study results showed that ivermectin was most effective on the first day of treatment, where 63 percent of bed bugs had died within three hours, compared to only 8 percent in a control group. However, the bed bugs continued to die at a rate of 42 percent 54 hours after the drug was ingested. In addition, ivermectin also hinders the ability of juvenile bed bugs to shed their outer exoskeleton, which is a key step in development.
Jason Freels, Bed Bug Services Manager at "Batzner Pest Management" and "Batzner Bed Bug Services" Inc. noted, "Bed bugs have developed a resistance to over-the-counter pesticides available to the public." A study by entomologists at Ohio State University revealed that over-the-counter foggers, or "bug bombs", commonly used by consumers are not effective at killing bed bugs. Jason adds, "Ivermectin is definitely worth looking into, as it could be a way for travelers to avoid bringing bed bugs home. However, it will likely have little effect on managing or eliminating bed bug infestations."
The director of the bed bug ivermectin study, Dr. Sheele, said, "Ivermectin has been around for over 20 years. It is effective against a wide range of human endo and ectoparasites, including head lice, body lice, and scabies." If this drug works to eliminate these problems, it is likely that it could have a future in protecting travelers against bed bug infestations.
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Why global climate models do not give a realistic description of the local climate
Global climate
Global climate statistics, such as the global mean temperature, provide good indicators as to how our global climate varies (e.g. see here). However, most people are not directly affected by global climate statistics. They care about the local climate; the temperature, rainfall and wind where they are. When you look at the impacts of a climate change or specific adaptations to a climate change, you often need to know how a global warming will affect the local climate.
Yet, whereas the global climate models (GCMs) tend to describe the global climate statistics reasonably well, they do not provide a representative description of the local climate. Regional climate models (RCMs) do a better job at representing climate on a smaller scale, but their spatial resolution is still fairly coarse compared to how the local climate may vary spatially in regions with complex terrain. This fact is not a general flaw of climate models, but just the climate models' limitation. I will try to explain why this is below.
Regional climate characteristics
Most GCMs are able to provide a reasonable representation of regional climatic features such as ENSO, the NAO, the Hadley cell, the Trade winds and jets in the atmosphere. They also provide a realistic description of so-called teleconnection patterns, such as wave propagation in the atmosphere and the ocean. These phenomena, however, tend to have fairly large spatial scales, but when you get down to the very local scale, the GCMs are no longer appropriate.
Minimum scale
There are several reasons why GCMs do not provide a representative description of the local climate (i.e. exactly where I live). For one, the grid mesh, on which they compute the physical quantities relevant for the climate, is too coarse (typically 200km) to capture the local aspects. The figure on the left shows a typical land-sea mask for a GCM.
The distance between two grid points in a GCM (or an RCM) is the minimum scale (~200km). The coarse resolution typically used in the GCMs till now has implied that the topography has been smooth compared to the real landscape and that some countries (e.g. Denmark and Italy) are not represented in the models (one exception is one Japanese GCM with an extremely high spatial resolution).
Sub-grid processes are represented by parameterisation schemes describing their aggregated effect over a larger scale. These schemes are often referred to as 'model physics' but are really based on physics-inspired statistical models describing the mean quantity in the grid box, given relevant input parameters. The parameterisation schemes are usually based on empirical data (e.g. field measurements making in-situ observations), and a typical example of a parameterisation scheme is the representation of clouds.
Surface processes
Climate models need boundary conditions describing the surface conditions (e.g. energy and moisture fluxes) in order to yield a realistic representation of the climate system. Often simple parameterisation schemes are employed to provide a reasonable description, but these do not capture the detailed variations associated with small spatial scales.
Skillful scale
Shortcomings associated with parameterisation schemes and coarse resolution explain why one gridpoint value provided by the GCMs may not be representative for the local climate. A concept called skillful scale has sometimes been employed in the literature, most of which have been linked to a study by Grotch and MacCracken (1991) who found model results to diverge as the spatial scale was reduced. Specifically, they observed that:
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I have installed the BT2 Final like this description
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That is no problem. But if i reboot the system after installation, the display is black and nothing works.
The only thing i can do is go into the bios.
Can somebody help me please.
It is not really illegal.Only if you use it for illegal things it´s illegal.
Can someone help me???
Assuming your german possession of hacking tools (or anything they deem a "hacking" tool) is illegal.
Are you able to boot from the LiveCD, just as a test? Not that I'm encouraging to do anything illegal...follow this advice at your own risk.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Ok thanks.
I can boot from the cd.That is no problem.
But if i install it and reboot,the screen is black. I don´t know why.
Uum.. do you also have Windows XP or Vista installed on the same computer/harddrive... ?
Have you partinioned your harddrive correctly ?
Have you setup LILO correctly ?
I have it,thanks.
that tutorial which you followed is not correct, i will search tonight for the right instructions
i had the same prob, you have to run backtrack live cd twice.


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Arsène Wenger says Arsenal are effectively playing 'cup football' until the end of the season.
After Manchester United's defeat at Chelsea on Tuesday, Arsenal are very much hot on the heels of Sir Alex Ferguson's side with a game in hand up their sleeve as they look to bridge a four-point gap to the Premier League leaders.
But, with any slip-up potentially proving costly, Wenger knows there is no margin for error.
"It will be only 'Cup' games for the rest of the season," said the manager.
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Kendall Anthony's Two Free Throws in Final Seconds Give Richmond 71-69 Victory Over Delaware in Season-Opening Thriller
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The Blue Hens (0-1) trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half, and were still down six with 2:46 remaining. But Delaware rallied, as Jarvis Threatt drained three free throws before Davon Usher buried a three-pointer from the right wing to pull the Blue Hens even with 1:18 to go.
Usher then made a steal at the other end, and following a UD timeout, Threatt was fouled on a drive to the basket with :30.2 to play. However Threatt missed a pair from the foul line, giving the Spiders (1-0) a final chance. Following a loose ball out of bounds with 2.3 seconds on the clock, UD guard Kyle Anderson was called for a holding foul.
Anthony then buried both foul shots, while Devon Saddler's three-pointer from just past half court bounced off the back rim.
Saddler, a first team Preseason All-CAA selection, led the Blue Hens with 17 points while Threatt, a second team preseason pick, added 14 points and hit 12 foul shots. Usher, a Mississippi Valley State transfer making his Blue Hen debut, posted a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Cedrick Lindsay paced Richmond with 20 points, while Alonzo Nelson-Ododa added 13 and Terry Allen contributed 11 for the Spiders.
Delaware nearly pulled out the victory despite shooting just 4 of 21 from three-point line, although the Blue Hens did connect on 27 of 37 free throws. Richmond was also off the mark from deep, as UD limited the Spiders to a 3 of 19 performance from behind the arc.
"Jarvis has proven time and time again that he's the guy we want at the free throw line, and he's iced many games for us from the line," said eighth-year Blue Hen head coach Monté Ross. "We did a good job of drawing fouls all night, but when you're on the road you have to make teams pay. If we do what we need to do from the line earlier, it doesn't come down to the end. We are an experienced group, and it says a lot about our team to come back twice in the second half."
Delaware used an early 9-1 run to take a 13-9 lead in the first half, and the game remained tight throughout the rest of the period before Richmond took a slim 32-31 edge into the break.
An Anderson three-pointer brought Delaware within a pair early in the second half, but Richmond quickly ran off seven consecutive points to go in front 45-36 and force a Blue Hen timeout with 17:03 remaining.
Delaware responded to hold the Spiders without a field goal for three and a half minutes but the Blue Hens went cold offensively themselves, as five straight Richmond points extended the lead back to double digits at 53-42 at the 11:12 mark following a Lindsay runner in the paint.
UD would not go away, as Usher converted a layup and then found Saddler inside to cap a 6-0 spurt and make it a 55-50 contest with 8:06 to play. The Blue Hens kept coming, as an Anderson three-pointer and a Saddler bucket put Delaware in front 61-59 with 5:08 on the clock.
The Blue Hens were again up two a half minute later, but Allen scored inside before Anthony drilled a three-pointer to put Richmond back on top, 66-63, at the 3:45 mark.
The Spiders' Derrick Williams added a free throw and a layup to increase the lead to six before the Blue Hens countered with six straight points to tie the contest, setting up the dramatic finish.
Game Notes:
• Delaware has lost eight straight season openers
• Marvin King-Davis went 8 of 8 from the foul line while tying his career-high with eight points
• Saddler needs 13 points to reach 1,700 for his career
• Richmond has won 14 straight season openers
• The Spiders held a 41-35 rebounding advantage
• The game marked the teams' first meeting since 1995
• Delaware plays its home opener Sunday vs. Charleston Southern at 2 p.m.


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One guy came to Utah with hopes of playing in the NFL, even though he had no idea where the state was located or what the NFL was. The other was more known for his track achievements and soccer ability, and thought football was a crazy sport the first time he saw it.
Together, the two guys with accents make up one of the most potent punting duos in the country.
An often overlooked aspect of football, punting has been crucial for the Utes this year, particularly with the offense struggling as it is. That Tom Hackett and Sean Sellwood are two of the more unlikely successes in the sport, well, that only adds to the mystique.
Leave it to a South African and an Australian to rule a position like nobody has since the days of Louie Sakoda, a guy who became a cult figure on Utah's campus. Neither one has been crowned "King" like Sakoda was, but they do deserve their own honorary positions.
"Those guys, they're totally goofy guys," Utah quarterback Travis Wilson said. "We're always making fun of them with their accents, and Tom doesn't really know much about football at all, but they're both doing a great job."
Utah is third in the Pac-12 in net punting, averaging 39.7 yards. Sellwood ranks second in the league, averaging 47.3 yards per punt and would rank third nationally if he had enough punts to qualify. Hackett, who specializes in rugby-style kicks, has placed 11 of his 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. Of those, six have landed inside the 10-yard line and four have landed inside the 5-yard line.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, who, like many coaches, tends to leave the punters alone while they "do their thing," nevertheless is thankful for their contributions.
"They've been a real weapon for us this year," Whittingham said. "Both of them have been really consistent."
Sellwood moved with his family from South Africa to Utah 15 years ago. An all-state player in soccer and track star, Sellwood decided to give football a try while attending Judge Memorial High School. He admits being clueless about the sport, but he could smack the heck out of the ball when told to do so.
He averaged 42.8 yards a punt, a number good enough to draw the attention of the Utes, who invited him aboard.
Sellwood redshirted in 2008, which allowed him to learn the nuances of his position from Sakoda. He then started pinning opponents deep in their territory and pulling in the awards in 2009.
One of his most memorable moments as a freshman came against Air Force when he pinned the Falcons inside their 10-yard line twice in the final four minutes. Last year he had 50 punts for 2,251 yards and ranked fourth in the league averaging 45 yards.
He was briefly ranked the top punter in the country earlier this year, an achievement he credited to his work in the offseason.
"It started last year and I just kept working at it," he said. "I worked hard on consistency, hitting balls over and over again and it is paying off."
While Sellwood came to America when his father was transferred for work, Hackett arrived with the goal of getting an education and a possible shot at the NFL even if he had no idea what the league was all about when he got here.
Hackett went to a pro kicking school to learn how to boot spirals. His tapes were sent to a bunch of schools, including Utah. Special teams coordinator Jay Hill liked what he saw, and Hackett was invited to walk on with a preferred scholarship, meaning he was in line for one in the future.
His debut wasn't exactly what he imagined it would be, but it worked. Inserted against BYU, Hackett walked onto the field finally understanding what the rivalry was all about. Suddenly, he had a case of nerves even his laid-back Aussie attitude couldn't handle.
"Wearing all the gear, helmets and stuff, I'd never worn this stuff before I got here, then on my first snap I fumbled," he said. "The stadium was loud. I'm not going to lie, and my heart sunk. I picked it up and instinct just took over and I kicked it and it spiraled. I guess it was a good thing."
His punt landed on the 5-yard line, one of three that landed inside the 10-yard line that day. Hackett was awarded Pac-12 Special Team Player of the Week award, something that had to be explained to him.
"I learned it was a good thing," he said.
Hackett, who confesses he still doesn't understand all the rules of football, amuses his teammates with his lack of knowledge of the game and the country.
"I had no idea about Utah until I did some research and learned about Mormons," he said. "I didn't know it got cold here. People tell me to get a North Face jacket and a beanie and I'll be fine."
Comments like that make teammates such as John White shake their heads, but as long as the two keep placing kicks right where they should be, they have the admiration of their teammates.
"They're funny," White said. "But I love those guys. They get it done every week."
Utah's punters
Tom Hackett
• 6-0, 190 lbs., Fr.
• Melbourne, Australia, Scotch College
Of note • Has 20 punts, 11 of which have landed inside the 10-yard line and four have landed inside the 5-yard line. ... Named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after he placed three punts inside the 10-yard line against BYU.
Sean Sellwood
• 6-3, 203, Sr.
• Salt Lake City, Judge Memorial H.S.
Of note • Ranks second in the Pac-12 averaging 47.3 yards a punt. ... Tied with Louie Sakoda with 50 career punts of 50-plus yards. ... Ranks fourth all-time with 8,169 career punt yards. ... Had 50 punts for 2,251 yards in 2011.
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The man's wife had divorced him some time back, but he was still wanting to get back together with her. He told the bus driver that she was diagnosed with cancer. And that "God was working in a mysterious and good way to bring his ex-wife back into his life because she needed his help." I kid you not, he actually said this.
I thought this was the most revolting and self centered thing I have heard in a long time. His ex wife may be dying from cancer and all he could think of was how he was feeling. How is getting a serious form of cancer good? What about what his ex-wife is going through? He seemed to not have any awareness of her as an individual apart from himself? What happens should she not survive? Is that too a "good" message from god?
If he was like this in the past, no wonder she divorced him. He also speculated out loud to the bus driver that his ex-wife was "angry at God." What an arrogant ass.


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Took my first sail Finally on 8 December 2012, ! Purchased Felicity in late November of 2011.
I was worried about the shrouds on the starbord side due to the rot, but I did add two 12" aluminum extensions with 6 stainless bolts. took the strain of a 20 degree heel so I am thinking I shouldn't worry so much. Still I do want to replace both bulkheads under the threshold which supports the base of the mast. Big Job. Perhaps I should wait until I take her out of the water again year after next? The pictures are on the Facebook morgan group, also have some of the old pictures on the Yahoo morgan owners group site.
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Sorry for poor grammatical skills, it was never my strongest subject. I have an AA, BA from Texas, BSN from USM, and an MSN from USA, and am certified as a Diabetic Educator CDE. Spent 20 years in the Air Force Nurse Corps, I am just being lazy. Will try a little harder.
If you go to the Morgan Group on the Facebook page you can see some updated pictures of Felicity and my ODay Mariner. And there are some photos on the Yahoo Morgan Owners group.
I have replaced all the 45 year old teak with AZEC in Cobre colour which is close to a teak, and have replaced all teak cleats which were badly worn or broken with black nylon without having to cut any holes.
I have all necessary supplies to replace lifelines which had been damaged removed, holes covered and topsides painted over before I purchased the boat.
As far as the Water tank I have a 2" PVC bung so should never have a problem with corrosion again. I do however have to build a new support for the tank, another ship in a bottle effort! have new tubing. I do not believe it will be possible to remove the monel tank through the anchor locker, and I do not plan on cutting any of the interior fiberglass which is still in very good condition considering the age of the boat. This project has been set aside for the moment, I decided to work outside.
49 stainless machine screws nuts and washers on each side of the boat for the toe rails, I am experiencing numbness on occasion in my forearms and hands from all the strain, used putty or "butyl rubber" tape as the seating much less leakage now, though did find a couple in a heavy rain which needed a washer, perhaps some calk and to be retightened.
That's it for now, thanks for the advice. George
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"Remember, though, any time you're cutting fiberglas, wear long sleeves, latex gloves and glasses. And Peltor headphones. Any power tool in a small cabin is like working inside a drum. It's extra loud."
And a high quality air-filter respirator.
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To the Morgan 24 sailor, two suggestions:
I know I'm eight months late but...
Tho I love your energy, your replies are so long and solid copy that, unless one is retired and has lots of spare time, I wouldn't read past the 10th line. And it's unfortunate because you may have lots of great morsels to share.
Please break up your copy into paragraphs, and please make the first sentence of the paragraph, what the paragraph is about. Thank you. It will be much more inviting for us to read.
On the water tank, I had a similar challenge. The under-v-berth tank opening was 2" in diameter. So I bought an inspection port, which screws open and shut, with an o-ring gasket,
I bought a 4" because I could get my hand and arm inside for scrubbing the tank, and because I didn't have room for a 6". With the 6", you can more easily get a hose, the sprayer, a scrub brush, whatever, inside the tank and you'll know your water will be clean. Install a 6" if you have the space.
Also, a big inspection port makes it easier to fill the tank with jerry jugs, if you aren't using a hose. There's less water slop.
The absolute best tool to own, for boats, is a top-handle Bosch jig saw. You can cut anything and Bosch offers so many kinds of blades (wood, fiberglas, aluminum-cutting, etc.) Although my last three were corded models, there's much to recommend if Bosch makes a cordless. but it's not that big a deal.
Whatever brand you buy, make sure it's orbital, not old- fashioned straight up-and-down. They cut faster/cleaner and you can do a plunge cut if you have 15" and you don't have a drill hole. If you need to cut a small diameter hole in a space too tight for a jig saw, you can also use a laminate trimmer with a spiral bit.
Remember, though, any time you're cutting fiberglas, wear long sleeves, latex gloves and glasses. And Peltor headphones. Any power tool in a small cabin is like working inside a drum. It's extra loud.
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Getting the Bung out of the water tank and replacing it with a PVC one has allowed me to move on. I have nearly replaced all of the old beat up teak cleats with black nylon with flat aluminum stock rather than washers as a backing plate, and have done the impossible - like building a ship in a bottle I have also replaced the cleats that are on the forward part of the coaming near the aft bulkhead of the cabin! Using sticks, lashing a wrench to it using duct tape on a piece of PVC as my "sticky bomb" to pick up nonferris stainless an aluminum I may have dropped, the old washers and nuts. It took two sticks and 2.5" 1/4" stainless screws to make getting the aluminum backing plate over both screws up inside the coaming - by doing this I did not have to drill any holes in the fiberglass. I had to crouch inside the sail locker on each side and my older son did help me turning the screw driver while I held a socket taped to a wrench with the nut in it. It can indeed be done if you use your noggin.
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The battle of the stuck nut - today was the day! On the Morganowners group on yahoo I had received good advice. I have been struggling with this watertank nut for weeks! I tried filing a little, then took the 32mm 12 point 1/2 inch socket and my 1/2 inch ratchet which was the closest fit. I took my hammer and hammered the socket onto the nut. It gripped! I needed leverage as the monel tank was flexing up and down, and with the torque - no good. I lashed a crowbar to the rachet I sprayed with PB Blaster several times! I was able to push AND pull! until the nut was rounded off! Not to be defeated my mighty mind formulated a plan worthy of the great Promethius, and the 7 great labors of Heracles! I brought my drill and with a new 1/8th inch metal bit drilled through the nut, then in progressive sizes I finally opened up a 1/2" hole in the nut, then drilled some smaller holes on either side of the nut planning on using a single bare hack saw blade to connect the holes, after sawing and sawing the nut was in half as close to the edge of the opening as I dared because I did not wish to destroy the threads of the tank. Finally the time arrived I hammered with a large flat head screw driver, then used my vice grips as Dad taught me and squeezed, the gap between the halves of the nut came together but the blasted nut still would not move. I grabbed my 21" plummers wrench, removed blocks under the tank to make room and pulled. Half of the nut broke free but the other half was still stuck. I pushed from the other side and the nut finally turned!! half fell out, then I had to unscrew the other half even after all of that. Some yahoo had used a common galvanized plumming nut which was so corroded I do not believe there was any other way short of using a circular saw bit to cut a new hole to get this nut out. Wow, when this was over the forward berth looked a mes with filthy tools, sweat, grime, took a while to get down to shining the surface with some polishing compound and then some polish. Needless to say, I will find a nylon or pvc nut of the apporpriate size and will never ever over tighten it! I don't know who on earth amongst the former owners did this but I would like to give them a piece of my mind. I used my extension magnet to pick up the metal filings and to retreive 1 and 1/2 hacksaw blades from the tank. I will pump it dry - yes it seems to be half full of water (Infact over 4 large buckets full) I put the siphon tube through 1/2" PVC to ensure I got as much of the water out as possible. One sip of that water would drop a man in 30 minutes! When some drops of this sludge dripped on the white fiberglass of the V berth I had to look at my hand to see If I had cut myself - it looked like drops of blood. Not sure how on earth I will ever clean this tank out, not sure I would even want to wash dishes with it at this point. But have it empty now, hopefully it will dry out, I will have to shop for a pvc fitting large enough to fit and will never make it more than finger tight. Perhaps when the tank is lighter it will be much easier to build a frame or support under neath, to locate where the hose to the sink is attached so I can place a new one, perhaps the old one is crimped, or plugged with sludge?? - enough work for one day. Sometimes the simple low tech brute force works after all and in some cases is simply the only way. I did purchase a plastic 6 gallon water tank fits well behind the stairs, perhaps I will make a T fitting at the flipper faucet so I can switch between potable tank water and drinkable water, and just flip the faucet to clean it out after switching to the drinking water? George
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Added a picture under title Felicity.
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After days, the bilge is still dry as a bone! Now that's what I'm talkin about!! On the yard after 45 years this boat's bottom was very sound, no delamination, just solid and strong topsides and hull, the thickness of the fiberglass used is impressive, I have heard morgans are built like a tank, it is true. the inner lining of the cabin is beautiful - sure it is 45 years old, there is your typical wear from owners who failed to maintain her but with just a little cleaning spray and a rag years of built up grime just wipes away, and with a little wax I am able to see some of her former glory come back. I knew the quality of morgan yachts which is why I wanted another. There is a lot of work ahead but with a sound hull, rigging, and sails the boat can and will be brought back. I just completed work to my satisfaction on my 1972 O'Day Mariner except for painting but she is still remarkably sound 40 years later took her out with my son - I still have it like riding a bike with no engine, failed to realize just how low the tide was and did not realize how Katrina had changed the depth of the bay in a boat that has a 10" draft with the board up at one point I had to raise the rudder and skull to make way over the shallow areas as I listened to the boat scraping along the muddy bottom at 8pm. Makes me worry about my 32" in the morgan as I remember sailing more or less care free around the bay in December standing on the bow with the tiller tied off in a bathing suit with my shirt off in my mid twenties gee now in my mid 50's! I need maintenance too, grecian formula, watching the calories, walking and jogging, balanced diet. I plan to replace the broken teak cleats with black nylon a couple are inside the coaming and beyond the bulkhead of the sail locker very difficult to reach. I am also worried about replacing the hand rails as they must be bolted on yet the cabin liner covers them - I would hate to have to drill holes in the overhead liner, but If I must I must as the hand rails are literally worn down and thin from owners who must have sanded them repeatedly. I am thinking about teak vs mahogany vs oak. I know teak is the number one choice wood as it is naturally oily, weathers well and is beautiful with an occasional cleaning and oiling in a natural finish but extremely expensive more so than it was even in the early 80's. the toe rail is also going to be a job there must be a hundred stainless screws and bolts per side. Well, this is a project boat, largely therapy and nostalgia as my heart is heavy with sadness over my wife's mental deterioration early alzheimer's that has moved into the advanced stage. Sometimes my thoughts are to end it I am worn and tired, there will be sorrow and loneliness, but my sons rely on me, my wife relies on me, so would never do that very irresponsible and selfish - cowardly, I will live through this, it will be hard but I will have a life left to live when it is over God Willing and we will meet in heaven some day.... I am not sure I could find another partner in the future it will take time beyond her passing, which is still perhaps 3 years off more or less? It is hard when she is yelling at me as I am helping her but she is not in her right mind and cannot help it - so frustrating.....tiring. God has set his canon against self slaughter - so shakespearian. But that is life God did not promise we would always have a life of ease but there is joy in his faithfulness to us at all times spiritually holding our hand along the way.
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The boat is finally at my dock, spent the afternoon scrubbing the topsides, and started on the cabin inside. The Centerboard system works just as Charlie Morgan designed it, there are some new through hulls the inlet to the head with a shut off needs to be reconnected, and the sink drain needs to be reconnected as well. The 5" crack was sanded out and fiberglassed, and the bottom was preped and has a new coat of antifouling paint. She sure looked pretty under full sail moving fast on a windy day. The basics are all there, the rest I can do on my own, so now the fun begins.
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Back from celebrating Mother's day. Message on my machine from the Yard owner who states the boat is on the crane and he is putting it back in the water, will bring it over today (about a 30 mile trip) will be glad to have it back with sound rigging, and hull, bringing the rest back will be up to me, nothing I can't handle should be fun. My objective is not for the boat to look brand spanking new but a boat in good repair which has aged gracefully and been well maintained. I do not have the $100,000 to spare for a complete refit by a professional outfit. But I can spare several thousand and alot of sweat equity and inginuity to do my best. I am sure the accomplishment will be quite satisfying
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