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Only 3/8 hole?...You're a lightweight!
The key element is that your patch include mechanical clamping force and some sealing area like a stainless steel fender washer and then seal with 5200which is removable later.
Thank you for introducing this issue as it presents an opportunity to relate my daring adventure wherein I personally drill a FREAKIN 2 INCH hole in my hull while in the water, INTENTIONALLY. Apparently this is a common way to install transducer thru hulls where haul outs are costly and maintenance divers are available. But, I had no diver.
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Bronze thru hull and nut, teak washer for inside hull, 5200 sealant, dummy for transducer, wood safety plug sized for the hole, 1 1/2 inch fishing bobber, 15 feet of braided fishing line, a 3" diameter, 1/4" thick plywood washer drilled to accept the fishing line. dingy, boat hook, drill motor, hole saw, spanner wrench. Labatt's Blue.
One dingy man stationed in the dingy floating abeam of the planned hole, One GFI man to unplug the 110v drill if I start shaking. One Travel Lift operator on call in the event of an emergency. (caution, travel lift operator may be a little cranky 'cause you're stealing his opportunity for a haulout so know your man).
Announce your plan at the prior evening's drink and bull session on the dock. The next day, you can expect a large audience hoping to see you sink your boat. However, discourage photography as the graphic evidence in court woud be too damning.
Caution: Distract the admiral by sponsoring a cloths shopping foray into town.
Caution, Keep Labatt's sealed until the job is done.
Dingy man is on station with the tranducer thru hull. The flange is slathered up with 5200 (not the threads). Boat hook at the ready. GFI man is stationed over my shoulder drill motor plug in hand. I drill the hole. Upon breakthrough unplug the drill. The gyser is only about 4" and I easly stop flow with the palm of my hand. I push the bobber into the hole trailing the fishing line and and close the hole with my palm. It must float up the under hull a bit. Dingy man snags and pulls the line from the water, disconnects the bobber, threads the line through the bronze thruhull and then the 3" plywood washer and secures with a proper knot. Dingy man then holds the thru hull at the waterline while I take up slack and a deep breath. On my order he drops it. As it sinks I quickly slip the line in through fingers of my palm. Once the transducer is up to the hole I shove two fingers into the ID to square and bring it through. Next, Holding the transducer firmly to the hull, I insert the dummy plug. I start the teak washer which has a bead of 5200 and bronze nut. I draw it it up with the spanner. Exhale and open the Labatt's
Over the next few weeks and months the story is retold and embellished by the witnesses over evening drinks. I sit quietly with an even stare into the setting sun as if in deep thought , deflecting accolades with the simple wave of one hand. Eventually, I am annointed ........Count de Monet!
The verdict
Thanks for such a great reply, Med Sailer. There is much wisdom in your post.
I ended up hauling the boat, and doing a proper fiberglass repair. I had jumped into the water with snorkel, mask and underwater epoxy, and immediately realized that I wouldn't feel comfortable 2 miles off shore with my patch.
I will take your suggestion that I install automatic bilge pumps (or at least one) immediately. It's one of those things that have been on my to-do list -- I'll move it up a lot because you make much sense. And I will use the brand you suggest.
Now I've just got to finish my engine replacement and go sailing. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Ha.
Thanks, everyone.
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Oh dear, what have I started. I've been laughing at myself all day, and now you're taking me seriously. Perhaps you should buy yourself that sense of humour. Or knitting needles.
Thanks for your advice. I'll be waiting for more beans of wisdom from both of you, that's for sure.
You've got the answer right there! Stick a bean in it and the water will cause it to swell up and fill the hole. ;-)
Now for the more serious advice. I once had a wooden boat with a crack in the hull. Worse situation than a 3/8 hole if I do say so myself, though not nearly as funny. What I did was apply underwater epoxy to the crack. Now I had heard advice to get marine-tex and what I found was that like 5200 and a LOT of other products "cure underwater" does not translate to "apply and stick to" underwater.
What worked was an epoxy putty in a stick form. I think it actually might have been marine tex brand, but it was a stick form. It may be this same product under west marine's name.
West Marine: Epoxy Stick Product Display
Looked a lot like this:
Marine Epoxy Stick
Since I had an ablative (soft) antifouling paint, I had to scrape it off around the crack with a metal brush until I was down to bare wood. I did this with scuba gear. Then, I applied the bubble gum-like stuff, to the hull. If you press it on and smoosh it a little but don't mess with it too much it will stick. Believe it or not it stayed in place and the boat was bone dry for 4 years. I even took the boat on a 4 month cruise with the bubble gum repair on the 4ft crack and it never came off, even in a 1/2 decent storm. (Yes, that WAS stupid, but despite that the product worked)
This stuff is now my favorite repair-it-all product. Even better than duct tape. I've used it on a radiator fitting (lasted 5 years) on my car as well and can attest to it's temp tolerance.
Now I really like the suggestion of the butyl tape and bolt (with washer) idea. I've got no direct experience with butyl tape but from what I hear it is probably a good product for the purpose. Add a good sized glob of the epoxy putty over the top for insurance. Don't worry about removing it. Next time you're out of the water it'll chip off without much hassle.
Also, now is a GREAT time to install an automatic bilge pump if you haven't already. If you have, now's a perfect time to install the 2nd one and run the wires directly to your other battery. After 6 years of leaky wooden boat ownership I can't recommend RULE bilge pumps enough. Never had one fail despite the abuse I heaped on them and I had plenty of others fail.
Hopefully all is already fixed, and if not, good luck!
Yes, please nix the epoxy. I think you may be hating life later.
Originally Posted by timebandit View Post
You might want to think about how hard that epoxied bolt will be to remove later and just use the butyl tape.
Of course, I've been wrong before. Like yesterday, when I didn't think about the drill actually going beyond the cradle to the hull, and beyond again....
Thanks, everyone. Well, almost everyone!
This general approach is a standard damage control method and is is very well proven, with many variations.
By the way, I meant to type 500,000 gallon chemical tanks, but 500,000 tanks may be true too. ASTM tank inspection is a part of my job, and I see ALL sorts of odd repairs, some good, some....
Good luck! At the very worst, with a rod or bolt method, you will slow the leak to an occasional drip.
Originally Posted by BlueWaterMD View Post
I have a stick of JB Weld, and I think it says it can cure underwater. You can patch it for now, but I highly recommend a proper fix when the boat is hauled. Also make sure your bilge pumps are working properly.
You might want to think about how hard that epoxied bolt will be to remove later and just use the butyl tape.
Of course, I've been wrong before. Like yesterday, when I didn't think about the drill actually going beyond the cradle to the hull, and beyond again....
Thanks, everyone. Well, almost everyone!
Originally Posted by boofus View Post
I would be worried ...if you just plug the top of the hole. Getting something on the outside of the hull would be important to me.......
I'm going to dive down tomorrow or Wednesday and attempt to insert a bolt with washers (if the curvature of the hull at this location permits), and bond it with some type of underwater-curing epoxy.
Unless better alternatives are presented here.... Thanks for your suggestions, everyone.
I would be worried about rotting out your engine stringer if you just plug the top of the hole. Getting something on the outside of the hull would be important to me....... if you are going to try waiting out the season, you might find a whole lot more work completely rebuilding your engine bed.
Good luck
|I have a stick of JB Weld, and I think it says it can cure underwater. You can patch it for now, but I highly recommend a proper fix when the boat is hauled. Also make sure your bilge pumps are working properly.
Don't throw the drill away just yet... I'd move over to the opposite mount and drill another hole to let the water out.
On a more serious note using a piece of all-thread, fender washers and rubber washers you could fabricate a better fix till you get her hauled.
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Siax wrote:I totally agree if you resubed with a house I think your design will have alot more votes.......great concept though +1
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Re: Nuclear Physics
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czar21 wrote:Getting ready for a resub based on the above comments; should be up soon!
Resubbed here: http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=44600
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Re: Conservation of Demolition v2
Resubbed with whole house instead of a door, also made a tad smaller on the shirt.
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Duddles86 wrote:Yay! You used the title! I wanted to say, I was looking at my kitty while she was sitting on the floor and I noticed the shoulder blade hump that makes the neck look off and I had to laugh b/c you are right that it was the true way a cat looks even if we think it looks wrong. Best of luck! you gmv!
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And haha that's so funny you saw the hump! But it's ok, if it looked weird to people it's probably better that I changed it - but yup that's definitely a cat thing:D
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bearysoft wrote:The look on this cat's face makes me think of the time my brothers were getting tiny marshmallows wet and throwing them at the cat. She was none to amused to have 20+ tiny marshmallows stuck on her fur. My brothers, however, were in hysterics.
haha and yikes! In that case the title "I will kill you in your sleep" probably applied very much!
specsmachine wrote:Thanks for a good laugh!
Thanks from me too... I watched it again and gave me a good laugh a few times as well.
Mekora wrote:This is an amazing shirt. The only thing I don't like is that it's on yellow and I don't like wearing yellow shirts. But I might actually buy it if it prints.
i agree, not liking the lemon all the much. perhaps if it was on brown or something. anything but black though. anyway this is prolly the best design i've seen in this derby so far so congrats on great work. GMV nonetheless.
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wait.. didnt sisyphus push the boulder UP the hill.. then it rolled down..
looks like that dude is going down a hill, unless youre saying sisyphus went up backwards and straight legged..
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Besides, I get the gravity connection. But its tenuous. Id even say off topic.
Re: Diving With Photons!
pretty.... far off topic.
really dude.. just slap a name on what youve been working on and call it science.
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Optics is a major branch of physics, concerning the behavior and properties of light. The behavior of light when interacting with water is key in my submission.
now, if you slap this explaination in print on the back of the shirt.. its halfway to being on topic.
Re: a simple question of weight ratios (v2)
I hate to sound like an spoon, but... what are the 3 dots about? Is it "therefore"?
czar21 wrote:Resubbed with whole house instead of a door, also made a tad smaller on the shirt.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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artulo wrote:The public demanded it, so how can I not comply? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
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I don't know, I'm a bowler, so v1 and I... ;)
But big fan of the resub!
This is so cute, I love it. XD I realize you already resubmitted but I have to say I wish the corners of the sign were rounded, like the actual street signs. Otherwise, clever idea!
ellerythecelery wrote:Beautiful design! It looks like an homage to astrophysics and mechanical engineering and nature, all at once. Awesome!
Well thank you. I defiantly had all those ideas in mind.
Re: Physics of a Falling Cat
is that a cream t-shirt.......and is the background on the thumbnail white? if it is your gonna need to change it
4Se7ens wrote:I hate to sound like an spoon, but... what are the 3 dots about? Is it "therefore"?
Ummm... Never mind.
(I guess I've never seen that before.)
ALRIGHT! I fixed the icon that was a diff color XD
Lets just pretend I'm not the dumbest kid in the world ;___;
AirRon23 wrote:If I'm not mistaken the question mark still counts as text, even though it has been picture-ized. D: sorry you might get rejected on this one.
eh.... i dont really care one way or the other...
i actually tried to give a s*** about the design as i was making it but mostly failed to do so...
i really only bothered to submit it because i did actually finish the design... it is FAR from my best work...
Re: Matter and Anti-Matter
This is really cute and I LOVE the placement, but unfortunately I think that it is outside the printable area.
4Se7ens wrote:Ummm... Never mind.
(I guess I've never seen that before.)
That was supposed to be the image of a coconut with 3 holes in it.
I like this. Voted. Done talking to myself. Sorry.
Shoppingdingos wrote:pretty.... far off topic.
really dude.. just slap a name on what youve been working on and call it science.
Shoppingdingos wrote:now, if you slap this explaination in print on the back of the shirt.. its halfway to being on topic.
It seems like a pretty good explanation to me. If physicists study photons (light) and physicists study astronomy (planets) then this design is just as relevant as the planet designs.
Re: Triple Point
The triple point is a temperature and pressure at which the three phases of a specific element are in equilibrium. This is an approximation of the triple point graph of a water-like substance.
Five colors on Heather Gray.
Re: butterfly effect
this is an awesome design. GMV.
this is adorable! I love it!
Re: A Positive Attraction
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Re: obviously youre dense V2
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Hammylink wrote:...and yes it does look like Target paraphernalia and you might have bullseyed a lot of boobs with the small lighter circle.
I took my inspiration on some mix between The Little Prince from Saint-Exupéry and the Jules Verne's journey ) Hope you also enjoy the orange look... it is very wearable with the grey tonalities. And come on guys...
you cannot limit all this design to something like the Target logo... There is a long way between both...
Re: What Goes Up...
Generic, boring, and not even done well. What is that? Ripped paper?
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Re: Schrödinger's Cat
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suzer22 wrote:Love the concept but the rules say "no text" so that N on Newton has to go..you don't need it anyway!
I'm not really sure the 'N' counts as text in this case...
staffell wrote:I'm not really sure the 'N' counts as text in this case...
Yes, it does.
Very strong, clever concept. Nice work.
I think I'll cry if this doesn't win! I LOVE it. Well done.
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Mobile banking success is a moving target: Customers needs and expectations are changing rapidly, and eBusiness teams at banks are sprinting to get ahead of their customers' expectations. To achieve this, firms are rolling out new features, optimizing existing services, and enhancing mobile experiences.
To understand which firms are leading in mobile banking — and to better gauge the mobile banking landscape overall — we used our Mobile Banking Functionality Benchmark to evaluate and rank the mobile banking efforts of 15 of the largest banks in North America, Western Europe, and Australia.
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Banks get a bad rap for not being innovative enough. But at least one provider is proving the haters wrong: Early this year, U.S. Bank launched Mobile Photo Bill Pay, a feature that lets mobile bankers add a new payee simply by taking a picture of a paper bill or statement.
This mobile feature – powered by technology solutions company Mitek – goes beyond "nifty" With it, U.S. Bank offers customers an easier, more convenient, and more elegant cross-channel experience for a common activity. It helps the bank by increasing the number of customers who use digital bill pay – and deepening relationships with customers. According to Niti Badarinath, SVP and head of mobile banking at U.S. Bank, "Getting people to become active users of bill pay is key to our digital strategy, because we recognize the value and stickiness of the relationship when people pay bills." (taken from a recent article in American Banker)
How it works
When U.S. Bank launched mobile photo bill pay, I immediately pulled up my U.S. Bank iPhone app and took this new feature for a test drive (see screenshots below). Put simply, this is an innovation that delivers: A customer can go from opening a bill he got in the mail to enrolling a brand new payee to paying that bill in under 150 seconds (a.k.a. less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds). This is without setting up any bill payment options in advance, or entering any information manually – the mobile photo bill pay feature even corrects for image distortion, reads relevant data and auto-populates all the information.
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I am getting ready to do some upgrades to my engine and had a question that came up. I was calling a local shop to get an estimate on a camshaft install. They mentioned that it is not advisable to do a performance camshaft swap unless you do a full engine rebuild at the same time. They said this is because the rest of the engine may not be able to handle the increased power. My question is, is this a bunch of crap to get me to do a entire engine rebuild or is this legit info meant to help me? Obviously I am posting this because I am a novice to engine work. If it bolts on I can generally do it but once we get to internals I am lost.Just in case you need the info. I have a 78 F-150 with a 400. The cam is an Edelbrock performer series cam, I have most of that series either on the engine already or waiting to be installed. Thanks for the help.
there is nothing to stop you from just changing the cam and lifters...do it your self or try a different shop.. some shops cannot see just a cam swap... they only see the whole monte..you will probably want to think ahead... 3 piece timing chain set.. new oil pump and pan gasket.. perhaps a water pump... if you have not replaced it recently.. there are about half a dozen articles spread out in the around 40 car and truck magazines on this site that cover 400 ford builds... this will help with the knowledge of how to and what to ***wait.. why the oil pump.. because i have been there before.. ford used nice lightweight aluminum housing oil pumps... great beasts.. but the housing wears and flow drops... engine damage soon to follow...a few things... as i have had some friends with these... can you have a friend rock the steering wheel back and forth about a quarter turn while you lay under the front of the truck and feel the crossmember and axle pivot brackets.. make sure they are NOT LOOSE.. . what.. yep.. i have one 78 in the family.. and several friends with them and usually the left front bracket comes loose.. the rivets are there but they are worn allowing the axle pivot bracket to shift on the crossmember.. this repair involves center punching the rivets.. drilling part way through.. knocking the heads off... using grade 8 flanged bolts and flanged nuts to replace them.. one at a time.. leaving the new bolts slightly loose till you have installed all of them.. then you can use your torque wrench to tighten them.. i have used 1/2" bolts.. but i have also used 9/16 bolts after i redrilled the holes.. but thats me.. and i lined up the plates and snugged some of the bolts to do this drilling.. if you come back and post a reply.. i will dig around for some of the 400 motor build articles..
Thanks for the reply. I do have a new water pump and 3 piece timing chain along with some other goodies that I would be installing at the same time. I hadn't thought about the oil pump though, thanks for the heads up I will look into picking one up. I hadn't done a lot of searching on the 400 on this site but I will do some searches for it as well. Without actually going out to the truck I would be willing to bet that bracket is loose if this is a somewhat common occurrence. This truck has been a work truck all its life... farm, construction, camper/boat towing.
to save some time... look at this forum post from a different ford magazine here..http://forums.musclemustangfastfords.com/70/7790586/transmission-drivetrain/ford-400-modified-performance/you will have to copy and paste some of them....
Thanks for the links. A couple of them I had seen, but there was one or two that I hadn't read before.


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Justin Seymour - a freshman shooting guard from Georgia - will leave the program and transfer, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.
Seymour made a reputation this season as an athletic guard with one of the better outside shots on the team. While he didn't play much towards the end of the year, he was thought to be a cornerstone of Utah's future in Larry Krystkowiak's rebuilding process.
However, Seymour and Krystkowiak met on Monday. The decision was made mutually on Tuesday afternoon, a source told The Tribune.
Seymour's best game this season was his first, a 16 point, six rebound, three assist performance against Willamette. He had other standout games, including a 14 point effort against Stanford. He scored in double-figures four times over the course of the year.
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Over the weekend Stetson junior Cameron Griffin joined a long list of Hatters to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. The left-hander was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round (689th overall).
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Definitive Technology ProCinema 400 - Shown with center channel speaker and one satellite speaker grille removed
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Here's Definitive's most affordable, compact 6-piece home theater speaker system. The ProCinema 400 delivers expansive, room-filling sound that belies its small size and modest price. This system boasts many of the same technologies found in Definitive's top-of-the-line models, such as drivers with butyl rubber surrounds for enhanced durability and performance, and pure aluminum dome tweeters for detailed, extended highs. Its four small satellite speakers, voice-matched center channel speaker, and potent 150-watt powered subwoofer all combine to give you thrilling surround sound.
This system uses four of Definitive's ProMonitor 400 satellite speakers to create a spacious, enveloping soundstage. Each one has an active 3-1/2" midrange driver that's pressure-coupled to a top-mounted, 3-1/2" passive radiator to help expand the speakers' frequency range. This technology increases the lower-midrange output of each speaker without increasing its enclosure size allowing the system to deliver big sound using smaller speakers. The ProCenter 400 center channel uses two 3-1/2" midranges and two side-mounted passive radiators for crystal-clear dialogue and true-to-life sound effects.
All five speakers have a 3/4" pure aluminum dome tweeter. Each tweeter is heat-treated to relax the crystal structure of the metal. It's then coated with a ceramic to help it produce crisp, extended highs that reveal subtle details and shimmer without a trace of edginess.
Definitive's ProSub 400 adds the excitement of deep, rumbling low-frequency sound. A front-mounted 8" woofer coupled to a custom-designed, down-firing port and built-in 150-watt amplifier work together in harmony to give you powerful, hard-hitting bass.
The satellite speakers come with detachable, shelf-mount bases and the center channel comes with a leveler foot so you can easily place the speakers on shelves. You can also mount them on your walls using the keyhole slots for out-of-the-way placement. Connect the sub and tuck it under a table or in a corner, and you're ready to go.
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Your new speakers will probably sound better after several weeks of use than they do right out of the box. That's because the material surrounding the woofers will loosen up, allowing the drivers to move more fully. Definitive Technology estimates a break-in period of 24 to 48 hours of playback before the speakers will deliver optimum sound quality. For more information and helpful tips, check out this article from Definitive's website about conditioning your speakers.
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I like the sound
These speakers sound great...when they are all working. I'll explain... The space I have is small, so these speakers are more than adequate, but there is one small design flaw that is driving me nuts. The subwoofer has an auto-off feature that turns the amplifier in the subwoofer off when it doesn't sense adequate bass signal. That's fine for when the kids are watching cartoons, but when I'm watching, I want full sound all the time. Furthermore, there is no way to defeat the problem. With guidance from the Crutchfield team, I have been able to make adjustments to the system to mitigate the problem for the most part, but it still is not what I expected. I think my idea of what an adequate bass signal is what's important and this feature should be able to be turned off. I am giving the rating of three stars based on excellent sound but with one simple user interface problem.
Pros: Great sound, good package price.
Cons: Auto-off feature on subwoofer amplifier is not seamless.
Great speaker systems.
Pros: I am well please with the system.
Cons: a little more bass needed.
Ordering was a quick and easy. Speakers were packaged very nicely and sound great.
This system produces amazing sound for it's small size. I considered spending several hundred dollars for a more expensive system to get incredible sound, but I am glad I did not. I am pleasantly surprised and saved a substantial amount of money. Thanks Crutchfield!
These are very practical looking speakers with great sound and production quality. I do wish the subwoofer was louder but I can always add a sub later as needed.
Pros: Quality and crispness of sound
Cons: Sub could be more powerful
I took the recommendations of Crutchfield's advisor as I have always done in the past; I have a small room but now great sound all the way around. With my new receover and these speakers the pairing is great. The price was right. I have tried the sound from DVDs on two DVD Players (one is a BlueRa), CDs, FM Radio, and of course the TV. I have a DVD Recorder/Player with VCR capability which I'm going to hook up. Seems I will not run out of inputs and outputs. The switching from one source to another is seamless.
Excellent buy. Sound is awesome in a small room
Pros: Looks and size
Cons: None
A quality set of speakers for the money. Higher the volume better they perform, a little weak at lower levels.
Pros: Cost/Benefit Value
Cons: Sound not quite as crisp as one would like.
These speakers are really great, and the sound is so crisp and clear. I was on the fence about them, but read really good reivews about these speakers. I would highly recommend these to anyone that is looking for an everyday surround sound!
Pros: The crisp sound and are really easy to set up.
Cons: No speaker wire with them and had to buy them myself.
I have been shopping surround sound systems casually for a couple years and finally decided to take the plunge. After hours of research, I had it narrowed down to 2 systems. I called the help line for the tie-breaker and got very useful advice that pushed my decision to the ProCinema 400. I installed the system myself in a finished basement, and I am thrilled with the end result: clear dialogue, sharp, clean high frequencies, and rumbling (but not overpowering) lows. The sub took a bit of tweaking to get the right amount of low frequency volume, but it is perfect now. I used the system to create a 7.1 with my existing Definitive towers and a Denon receiver. The experience compared with my old 2-channel setup is infinitely better, and it sounds better than much more expensive surround systems I have heard. After installation, I heard new sounds in movies I had seen many times before having the ProCinema 400. Why would I ever buy a movie ticket again??
Pros: Very high quality in a small package Great price for amazing sound
Cons: None
Great speakers, small in size yet they provide a full a very crisp sound. We have had them for just one month but we are very pleased so far.
Pros: Great sound
Cons: None
Sound that far exceeds their size. Pleasantly surprised by the sound quality, especially the low end from such a small subwoofer. Have these set up in a bedroom system and am very happy with the results. I have Definitive Technology speakers I bought 18 years ago and it is nice to see their quality lives on in their new products.
Pros: Small size, big sound.
Cons: None at this price level.
Speakers blend in well with room. Subwoofer fills entire room with sound. Speakers are very clear. Have had them a little over a month and am very impressed still
Pros: Small stature huge sound
Cons: Sub is over bearing at times..
The speakers are great and sound good for the room. The look good too mounted on the wall.
Pros: Size is compact and easily mounted
Cons: Fingerprints and dust seem to be later acted like flys to flypaper
|Passive Radiator
|Video Shielded
|Pieces in System
|Gloss Black
|Midrange size (inches)
|Woofer size (inches)
|Woofer Composition
|Woofer Surround
|Impedance (Ohms)
|Connector Type
|Spring Post
|Mounting Bracket Included
|Keyholes w/ bracket
|Recommended Stand Height (inches)
|Parts Warranty
|5 Years
|Labor Warranty
|5 Years
|RMS Power Range (watts)
|Subwoofer RMS Power (watts)
|Main Speakers (inches)
|6H x 3-1/2W x 3-13/16D
|Center Speaker (inches)
|3-3/4H x 9-1/16W x 3-3/4D
|Surround Speakers (inches)
|6H x 3-1/2W x 3-13/16D
|Subwoofer (inches)
|13-1/8H x 9-1/2W x 13-15/16D
System Overview
4 Matching Satellite Speakers
Center-channel Speaker
Powered Subwoofer
5.1 Channel Speaker System: The Definitive Technology ProCinema 400 Home Theater Speaker System is designed to deliver equally superb sound with music or movies. The ProCinema 400 provides clear, high-definition sound from tiny, easy to place satellite speakers which can be shelf or wall mounted. The ProCinema 400 Home Theater Speaker System includes 4 matching satellite speakers, 1 center-channel speaker, and a powered subwoofer.
Pressure Coupled Radiator Design: The ProCinema 400 satellite speakers and center-channel provide clear, high-definition sound by pressure-coupling drivers to equal-sized mid/bass radiators cleverly placed on the outside of the cabinet. This technique doubles the lower-midrange radiating area of the speaker without increasing the size of the enclosure. The result is a warm and life-like sound.
Break-In Period: The ProCinema Home Theater Speaker will sound good right out of the box; however, an extended break-in period of 20-40 hours or more of playing is required to reach full performance capability. The break-in period allows the suspensions to work in and results in full bass, a more open midrange, and smoother high frequency reproduction.
Matching Satellite Speakers: The Definitive Technology ProMonitor 400 includes four matching satellite loudspeakers. The ProMonitor 400 satellite loudspeakers provide the front and rear speaker channels for your home theater system.
Drivers: The Definitive Technology ProMonitor 400 satellite speakers feature a 3-1/2" polymer midrange driver coupled to a 3-1/2" pressure-driven lower-midrange radiator, and a 3/4" pure aluminum dome tweeter.
High Gloss Black Cabinet: The speaker cabinet is available in a high-gloss black finish. The speaker's cabinet also features a removable cloth grille.
Connections: The ProMonitor 400 satellite speakers are equipped with a pair of heavy-duty, spring-post speaker terminals to attach your receiver's speaker wire. Because the speaker terminals are recessed, you can only use bare wire or flex pin-connectors.
Mounting: The Definitive Technology ProMonitor 400 satellite speakers may be placed on a stand or shelf, or mounted on the wall or ceiling. The ProMonitor 400 features a detachable pedestal foot which allows it to fit securely and safely on a stand or shelf. The attached pedestal foot can be removed to mount the speaker to Definitive Technology's matching speaker stand (735PSTN68B, sold separately) or to wall-mount the speaker. The ProMonitor 400 can be wall-mounted using the rear-panel keyhole slot and included simple-mount brackets. In addition, there is a 1/4"-20 threaded insert on the back of the speaker so you can use Definitive Technology's optional mounting bracket (735PMT80, sold separately), or other manufacturer's bracket (sold separately) to hang the speaker on a wall or ceiling.
Placement: When used as front speakers, the ProMonitor 400s should usually be placed 6 to 8 feet apart and kept away from the side walls and corners. When used as rear speakers, take care never to locate the speakers forward of the listeners. The ProMonitor 400s may be angled in towards the listening position or left parallel with the rear wall according to your personal listening taste. Normally, angling the speakers in so that they point directly at the listeners will result in more detail and greater clarity.
Note: The four matching satellite speakers are not video shielded.
Center-Channel: As much as 75% of a movie's soundtrack is played by the center-channel loudspeaker making it arguably the most important speaker in a home theater system. The ProCenter 400 center-channel loudspeaker is ideal for use as a center-channel speaker in conjunction with Dolby Surround Sound Pro-Logic and Dolby Digital decoding.
Drivers: The Definitive Technology ProCenter 400 features two 3-1/2" polymer midrange drivers coupled to two side-firing 3-1/2" pressure-driven lower-midrange radiators, and a 3/4" pure aluminum dome tweeter.
High Gloss Black Cabinet: The speaker cabinet is available in a high-gloss black finish. The speaker's cabinet also features a removable cloth grille.
Connections: The ProCenter 400 is equipped with a pair of heavy-duty, spring-post speaker terminals to attach your receiver's speaker wire. Because the speaker terminals are recessed, you can only use bare wire or flex pin-connectors.
Mounting: The Definitive Technology ProCenter 400 can be mounted on a stand or shelf; or even wall-mounted. The ProCenter 400 includes a detachable stand with integrated rubber feet for placing the center-channel on a shelf or stand. The center speaker also has two threaded inserts (1/4"-20) on the back, which can be used with a pair of optional Definitive Technology ProMount brackets (735PMT80, sold separately) or other manufacture wall-mount bracket (sold separately) to mount the ProCenter 400 on the wall.
Placement: The Definitive Technology ProCenter 400 can be placed above or below your television. The center-channel speaker is not video shielded.
Powered Subwoofer: The Definitive Technology ProSub 400 is a compact, high-quality powered subwoofer with a built-in 150 watt amplifier, down-firing 8" woofer, and ported enclosure woofer for rich, satisfying bass. The Definitive Technology ProSub 400 subwoofer can be used in your home theater or music speaker system.
Cabinet: The ProSub 400 features a matte black vinyl-wrapped cabinet.
Controls: The ProSub 400 offers volume control and a fixed 140Hz low-pass crossover to integrate the powered sub with your stereo or multi-channel audio system.
LFE Input: The Definitive Technology powered subwoofer has a low-level direct LFE input for Dolby Digital soundtracks, which bypasses the crossover network. If you are connecting the subwoofer to an AV receiver without a dedicated subwoofer or LFE preamp output, but does features a stereo RCA output, you will need to use a stereo RCA cable along with an RCA Y-adapter.
Note: There are no speaker-level inputs or outputs.
Auto Turn-On Circuit: The powered subwoofer has a special power circuit which automatically turns the powered subwoofer on when a signal is fed to the loudspeaker and turns it off when there is no signal present, so it does not require an on-off switch.
LED Indicator: The red LED on the back panel of the powered subwoofer will light up when a signal is sensed and the amplifier turns on. It will automatically turn off with the powered subwoofer, a little while after the signal is discontinued.
Rubber Feet: The ProSub 400 features four integrated feet with rubber tips so you can place it securely and safely on your home's floor.
Placement: The Definitive Technology powered subwoofer has been designed to operate at frequencies generally below 140 Hz. Because low-frequency information in this range essentially is non-directional, your subwoofer can be located anywhere in your listening room that is most convenient. Also the continuously variable low-pass filter operate at a very fast roll-off, ensuring great performance wherever you place the subwoofer. There are, however, some general rules that you should bear in mind when locating the powered sub.
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recommended by a friend [ ken Mar 05, 2017 ]
Hope there good, crossing my fingers. Need smaller speakers. Giving my large Polk Audio to my son for his appartment [ John Aug 02, 2016 ]
Need system with 12 inch center speaker. [ Nicholas Jun 01, 2016 ]
price and quality [ MARCOS Mar 31, 2016 ]
Mine weigh 23.4 oz each. [ Courtland Jan 14, 2017 ]
Hello Margo, I can only give a guess as I do not have anything to weigh the individual speakers. The total pounds of all the speaker components--the subwoofer, center speaker, front speakers and back speakers, 6 pieces in all, is approximately 30 pounds. I lifted one speaker just now and it feels like 3-4 pounds at the most. So I do not think it will be hard to find stands to fit your needs. The center speaker can go on stand where your widescreen is sitting as the manual says this particular component should be as close to the TV as possible. The only thing I warn about is finding a way to keep the speakers from falling off the stand)s) you select as the speakers like to travel because of the sound vibrating against the speaker stands and you do not want the speakers to travel to the floor--I suggest finding stands that have a ridge on them to keep the speakers in place. To bypass this possibility you could attach the speakers to the wall. Best I can do. Jeff [ JEFFREY L Jan 14, 2017 ]
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. I am able to play several different devices via my wifi enable receiver including computer. I replaced sub woofer with an older Infinity one that I had.....sound is absolutely awesome. Hope that answers your question. [ EDDIE Oct 06, 2016 ]
I believe this system is designed to connect to a surround sound receiver. The receiver unit will need to have left and right front channels, left and right rear, center and possibly subwoofer output. The satellite speakers do not have an independent power source. [ HOWARD W Oct 05, 2016 ]
you have to have out puts on the sub [ SUPERIOR Oct 04, 2016 ]
I'm not 100% sure but it was either 10 or 12. It's a very small room with short runs. [ JOHN Jan 05, 2016 ]
16/2 [ BARRY Jan 05, 2016 ]
The speakers were prewired with 18 gauge wire in my home. I use this daily and sounds great for the price. [ JOHN S Jan 05, 2016 ]
Monster XP wire 16 gauge [ BRIAN Jan 05, 2016 ]
I used 16 gouge ( sorry auto correct ) and made the runs to the rears the same length. Sounds great! [ Robert Jan 05, 2016 ]
One would have to find the right stand. The foot print of the satellite speaker is tiny.. so you would need a tiny stand. I mounted these to the wall with a bracket system. [ HOWARD W Oct 26, 2015 ]
Yes [ CHRIS Oct 24, 2015 ]
Yes you can [ BRIAN Oct 24, 2015 ]
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'"Like I said, I don't look back at everything that's happened. I'm happy for my time here. I'm really grateful that they drafted me and gave me an opportunity to play. They helped develop me and become the player I am today so I have nothing but good things to say about the organization and what they've done for me."'
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Welcome to a new feature on Arsenal.com - Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture our MatchDay Show team - and an Arsenal blogger - will have their say on the match.
Arsenal took on Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday and our Talking Heads for this game were Dan Roebuck, Stephen Hughes and Erik Ian Larsen from The Gunning Hawk.
Read on for their post-match thoughts.
After the outrageous scoreline from the weekend's fixture at Stamford Bridge, you could be forgiven for feeling a little short-changed from this one. Arsenal promised so much in the first half and had several opportunities to score, but there was just something lacking in that final third. On another day Aaron Ramsey could have had a couple of goals to his name but it just didn't quite fall for him on the night. Either way a draw is by no means a terrible result. It prevents Marseille from going ahead of us and keeps us firmly in the driving seat of Group F. Onwards to Olympiacos.
Most of the fans arriving at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night will be expecting a home win but I reckon it could be a very tight game. Arsène Wenger might decide to rotate his squad so soon after the physical and mental demands of the Chelsea thriller and Marseille have plenty of attacking potential in the shape of Remy and Ayew. The French side seemed happy to play for a draw at Stade Velodrome and I guess that outcome will suit them at the Emirates, but they will look to counter-attack at pace and get in behind the likes of Mertesacker - if he keeps his place. I think a draw could be the value bet and that would not be a huge problem for either team.
Arsenal fans might be disappointed with a goalless draw against a team who looked very poor on their own turf, but you have to give credit to Marseille tonight. They did not come to Emirates Stadium with the intention to sit back and play for a point, instead pushing forward at every opportunity to try and make things happen. They impressed me. Arsenal perhaps should have won this with the chances they had but Arsène Wenger won't be too dismayed with a point here.
After such a fantastic result at the weekend the confidence and belief within the squad will be sky-high. Now it's important to take that momentum into the next game. Everyone is quite rightly talking about Robin van Persie at the moment after his sensational run of form but I think Laurent Koscielny deserves a lot of credit too. Arsenal conceded some poor goals at Stamford Bridge but once again Koscielny was outstanding alongside Per Mertesacker. It will be interesting to see if he keeps his place now Thomas Vermaelen is fit.
I suppose a 0-0 draw will do, and picking up another point will certainly help Arsenal qualify for the Knock-out Stages. But after the dramatic win at Chelsea over the weekend, I expected a bit more from a mostly full-strength side. The first half was an absolute barnstormer (eight shots, five on goal for us) and Thomas Vermaelen and Per Mertesacker were especially stout against a dangerous Marseille attack. But I can't help but feel like we missed out on the win in the first half. Aaron Ramsey had a great chance after a lovely cross from Andre Santos found him alone at the far post, but he popped the volley way over the top. It wasn't Ramsey's first miss, and it wouldn't be his last. Theo Walcott and Gervinho both had chances too, and both players forced tough saves from the solid Steve Mandanda. There was definitely something lacking with Arsenal's final ball, however - a certain sharpness. Ju Young Park, awarded an enormous chance by the manager to start in place of the resting Robin van Persie, was clearly caught in the headlights of this match and was well off the pace. His touch was heavy and he looked rushed in transition. Van Persie replaced him early in a rather drab second half, but the scoreline read 0-0 at the final whistle. Good thing I didn't bet any real money on this one.
Personally, I live for Champions League matches. Not because they're any more special than Premier League matches, I just don't have to get up at 4:45am to watch them. Whew! The first leg of this Marseille match-up ended in dramatic fashion, with Aaron Ramsey putting a tidy bow on a scoreless draw with a brilliant goal in extra time at Stade Velodrome. It wasn't the most deserved win, but on the road any win will do. And as the 5-3 victory at Chelsea this past Saturday showed us, those types of last-gasp wins can do wonders for a team's confidence and self-belief. Arsenal smashed Chelsea, and the growing confidence from that will surely carry over to Tuesday's home tie against L'OM. Robin van Persie couldn't escape the spotlight right now if he wanted to, and Marseille manager Didier Deschamps is wary of our captain's threat coming off a hat-trick, but I do wonder if Wenger will rest RVP again and use him as a late substitute if necessary. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Ju Young Park get the nod after his classy performance in the Carling Cup, and I think it would be a great coming-out party for the Korean and former Ligue 1 striker to bag a brace against a club he has experience against. Three points will secure qualification and my fictional money's on Arsenal to win and advance.
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By Rob Kelly
Arsène Wenger says Thierry Henry has shown he is still a class act as he works hard to seal a loan deal for the striker.
The Arsenal manager is hopeful of wrapping up a two-month agreement soon and he believes the Club's all-time record goalscorer will add great experience to his squad.
But Wenger warned that, while Henry will be a welcome addition, it's wrong to expect him to be the player he was in his Highbury pomp.
"You cannot put too much pressure on him. He is here to help out, not to suddenly be the leader, the main player in the squad," Wenger said.
"I respect his desire to help us get through a period where we lose two strikers [Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho to the Africa Cup of Nations].
"You and I are conscious that he is 34 years old but he has not lost his class or his brain. That will be just enough for us."
Wenger believes Henry still needs two weeks of work before he is fully match fit, but is confident he will be a major asset over the coming months.
"Thierry still has his pace, because he always had exceptional pace. What you lose with age is the capacity to repeat it," he said.
"He still has class and quality. I don't worry about him at all. He is there to help, nothing else. When we need him, he will come on and play. He wants to help out for two months, because this is a club he loves."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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A conversation with J. Courtney Sullivan,
author of Maine
Q: Why Maine (as in, the state)?
A: I grew up outside of Boston, about a ninety-minute drive from southern Maine. We went to the Ogunquit/Wells/York area all the time, whether it was to rent a little cottage on the beach for a week or just to have a lobster dinner at Barnacle Billy's. I love that part of New England so much. It's physically beautiful and has such a rich history. I've always been intrigued by the artists' colony that popped up in Perkins Cove in the late 19th century. The juxtaposition of urban painters and Maine lobstermen living side by side seemed like it was just begging to be put in a novel.
Also, the Kellehers are a family in which everyone talks about everyone else behind their backs; each has an opinion on the shortcomings of the others. The funny thing is, they're all right. I like the idea of family bonds having elasticity to them, so that even when they're stretched to the breaking point, they rarely just go ahead and break. A secluded family beach house seemed like the perfect setting for all of this to percolate.
Q: Maine is told from the point of view of four women in the Kelleher family. Alice, the matriarch, Maggie, Alice's granddaughter, Kathleen, the prodigal daughter, and Ann Marie, Alice's daughter in law. How and why did you choose to focus on these four women out of all the characters in the novel?
A: I wanted to explore how certain things—like alcoholism, religion, resentments, and secrets—move from one generation to the next. We hear women say all the time, "Please God, don't let me turn into my mother." In most cases, we either become a lot like our mothers or we work like hell to do the exact opposite of what they did, which creates all new problems. The mother-daughter dynamic is powerful and often fraught, so I wanted to really dig into that. With Kathleen and Alice, we have a mother-daughter pair who can never seem to see eye-to-eye. Kathleen tries to cultivate a much more casual relationship with her own daughter, more of a friendship. In turn, her daughter Maggie longs for boundaries.
In early drafts, there were more voices: Ann Marie's daughter, Kathleen's sister Clare. But these four women rose to the top. Alice and Maggie are the generational bookends. Kathleen represents the one who went away—the complex blend of guilt and freedom that comes from throwing off one's familial responsibilities. Ann Marie is essential because, as an in-law, she represents a sort of outsider, even though she is Alice's main caretaker.
Though we're not inside the heads of the other characters, I tried to make every member of the family three-dimensional. Many early readers have said that Daniel, the grandfather, is their favorite character, and he died ten years before the present day action of the book. There's something about that that seems right to me. Often, the people whose presence looms largest are the ones who are no longer here.
Q: The Kelleher women of Maine range in age from 30 to 80. Was it difficult for you to write from such a wide range of perspectives?
A: The time in which we are born shapes so much of who we become, and writing women from different generations allowed me to show this fact in action. Alice wanted to be an artist, but as the daughter of working class Irish parents in 1942, she got pushed into a more traditional life. She couldn't use birth control, because a priest forbade it. Her granddaughter Maggie is born more than fifty years later, and the landscape for women is entirely different. At the age of thirty-two, she lives alone in New York City, works as a writer, and makes a (possibly foolish) decision to stop taking the Pill.
Alice was probably the most challenging character to write. I wanted to get her childhood in the 1920s and her young adulthood in the forties just right. Luckily, I love doing research. I pored through old editions of the Boston Globe and talked to my grandmother and great aunt many times about their youth. I'd call my grandmother every so often to ask what exactly she would have worn out to a party in 1939, or how much she made babysitting as a kid. (About a quarter a day, as it turned out. She told me that she was indignant when her sister was once paid for an entire day's work with a hardboiled egg. That anecdote, and others like it, just had to be included in the book.)
Q: Catholicism is important to the characters of Maine to varying degrees. Why did you choose to include the women's relationship with religion throughout the novel?
A: The Catholic Church in America has changed so much over the last century. You can have members of a single Catholic family who experience their faith in entirely different ways. Vatican II was a major turning point, and more recently, the sexual abuse scandal. For Catholics of my grandparents' generation, there seems to be a much more literal reading of things. Alice experiences this in her fear of going to Hell for a sin she committed sixty years earlier. To her, Hell is a very real place, not just a theoretical concept.
Catholicism is a culture as much as a religion. Many who have rejected the Church still feel that Catholicism is part of their identity. The Church has mandates on so many modern social issues: Divorce, infidelity, homosexuality, premarital sex, birth control, abortion, IVF, and so on. If you're a practicing Catholic like Alice or Ann Marie, you have to negotiate this in your day-to-day life. If you're lapsed like Maggie or Kathleen, this probably really ticks you off (even as certain aspects of it might niggle away at your conscience.) Either way, a story emerges. In my experience, you rarely meet someone who was raised Catholic and has lukewarm feelings on the matter.
Q: Your debut novel Commencement was a breakout bestseller in hardcover and paperback. What did it feel like to achieve success so early in your career?
A: There is something magical, and slightly terrifying, about the process of creating characters in the safety and privacy of your own head, and then suddenly seeing them go off into a world full of strangers. I've written short stories and novels since I was about six, but the publication of Commencement marked the first time that anyone other than my mom and dad had read them.
It was deeply gratifying to hear readers all over the country recount their own tales of post-college friendship, and the process of navigating a world full of confusing and sometimes contradictory choices. The thing that probably surprised me the most was the reaction to a scene in the book that deals with date rape. So many young women wrote me and said that they had lived through similar events, and that reading Commencement helped them process what happened. That was incredible and unexpected.
I set my first novel at my alma mater, Smith College, and some alums were angry about what I wrote. On the other hand, in what was perhaps the single most memorable experience of this entire journey, I was walking through Northampton (the town where Smith is located) after a reading one afternoon, and a student passing by just looked at me and said, "Thanks for writing it."
Q: The Kellehers are an Irish Catholic family from Massachusetts. You're an Irish Catholic gal from Massachusetts. Are any of the characters modeled after you or your family? A little birdie told us you took Irish step dancing lessons as a kid, just like Ann Marie's daughters…
A: When Commencement was first published and I gave a reading in Boston, my extended family went out afterward for a celebratory dinner. By then, word had spread that I was working on a second novel about a big Irish Catholic clan. One of my uncles gave a moving toast, and he finished it off by saying, "We just want you to know how proud we are and how much we love you, since a year from now none of us will be speaking to you anymore."
He was only kidding (I hope), but I got the point. None of the characters are based on any one member of my family. That said, all novels borrow a bit from real life. My great-grandmother used to take one look at a girl in a short dress and say, "Your knees should have a party and invite your skirt down." This became one of Daniel's signature phrases in Maine. And then there's the Kellehers' fondness for Irish music, the hot toddies, the Hail Marys, and the cousins by the dozens. (As one of my cousins says.) A lot of that stuff came from my own life. As for the step dancing, guilty as charged. Like Celia, one of the characters in Commencement, I credit those Irish Step days with my excellent posture and complete inability to dance like a normal person.
Q: Where do you 'summer'?
A: The Kellehers' beautiful house in Maine is, alas, not based on my own family's home. It is, however, based on the family home of my best friend from high school—a gorgeous waterfront property in Kittery Point. It was there on the beach a few summers back that I first conceived of this novel. I borrowed the layout of Alice's cottage from that house, as well as the story of the family building it themselves from the ground up.
When I was a kid, we'd often spend a week or two on some beautiful New England beach—Cape Cod, Nantucket, New Hampshire, and of course, Maine, were the places we frequented, often with ten or twelve relatives in tow. These days, I mostly summer in my sweltering Brooklyn apartment, where I alternate between sitting at my desk and sticking my head in the freezer.
Last August, as I was completing Maine, my boyfriend and I rented a lovely house in Cape Neddick, not far from where the Kellehers' property would be. He had never been there, and it was fun to share things with him that I'd done a million times before with family and friends. There was something a little bittersweet about it, too. I felt nostalgic, even as I was in the process of making new memories. It made me aware of the way time seems to unfold upon itself when you revisit familiar places from your childhood. A lot of that made its way into Maine.
Q: Maine goes on-sale in June, just as people are hitting the beach. In your opinion, what makes 'the perfect summer read'?
A: Something so absorbing that it transports and consumes you. Last summer, while I read Heartburn by Nora Ephron on Ogunquit Beach, a seagull came along and ate half the contents of my tote bag, including my wallet. I didn't even notice.
Q: What's next for you?
A: I'm in the early stages of a new novel. It's a portrait of four very different marriages that span the course of the twentieth century, and have something surprising in common.
One of the characters is a paramedic. Yesterday I got to spend the entire day on an ambulance ride-along. It was truly great, a reminder of how much fun it is to be a writer. As a reporter and novelist, I get to be nosy and ask people about their own private worlds—and rather than telling me to buzz off, they actually share it all. People want to tell their stories; that's something I've realized along the way. Of course, I'm referring to people other than my relatives.


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Arsenal Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for the transfer of Patrick Vieira to Juventus for a total fee of 20 million Euros.
Patrick has also finalised his personal terms and conditions with Juventus.
The Club would like to take this opportunity to recognise the enormous contribution Patrick has made to Arsenal since he joined as Arsène Wenger's first signing in 1996. During his time at the Club, Patrick made over 400 first team appearances, with three years as Captain and was instrumental in the Club winning three Premiership titles and the FA Cup on four occasions.
Also during his time at Arsenal, Patrick enjoyed great success with the French national team, by winning the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championships in 2000. He also became the Captain of France and made a total of 79 caps for France as an Arsenal player.
Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wish Patrick the best of luck for the future.
Speaking to Arsenal.com, Manager Arsène Wenger said: "I share the sadness with our supporters that Patrick has left us, but on the other hand I would say to them trust us and support us. We'll be strong next season and we need you behind us like you have always been. We will not disappoint you.
"Patrick was a great player for us, one of the greatest in the Club's history and I feel I had a special relationship with him because I made him come here. I think his impact, not only at Arsenal but in English football overall was just tremendous.
"The sad thing is that he leaves us, but the good thing is that he leaves us on a high. His last kick for the Club was symbolic as it won us the FA Cup.
"Patrick will always be special for Arsenal Football Club, always in our hearts and our minds. All I can do is thank him for all he gave to the Club and wish him well in his career."
Patrick Vieira added: "When you spend nine years at the Club, like I did, it is a difficult decision to leave. But in the end you have to make a choice for your future. It was a very difficult decision, but I am happy with it.
"I made the decision to leave because I felt it was time for me to have a new challenge. But that does not mean I was unhappy or that I was having a problem at Arsenal.
"It was just that I had the feeling I needed to grow and meet a new challenge, and I feel Juventus was the best challenge for me.
"I'd like to thank the Arsenal fans. They have been fabulous. Even recently in the street they were saying 'if you are going, then thanks for the last nine years'. That is really touching and it makes me feel that I gave my best for the Club.
"I can go with my head held high. I did my best every day in training and in every match, and I left shaking the hand of Arsène Wenger and Mr Dein. That was really important to me."
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