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Splicing?

I learned to splice 3 strand, but how does one splice 6 strand woven?

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Zinc on Perkins 4-108

Ok.

Let’s settle this once and for all.  Can’t find one on mine.

I know there are quite a few out there with the Perkins 4-108M –

Does it or does it not have a zinc – standard?

Do you think it needs one?

How best to retrofit one?

Thanks,

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Zinc replacement on Yanmar 3HM/3GM series

For those of you in southern salt water, how often
do you have to replace the zincs on your Yanmar?

We are on the Texas coast, and I’m wondering what
to expect, and how often I should be inspecting
the new zincs that were put in about a year ago.

TIA

Don W.

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MI5 Persecution: Website Index (1810)

Persecuted by the Security Service

Since June 1990 the British security service MI5 has waged a campaign of harassment against a UK citizen,
through the broadcast and print media, verbal abuse at work, and molestation in public and during travel.

Despite widespread knowledge of the campaign in the UK and discussion of its characteristics on Usenet for
over three years, it continues today both in Britain and North America. Its cause and basis is xenophobia
on the basis of the genetic accident of mental illness, coupled with discrimination against an inferior
"foreigner" whom they condemn as "not up to British Standards".

If this is your first visit to this site, please read the FAQ first. Feel free to contact the author with
any questions.

Frequently Asked Questions article outlines the parameters of the persecution. Who is involved, and why?
What technical and social means do they employ? What response have I made, and why has their campaign yet
to be exposed?

The UK Security Services which are believed to be behind it all. Domestic security is the province of MI5
while the secret intelligence service MI6 combats foes (and its former employees) on foreign shores.

Usenet archive chronicling the (sometimes very enthusiastic) exchanges which have taken place on UK-local
newsgroups since May 1995. Make your mark on the continuing discussion!

Believe it or not, a few items of evidence have been recorded. Although none of them is particularly
conclusive, by presenting them I hope to explain what I understand from some television and radio programmes.
Most of the "clinching" material was aired in 1990-92, and no recordings exist now, which is quite unfortunate.

My complaints to the BBC and MI5 (via the Security Service Tribunal and Interception of Communications Tribunal),
and their response to my challenges, are recorded here. Basically they deny everything, they have put their
denials (mostly – Buerk and Lewis refused) in writing, and I don’t believe them. Part of the website also
documents media coverage of my campaign to expose the persecution.

Faxed articles to, and responses from British organisations including Parliament and UK media. Over 24,259 faxes
in all were sent from 1998 to 2000. Their aim was to boot discussion of the persecution into the public domain,
and that aim was not accomplished.

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MI5 Persecution: what people said (3609)

From: aa1…@zen.sunderland.ac.uk (gillian.hardy)
Newsgroups: uk.misc,uk.legal,uk.politics,uk.politics.misc,uk.media
Subject: Re: Read About "MI5 Persecution" on the Web!
Date: Mon May 13 21:27:26 1996

: In article <Dr5sDI.50x.0.bl…@torfree.net>, bu…@torfree.net wrote:

: |> This site is now running brilliantly. It will be updated with new
: |> information regarding this case and is well worth including in your
: |> bookmark file.

For my sins I had a look and it’s quite good actually.  Nicely set out and
presented.  Didn’t read it though, having read the rants a million times
before.  By the way, anyone noticed Chris Tarrant looking at you funny
during Man O Man yet?  Thought not…

Gillian

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From: fra…@elea.demon.co.uk (Francis Devonshire)
Newsgroups: uk.misc,uk.legal,uk.politics,uk.politics.misc,uk.media
Subject: Re: Read About "MI5 Persecution" on the Web!
Reply-To: fra…@elea.demon.co.uk
Date: Tue May 14 19:17:26 1996

In message <4na2d0$…@leofric.coventry.ac.uk> Stephen Hopkins wrote:

:Yes, I have to be honest: that page is one of the best examples of how to
:present a long document on the Web that I’ve seen. Hopefully, frames will
:become more and more prevalent and this style of presentation will become
:the norm for long documents such as that.

My html thingy doesnt seem to do frames so all I got was a blank page. Then
again, maybe someone, somewhere doesn’t want me to read it.

BTW does ‘troll’ bring to mind a fishing lure (ie you are American), or an
ogre type thing (ie you are European). I much prefer the image of the latter.

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| Francis Devonshire                 Titchfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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Newsgroups: uk.misc,uk.legal,uk.politics.misc,soc.culture.british
From: dun…@yc.estec.esa.nl (Duncan Gibson)
Subject: Re: MI5 Persecution: Bugging
Date: Wed Jun 12 06:46:41 1996

Mike Corley <bu…@torfree.net> wrote:
> Read about the MI5 Persecution on the Web

Now, whatever you might think about the content, this is a very well
designed and presented web page (if you use Netscape to look at it
anyway – Mosaic couldn’t handle it).

This is my article, not my employer’s, with my opinions and my disclaimer!

Duncan Gibson, ESTEC/YCV, Postbus 299, 2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 5654013   Fax: +31 71 5656142  Email: dun…@yc.estec.esa.nl

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Race Ya….(c;

http://www.charlestonraceweek.com/

Race week in April…
Race to Bermuda in May…
Life in Charleston IS special…
BYOB

Larry

Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who’s for dinner.
Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun.

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Cruising boats

  Best bought by the pound or foot?
  Gordon

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Should it ever occur…

that I am able to set-off on my circumnavigation, let it be known by all
that I am fully aware of the inherent dangers of such a voyage and have
chosen to set sail with those dangers in mind. And should the Sea claim me
during that voyage, I have one and only one thing to say to armchair
skippers casting aspersions upon my good name and character:

Bite me. My boat, my life, my decision.


Karin

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Good Storm Video

If you are thinking of sailing offshore in your 28 footer, you might
want to watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoMtPFtEg0&mode=related&search=

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Voyager self steering Windvane Opinion wanted

I am interested in a Voyager Windvane for self steering.  If you know about
this model, or product or have one??

Could you take a minute and give your opinion.

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