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Spitting out of a balloon tells you differences in wind strength and direction at different elevations.

Spitting is just so vulgar. 

Would pee work? 

Hot water temps at 125 or higher can burn rather quickly, especially children.

[this seems to be the best site for information]

I am in fresh water. I just do not seem to get much heat from my Seaward water heater.  I talked to them today and they recommended the 180 thermostat.  I sold my C-34 and now have a Capri 26, but this seems to be the best site for information as my M2-12 engine uses the same thermostat and the 25XP.  Seaward also asked me to insert a 6" clear hose in the return line to see if we are getting much flow??

Agreed ++++

...and the lion's share of the credit for that has to go to Ron and Stu.   

I still have a large drawer full of the stuff in 24" x 36" sheets from my retired Architecture office.  First person who sends me their address will have it on the condition that they post their address and become the official free C34 distributer.

I know nothing of other plastic sheets goods but I do know that acetates which are often clear are not as durable as mylar and do not seem to be naturally "slippery".  Maybe there's a sailing chemist about here who can elaborate and tell us the difference.

Someone changed the title of this thread.
I would never have said that.

I guess I do things kind of backward.  I have a plastic trash can that has been shortened attached to the inside of the water heater door.  I keep all my empty plastic shopping bags in it.  The bag that is collecting trash is attached to end of the teak towel rack on the galley island, centered on the sink, right next to the installed Margarettaville bottle opener :)  I know it is kind of a bad spot for a towel rack, but I've only had to repair it twice in 10 years from someone falling against it, and it is handy to the sink to minimize drips.

Hey Ken, just for info.  A trashbin was mounted as a standard factory item to the back of the water heater door when I bought my cat.

I wasn't aware teak trees grew in Penn's Woods...

How have you come by all of this wonderful stock? I won't tell a soul!! 

Years ago when water was wet, real boatyards had a corner were all the old wooden boats went to die.  My favorite winter hard storage yard was Seifert & Wright on the Delaware River.  The owner didn't care if I spent my Saturday salvaging wood and hardware. I still have a bin at my house filled with the spoils.
My other source was from my work before I retired as an Architect.  I specified a beautiful teak floor for the lobby of a hospital.  The woodcrafter subcontractor was very grateful.   

Sorry for that Ron.  Just me trying to be funny.

Nav

My Loran stopped working.  ( I think it's a bad ground)
It's on my list of stuff to fix this spring.

Head wear.

Terrible pics, so sorry.

Lazybone,
While you are still testing your camera, would you show me where all those footpumps are?

thanks,
Ken

She's all hermetically sealed under plastic down in Maryland and I'm up in Pennsylvania but the two additional pumps are mounted beside the existing pump below the sink.  I forget if if they were both on one side of the existing or on either side?

Beautiful work LB. 

We have removed our table, 90% of our meals are eaten in the cockpit so it is not really missed.  Really opens up the salon.  Anyway to stay on subject, the only mod I would make to your design would be to make the splash board shorter between the sink and the icebox.  That way you can sit on the setee and still have easy access to the galley counter to set down or refill your coffee cup without getting up.  A bit more work with the double angle though.

Your right of course, as is I have to kneel on the settee to reach over and I'm pretty sure that involves flashing some butt crack.

1) freshwater tank, footpump as a back up to the 12v pump.
2) Filtered tank water. footpump.
3) footpump for icebox

I don't have a pic of our trash  set-up but   we use the space under the first companionway step.  Its just a regular disposable white plastic bag.
In order to make things look a bit more tidy we have a piece of canvas which hangs down on snaps from the bottom of the top step...sort of like a curtain.  We just lift up the canvas flap and fill the bag.

Does that discription make any sense?