Listers, I just heard Rod Collins, aka Maine Sail, aka Compass Marine, aka HowToMarine, had a hemorrhagic stroke last week. He has survived the stroke, is out of ICU and headed to Rehab. Apparently he is already on the mend and joking around with nurses but, he's got quite a battle in his recovery ahead. Rodd has been an inspiration to many of us and has provided untold hours of support to the boating community through his website www.MarineHowTo.com and on the Musings with Maine Sail forum on Sailboatowners.com. Rodd has also worked with ABYC and Practical Sailor on issues relating to marine electrical systems. Personally, Rodd has been a guru. I am a frequent visitor to his site as well as a customer. The bulk of what I have learned about marine electrical systems has come from Rodd. I hope that his recovery is quick and that he is able to return to what he loved, helping others enjoy their boats and learn about marine systems. When I have a new project to accomplish on my boats, MarineHowTo is always one of my first research tools. He seems to have covered at least something on just about everything we could come upon in our boat maintenance and upgrades. Phil Herring has posted more information on SailboatOwners.com. Here’s a link to his post: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/maine-sail-update.1249931174/ I’ll be sending a contribution to his recovery and hope others might be able to follow suit. Danny
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
