Don, There is a free spare gas cap for a Honda 2hp in Key West at the City Marina, slip 15 in about 6 ft of water at low tide.
The replacement was $15 :( It is easy to knock off. Doug "Seas the Day" M15 --- "Ludlow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all: > Returning from a sail this Sunday (the first time I > got to sail "Sweet > Dream" with a reef in the main - She sailed like a > champ with only the > slightest bit of weather helm in the NE 15 Kt wind), > as I motored to the > dock my Honda 2 HP 4 cycle ran out of gas (you would > think that for a > thousand bucks they could put in a gas gauge). I was > pushing it but > singlehanding with the heavy chop, I didn't want to > stop and bend over the > transom to pour in gas. I took off the gas cap, > letting it dangle to the > side on the retaining chain and reached for the gas > can when the gas cap > dropped into the water. The retaining chain came > loose. I quickly poured in > a pint of gas, wrapped a plastic baggy around the > top of the tank and fired > her up just before drifting into some pilings. > Has anyone else had their Honda gas cap fall off? > Don Ludlow > M-15 # 620 Sweet Dream > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 > > > Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: cloudy compass (John Fleming) > 2. Wet core (Honshells) > 3. Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. Re: cloudy compass (Jerry Montgomery) > 5. M23 (Honshells) > 6. Honda Maintenance Issue (Steve & Diana > Parsons) > 7. Do we need a compass anymore? (Stephen Martin) > 8. Older M17 Mast (Honshells) > 9. Re: Honda Maintenance Issue > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:19:26 -0700 > From: John Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: cloudy compass > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > format=flowed > > Tom, > > Don't despair. There is a product that does the > job. It's not cheap, > but it works. I believe it can be bought through > West Marine. If not > West Marine, then I must have got it from Sporty's, > an aviation/pilot > supply catalog. I used it to restore my Saturn > bulkhead compass which > was badly scratched, making it almost unusable. > After I followed their > directions, it brought the compass back to complete > clarity. > > The product is called Nuvo-Shine Plastic Polishing > Kit. The cost > stamped on on the side of the box is $30. Here are > the other particulars: > > www: nuvo-shine.com > Address: > Squadra Nuvolari, LLC > 255 G Street Suite 250 > San Diego, CA 92101 > 619/544-9450 > > If the compass lens is not too badly scratched or > faded, you can try > three of Meguiar's products, which you may find at > auto parts stores, or > once again at West Marine. They are: > > Mirror Glaze 18 Clear Plastic Detailer, > 17 Clear Plastic Cleaner, > 10 Clear Plastic Polish. > > I tried these first, and they were unable to work > out the deep scratches > on my compass lens, so I had to buy the Nuvo-Shine > product. > > Hope this helps. > John Fleming > '82 M-17: "Star Cross'd" > > > Smith, Tom wrote: > > I have a bulkhead mounted compass that's > apparently never had a cover > > on it and it hazy. Is there a plastic polishing > compound or method > > anyone can recommend that might help? > > > > Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho > M15-345, Chukar > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 01:01:07 -0400 > From: "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: M_Boats: Wet core > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > If I understand the literature correctly, if you use > the epoxy-fill approach > you used for your other fittings, > that should solve the problem, whether the core is > completely dry in that > spot or not. I've read of people > drilling a series of small holes, then setting up a > suction system to leach > out moisture, but it doesn't sound > like your situation is serious enough for such a > drastic cure. Your 21-days > in the sun treatment seems as if > it would completely dry the area in question, > anyway. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:47 PM > Subject: M_Boats: Wet core > > > I have an area on the cabin top of my M15 about the > size of a silver dollar > that has a wet core. There was a fitting screwed on > to the cabin top, and I > removed it and drilled out the hole, and wet wood > came out. I drilled about > a half-inch hole, and picked out all that I could > get to. Anoyther hole > above and one below were dry. I have left these > holes open for about three > weeks now, in the hot sun (about 95 degrees). Is > this enough to > sufficiently dry it out? Any ideas on what I might > do? I have removed all > of the fittings, drilled out the holes and filled > with epoxy, then redrilled > and replaced each fitting. I only found the one > spot that was wet. 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