November 2003 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Free PDF Generator
by Doug King 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

The name of the pdf creation software is Cutepdf Printer, it's free, and can be found at http://www.acrosoftware.com/Download.htm. Doug King Doug King M-17 #404 '86 "Vixen" http://msog.org msog(a)msog.org

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free pdf distiller
by Mark Escovedo 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

Here is the only non Adobe PDF Distiller I could find. It's from ghostscript. http://www.webxd.com/zipguy/freepdf.htm If there are any others out there that would help us share Information please by all means contribute Mark Escovedo

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fiberglass tape coated with Teflon
by MC Carpenter 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

sticky on one side only, reinforced with fiberglass, and coated with Teflon, the company is called CS Hyde Company.

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hatch boards
by MC Carpenter 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

The boat had two hatch boards, I cut new boards so I have four smaller ones with the top ones made with substitute boards one with Lexan and the second one with fly screen backed with a 1/4 security wire screen mesh I have cut out four with the top one interchangeable with a screen model and a clear Lexan model, One lets in some light and the other one lets in some fresh air.

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auto matic open hatch
by MC Carpenter 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

If the hatch would slide easily it could can not swing back and forth or open and close in a rough sea way ( by wave action) it can only swing to the open position, the one way lock prevents it from sliding back shut.

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Re: Reducing fiberglass to fiberglass friction
by Russ Browne 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

There is a clear teflon tape sold by Catalina dealers which works great to smooth the sliding action of the companionway hatch on my SunCat. It is not so slippery as to cause problems with a sloppy hatch. The tape has lasted two seasons without apparent wear. It was costly, as it was sold by the foot. As I recall, it was about $10 or $15 for the two 3-foot lengths I needed. Russ Browne P J Puddlejumper ComPac SunCat #16 Branched Oak Yacht Club Sailing the prairies of Nebraska

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Waterline Marking and PDF Generator
by Doug King 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

I added a pre-selected search to the list archives page for "marking the waterline", find it below the search form. You're right Giles, there are free reliable pdf generators out there that are clean; I was looking at one last week but have forgotten the name (there is more than one, this one was recommended). I'll ask the guru at work where it is and send the link to the list. I'll be happy to scan MC's drawings into an image file if the original is no more than legal size. Email me off-list for mailing address info. I'm running behind on getting stuff online (surprise, surprise), I'll try to catch up this week. Doug At 09:35 PM 11/18/03 -0600, you wrote: > >purchase the full blown version of Adobe Acrobat > >I'm on a dialup connection at the moment so I won't run the search myself >-- but isn't there some sort of freeware .pdf generator that works as a >print driver? I could have sworn that there's something like that. Not >written by Adobe, I think. > >Giles > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats ------------------------------------------ Doug King M-17 #404 "Vixen" Montgomery Sailboats Owners Group Web site: http://msog.org Email: msog(a)msog.org

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better hatch slide
by MC Carpenter 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

any way to make the hatch slide better, like on something slippery, instead of fiberglass on fiberglass

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RE: M_Boats: better hatch slide
by Morris, Giles 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

>poor man's Teflon >with epoxy I put that stuff on the trailer bunks, and it worked very well, but I mounted it with countersunk screws (and some difficulty). How well does it stick to the epoxy, or does the epoxy form a shape around it that does the actual fixing? Giles

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RE: M_Boats: replace center - board
by Morris, Giles 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

>purchase the full blown version of Adobe Acrobat I'm on a dialup connection at the moment so I won't run the search myself -- but isn't there some sort of freeware .pdf generator that works as a print driver? I could have sworn that there's something like that. Not written by Adobe, I think. Giles

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