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		<title>C-Head Composting Toilet Installed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new C-Head toilet is open for business! Installation was simple, though figuring out how to install the toilet took some doing. The base is larger than the previous Jabsco marine toilet and the raised platform inside the head compartment &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/c-head-composting-toilet-installed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting Garmin 78sc to OpenCPN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My antiquated knotmeter is out of commission due to a broken transducer. I&#8217;ll keep looking for a replacement but in the meantime I decided on simplicity and will monitor speed using a handheld GPS, the Garmin GPSMAP 78sc. I also &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/connecting-garmin-78sc-to-opencpn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pictorial: Boat Improvements 2013-05</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before and After photos showing some of the work done April/May 2013 at Canal Boatyard in Seattle. Click on a thumbnail below to see the full size image. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Headless</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today my boat became headless. I spent this beautiful, warm, sunny day removing the horrifically foul smelling Electro Scan waste processor along with associated electronics, hoses, pipes, and toilet. The work was unpleasant but the change is welcome. In place &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/headless/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Renewal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 06:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year got swallowed up by a new job and home renovations. But this is the year of the boat! While I had hoped to do all the boat projects myself, a few of the projects were simply too big. &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/renewal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My First Fiberglass Project: Making a Fiberglass Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a flip-flopper. But it&#8217;s not my fault. For months I have been trying to gather the knowledge required to replace seacocks and add backing plates. Oddly enough the biggest difficulty has been too much information and too &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/my-first-fiberglass-project-making-a-fiberglass-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seacocks Project: Rerouting Galley Plumbing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rerouting hoses around the galley sink is a prerequisite for the larger project of replacing Failed Seacocks. The seacock in worst condition is beneath the galley sink and serves as the sink discharge. It is also the most problematic in &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/seacocks-project-rerouting-galley-plumbing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dahon Speed P8 Folding Bike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I picked up a Dahon Speed P8 folding bicycle on Craigslist. The bike takes about a minute to fold down or unfold. It has eight gears and despite the diminutive 20&#8243; wheels feels like riding any other cruising or hybrid &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/dahon-speed-p8-folding-bike/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Failed Seacocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago I switched marine insurance companies. The new insurer required that I respond to several items mentioned in the survey done the previous year. Several issues had already been resolved. A couple more were easily fixed, such &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/failed-seacocks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New AC Electrical Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Czardas was built in South Africa and, not surprisingly, the AC power system was built to local standards. That system was still intact with one end of the shore power cable modified so that the boat could connect to &#8230; <a href="http://boatbabble.net/new-ac-electrical-panel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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