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[GMCnet] FW: 12 volt dimmer switch [message #184508] Fri, 14 September 2012 19:49
k2gkk is currently offline  k2gkk   United States
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Just as a point of interest (or not) the story of how the stove
smoke stack on a boat got named "Charlie Noble" (NOT charlie
model) is rather amusing, if I recall. Google it!

Matt Colie should know, for sure!

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> From: mickeysss@me.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:41:49 -0700
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 12 volt dimmer switch
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> using oil lamps are non electric wasting very fun lighting that is also gives off a little heat at night. They are well used on boats
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> in the worst weather, and are safe to use. Lin and Larry pardey use them and this is one of their tricks to make them burn
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> clean and no smell. Those of you that are afraid that you will burn down the vehicle are right they may not allow this for insurance purposes.
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> I believe only in liability insurance for how many persons that have owned there vehicle for 5 or 10 years without an accident. mind you
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> if it is not your fault they have to pay for it. So the real insurance is your own ability to drive. If you have a home policy you are covered for
>
> stealing and fire on your vehicle with AAA. You save enough money to pay for the damage if you go a few years without a wreck that is your fault.
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> i like oil lamps very much they are safe even while driving, they are homy as hell, you can read with them, they are energy frugal.
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> http://www.go2marine.com/category/13917/oil-nautical-brass-lamps.html
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> http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225842
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> By the way the fire place i showed the other day he makes them with a water tank on the back that heats the water with the wood stove.
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> very good design tall skinny and fits in a very small place and can heat the whole vehicle with radiant heat as well.
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> http://woodstovesforsale.co.uk/chaplin-stoves/
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> the above site does not have the water tank on the back of them with attachments for pipe.
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> If you want to get one with a water tank ask mark to send the picture to you he is in U.K. and they are about
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> $400 sent to america. He has sold 200 of these to mainly boat owners. They are called charlie models.
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> this is his email, make him feel good and say hello and ask for the picture of one with a water tank.
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> this will make him feel good that someone is interested in his art for they are really a great art piece to look at to me. thank you :-)
>
> mickey

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