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Old 10-27-2010, 08:46 PM
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Tom Fugate
 
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Originally Posted by Bill Burpee View Post
...(I have built 8 commercial ferry boats with approaching 200,000 hours of use).

...I have built 4 of the latter systems and have found them to be reasonably reliable (over 20,000 hours to date).

...Frankly, I am not overly impressed with either system...
A man with extensive experience; has built 12 systems using two separate configurations, yet his final synopsis shows he’s discontent with these arrangements.

Those visiting this thread should take that into consideration.
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