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- Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:13 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Another outstanding bad boat name
- Replies: 111
- Views: 41462
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:29 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bottom paint...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 495
Re: Bottom paint...
FWIW Pettit Trinidad SR (slime remover) always rated as BEST hard epoxy paint in .... errr, (forgive me) Powerboat Reports testing. I prefer ablatives and use West Marine's CPP+. We even use it as a multi-season paint, even though not labeled as such. Each Fall the hulls (7 between my brothers and I...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:49 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Sacrificial Anode Needed on Bronze shaft?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 749
Re: Sacrificial Anode Needed on Bronze shaft?
A great synopsis ... "Despite the complexity of the issue, boats with galvanically compatible underwater metals usually will not be affected (unless the problem is extreme), while the ones with lesser compatible metals, the ones that become anodic, suffer the consequences." ... from this s...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:45 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: A fiberglass canoe question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1785
Re: A fiberglass canoe question
I need something which can be emersed in water for 8-10 hours at a time, several days in a row, as I am planning some multi-day trips. Does anyone know how 2-part or single part will hold up to this kind of use? Per System 3's data for their WR-LPU, "Polyurethane paints, while giving excellent...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:54 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Help with a frozen seacock....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1235
Re: Help with a frozen seacock....
Since you say you're going to remove it anyway, I would have just filled it with epoxy ... maybe thickened with kitty hair.
- Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:40 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Is there an effective antifouling for an outboard in salt?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 381
Re: Is there an effective antifouling for an outboard in salt?
FWIW between my brothers and I we're running 11 OBs this season in salt water. For those motors too big to be tilted all the way out of the water (twin V6s on OB brackets) we paint the lower unit with Trilux 33. For best results we paint up to 1" higher above the typical waterline, to keep the ...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:17 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What size 4 cycle outboard do I need?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 715
Re: What size 4 cycle outboard do I need?
Get the largest 'elephant eared sized' low pitch prop you can. You want a PUSHER prop on any kicker, otherwise you'll be lugging the motor.
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:13 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Looking for another mystery tool!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4856
Re: Looking for another mystery tool!
http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/155700_lg.gif You could buy this self-centering drill jig from Northern Tool for $19 and cut off a 1-2" length as needed for this job. Then I'd tap drill the jig itself for the bit size you need, maybe even throw in a bushing, and would then st...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:07 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3123
Re: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
... and I'd say I am getting a comparable service life out of the water-based LPU. Just note that while S3's 2-part LPU is water reducible, it is NOT by any stretch of the imagination a 'water based' paint as many and most would think of a true water-based paint. It is only reducible when wet, but ...
- Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:42 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: location of thru-hulls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 724
Re: location of thru-hulls
On many boats it is fairly common to plumb bilge pumps to drain to the self-draining cockpit. Reasoning that dirty water in the cockpit is far preferable to the risks of back-siphoning. Back-siphoning is why a "riser loop" should always be put in, well above the bilge pump outlet.
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:42 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Radar power use question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 717
Re: Radar power use question
Amp Draw: I know Garmin and Raymarine 4kw radars draw 34 watts during transmit and 10 or less on stand-by. To get amps, one divides wattage by voltage, assuming 12.6 VDC as nominal. So the amp draw would be 3-amps in transmit and < 1-amp in stand-by. Note your power lead may be configured with a la...
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:20 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3123
Re: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
I would like to avoid a seam where the two come together and possibly show the primer below. You won't get a seam where the primer is involved, as I believe the primer is indeed a prerequisite with any LPU whether or not using any non-skid additive. As far as any seam between paint and non-skid ......
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:00 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3123
Re: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
FYI ... sorry, forgot to add this! COSTS: $314 shipped for gallon kit of epoxy primer, gallon of Whitbey White (beige color) LPU paint, quart of Orcas White LPU paint, and container of non-skid. Add for 1" and 2" wide tape, plus disposable brushes, rollers, and pans. Maybe $350 or less for...
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:47 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3123
Non-Skid deck using LPU Paints, a DIY Tutorial
INTRODUCTION: FWIW I’ve been ‘lurking’ here for years, but never posted. Plus … err, I’m a stink-potter (due to my tuna fishing habit) but please know I am a boater with more brains than horsepower ;) ! As a maritime history buff, I do consider sailors as THE true mariners! I started a similar webs...