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- Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:18 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Caribbean cruising
- Replies: 9
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Re: Caribbean cruising
Salt water shouldn't be hard on the hull if you hose it down after a day's outing. But it will be hard on topside fasteners which are subject to wear even in f'water. hardest effect would be on engine cooling. Suggest if you are salt watering, get one of those (Groco?) flush systems where you can ho...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:09 pm
- Forum: Boat and Hull
- Topic: Aft Deck Restoration
- Replies: 62
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Re: Aft Deck Restoration
Carl: The plasteak people make a plastic underlay which is what I used on the bow pulpit and screw the planks to it. Very workable. And indestructible. Don't know the thickness but the website will have it, of course. You won't have to be cutting heavy sheets of aluminum with this stuff and cutting ...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:21 am
- Forum: Boat and Hull
- Topic: Aft Deck Restoration
- Replies: 62
- Views: 168582
Re: Aft Deck Restoration
I forgot about PlasDeck. Very versatile and good looking. You could put that stuff down, tell everyone it's teak and they may never know it's not. But you will when they are scrubbing, bleaching, clear-sealing teak and you are watching pretty girls while pretending to read about medieval history.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 7:35 pm
- Forum: Boat and Hull
- Topic: Aft Deck Restoration
- Replies: 62
- Views: 168582
Re: Aft Deck Restoration
Two things: agree with Busia that screwing down the decking is much, much preferable than permanently affixing it by welding. It's something you want the option to more easily remove if and when. Second: teak is gorgeous and very rich looking. But it requires a huge investment in time annually unles...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: Marinette Admin Notices
- Topic: File Uploads
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13269
Re: File Uploads
nice/thank you
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:16 pm
- Forum: Through Hulls
- Topic: Understanding the CAPAC
- Replies: 48
- Views: 114395
Re: Understanding the CAPAC
thank god it's posted for all the world to see and I don't have to plow through that project again :-
But most important, happy to get the info out for all the fine boaters on this board
But most important, happy to get the info out for all the fine boaters on this board
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:50 pm
- Forum: Through Hulls
- Topic: Understanding the CAPAC
- Replies: 48
- Views: 114395
Re: Understanding the CAPAC
check the attachments - lots of pages but here is the Capac Manual. The site wouldn't let me upload PDF's so here is a jpg version. Sorry if the print is light.
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: Through Hulls
- Topic: Understanding the CAPAC
- Replies: 48
- Views: 114395
Re: Understanding the CAPAC
Carl..I'll attempt this but I can't conjure up all the tech detail. Yes, it''s a thru hull, usually mounted (at least it was in the '88 FBS model I had and others where the helm was port side) aft of mid=-ships on the port side. It measure the electrical potential of the hull using a silver/silver c...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:38 am
- Forum: Boat and Hull
- Topic: Before and After Topside Color Scheme
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18733
Re: Before and After Topside Color Scheme
Good luck, Carl, with the painting project. A few suggestions: First, prep is everything and I'm sure by now you've read enough to know the basic rules of getting a protective skin on the aluminum very quickly after sanding or blasting - within hours. Manufacturers, such as the Awl-Grip people (who ...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:38 am
- Forum: Boat and Hull
- Topic: Before and After Topside Color Scheme
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18733
Re: Before and After Topside Color Scheme
Good luck, Carl, with the painting project. A few suggestions: First, prep is everything and I'm sure by now you've read enough to know the basic rules of getting a protective skin on the aluminum very quickly after sanding or blasting - within hours. Manufacturers, such as the Awl-Grip people (who ...