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Question:
I had new all-grip put on my 1975 MT 36 in 1997. I have noticed 2 places
where it is cracked and beginning to come loose from the cabin. Is there any
way to repair this stuff?
Mike
>From:
>To: >
>Subject: TWL: prop protection for outboards
>
> The whaler fleet at the yacht club is going through props
>again. Since people on the list are often operating their tenders in
>shallow, often unfamiliar, waters I thought somebody may have
>evaluated the various products on the market. We need something for
>our 40 or 50 HP Honda outboards. Something that keeps lines out of
>the props and protects persons in the water would be nice too.
> I have seen advertisements for an aftermarket product for
>Hondas that I believe is called "The Handeler" which is a duct that
>bolts on to the cavitation plate and special prop. I don't know how
>well it would work at high speeds. They should be good for low speed
>thrust. It probably is expensive but I haven't priced it out.
> I found a similar product at called the Prop Saver
>http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/Ca=
>bFALL1998/CabFALL1998AUASAC/IA299T
>which is considerably cheeper but I would be surprised if the mounting
>is universal. It also uses a traditional prop.
> The same manufacturer has a different solution that is a plate
>to be mounted on the skeg and extend aft below the prop. It may help
>protect the prop if one runs aground. It doesn't protect swimmers and
>would allow some lines to be wrapped. The River Runner is at=20
>http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/Ca=
>bFALL1998/CabFALL1998AUASAC/IA299S
>- ----------------------------------------
>Ross Fleming >
>Subject: RE: TWL: Dish TV Coverage Question
>
> >===== Original Message From Frank Burrows <>
>Subject: TWL: RE: Re: Sealant for diesel tank inspection port
>
>The best product I've ever used is called "the right stuff". Its pricey,
>but does the job-any job! Auto parts stores have it.
>
> Regards...
>
>Phil Rosch
>M/V "Curmudgeon" MT-44TC
>Current moored in Wakefield, RI
>
>
>Subject: TWL: Re: Sealant for diesel tank inspection port
>
> >good
> >diesel-proof sealant/gasket combination on it when I close it up.
>
>I used a combination of a gasket made from Nitrile rubber and
>"form-a-gasket" #2B (non-hardening) sealant compound. Seems to have worked
>well.
>
>George
>M/V Ocean Lady
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:22:25 +0100
>From: "Bent Tolstrup" <
>Subject: TWL: Paints,
>
>Very professional results can be obtained with Sterling, rolled and tipped
>or
>brushed.
>However my personal opinion is that sprayed Awlgrip is a superior product
>and
>lasts longer. The major cost, both in time and effort is the prep in any
>good paint job. The amount of difference between having it professionally
>sprayed and using a good marine paint vs rolling and tipping/with a less
>expensive paint is actually very little.
>There are yards where the owner can do the prep work: dewaxing, sanding,
>filling with epoxy and then epoxy barrier coat, plus resanding and filling
>again, then have a professional spray the two or so coats of two part L P
>paint. This allows the cost savings, yet a final professional spray job.
>
>When I did extensive modifications to my Cal 46, the boat had nearly 10
>year
>old Awlgrip which was still in good conditon on the hull sides, yet the
>deck
>house was badly peeling. We used rolled/brushed sterling on the transom
>(where extensive modifications were done) and the deck house. The sterling
>on the transom still looked good in 6 years when I repainted the entire
>boat.
> However the deckhouse had again begun to craze and lift. I attributed
>some
>of this to poor prep when the boat was first L P ed (and a gel coat which
>was
>totally shot after 10 years of charter in the Caribbean). On the repaint
>all
>old paint was sanded off and a fair amount of the old gelcoat removed. A
>number of layers of epoxy primers were sprayed on. It has only been two
>years, so more time will be necessary to see how it holds up.
>
>If you want to do a paint job with Sterling, then try a dinghy first.
>
>Barrier coats on SS and bronze:
> In my experience the metal should be sand blasted and thoroughly
>cleaned,
>then a two part epoxy, sich as Interprotect 2000 applied (usually two
>coats).
>Certainly other epoxies are used, including West or System three. Again
>the
>key is the prep: well sandblasted and cleaned. Other materials such as
>zinc
>chromate, rust lock etc do not do well as a primer underwater and at times
>can set up electrolysis on the surface of the metal. At least three coats
>of
>the bottom paints should be applied. Apply alternate coats of different
>colors, to assure full coverage. Many boats which use this in our area
>will
>still have the epoxy in place when they are hauled in two or three years.
>
>Bob Austin
>Symbol 42
>Pensacola, FL
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:01:41 -0500
>From: Frank Burrows <http://www.kvh.com/ including coverage maps. KVH would
>probably be a great source to ask which system is better in the Bahamas.
>
>I have no idea of what is in the future.
>
>Frank
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:41:30 -0500
>From: Wesley Eldred <
>Subject: Re: TWL: Dish TV Coverage Question
>
>I have friends that use an RCA DSS system at Georgetown's latitude and east
>of there.
>
>Ed Butler
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:53:17 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Rich Gano" <>
>Subject: TWL: Wakes and Guns
>
>A 50-foot Ocean owned by an acquaintance was coming down a relatively
>lonely
>stretch of ICW east of Panama City a few years back at or soon after dark.
>Apparently he unwittingly waked a pier/bassboat combination, and the owner
>got highly perturbed and jumped in his bassboat, gun in hand, in pursuit.
>He got alongside and my acquaintance saw his hand with pistol over the
>gunwale of the bigger boat as this idiot tried to board. Since the Ocean
>was moving at a pretty good clip, the boarding attempt was unsuccessful,
>and
>I think the gun remained aboard. I am not sure they knew just what
>immediately became of the boarder due to darkness/fright, etc, but they
>reported to all the appropriate authorities. I think they later arrested
>the guy. If it had been me, I'd have turned around and made his pay the
>consequences of such foolish behavior, especially since I'd have his gun.
>Another time, the situation was turned around when I was anchored bow-in in
>a very narrow creek leading into one of our local bayous. There were no
>facilities nor houses up the creek from me, but a jet skier deemed it
>necessary to come from open water to narrower water right by me at full
>speed. I was below and came on deck to find water from his vertical tattle
>tale cooling stream on my deck. From the sound and watery evidence, I'd
>say
>he passed 2-3 feet from me, endangering me and my boat. The banks on
>either
>side were no more than 20 feet away. Now I don't mind a bit about getting
>waked by the incompetent dive boats and uncaring charter boats in our area
>-
>I give them as good as I get, and I'm careful of those who exhibit some
>common courtesy in return. But I'll be darned if I'll sit idly by and let
>somebody recklessly endanger me in such a manner. His actions were
>tantamount to assault in my eyes. When he came roaring around the bend on
>his return trip, he found me on the bow pulpit with a loaded and cocked
>.30-.30 Winchester across my knees. Lately I have been giving some
>consideration to carving a replica Browning .50 cal machine gun and
>mounting
>it on the bow for my trip to south Florida - you know, just to let 'em know
>my general attitude :). Actually, I have it in mind to pass through
>congested areas at night. I like night steaming.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:25:10 EST
>From: >
>Subject: TWL: Goldstar Radar
>
>Does anybody know where I might obtain schematics for a late '70's Goldstar
>Radar Model GS930? Thanks, Bill
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:32:34 EST
>From: >
>Subject: TWL: Northwest Passage
>
>From: "Bent Tolstrup" <>
>Subject: TWL: Generator
>
>Wesley-----------install a filter between the raw water pump and the
>Xchanger and you will never have to chase impeller parts again, infact
>those clear plastic filters will tell you if the impeller is breaking up
>and its time for a change.
>.
> Captain Al Pilvinis
>
>"M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47
>2630 N.E. 41st Street
>Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064
>Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666
>Email http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:52:26 EST
>From: writes:
>
><< I suppose it would be compatible
> with my Loof Lirpa designed propellor with holes.
> >>
>
>Hi Larry,
>
>Why yes, totally compatible. But why does aLoof Lirpa propellor have
>holes?
>And who was Lirpa anyway? Why was he so aloof?
>
>By the way, clarifying the confusion is just part of my job here on TWL.
>I'm
>pleased to do it for the group as part of my community service time.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:49:19 -0500
>From: mknott < =====
>
> >By the way, clarifying the confusion is just part of my job here on TWL.
>I'm
> >pleased to do it for the group as part of my community service time.
> >
>Paul,
>
>Now you have to provide an explanation to the list of why you are required
>to
>do comunity service time. What was you crime, Paul? Inquiring minds... or
>is
>that nosey shipmates. ;-)
>
>Mel Knott
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:02:46 -0800 (PST)
>From: Mark Richter <http://im.yahoo.com/
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:05:46 EST
>From:
>writes:
>
><< What was you crime, Paul? >>
>
>Persistent speling and gramatical errors, Mel.
>
>As to being had, what can I say? It's sad but true. What's the world
>coming
>to when guys will take advantage of a fellow's trusting nature to feed him
>a
>line of BS? What sort of a guy would treat his Shipmate that way?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:35:07 -0500
>From: mknott < =====
> >In a message dated 10/31/00 1:40:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>
>Subject: Re: TWL: Re: The real Gjoa?
>
>Further research reveals:
>
>..................
>
>A list of monuments, etc. in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, as of 1951,
>include:
>
>"Gjoa Sloop: Great Highway, north of Beach Chalet; donated by Norwegian
>residents
>of San Francisco through consulate on behalf of Norway; erected in 1909."
>
>"Gjoa Plaque Roald Amundsen: Great Highway, north of Beach Chalet; donated
>by
>Royal Norwegian Consulate and erected in 1929."
>
>..................
>
>Amundsen arrived in San Francisco in October, 1906, six months after
>most of the city had been destroyed in the great earthquake and fire.
>Where was the Gjoa from 1906 to 1909?
>
>I am remembering having seen photographs of the Gjoa landing through
>the surf at Ocean Beach and being dragged across Great Highway to its
>home surrounded by cypress trees in Golden Gate Park.
>
>..................
>
>Here, some historian has renamed the ship. This is undated:
>
>"He continued into the Amundsen Gulf to the Beaufort Sea, around the
>northern
>coast of Alaska, through the Bering Sea, and finely down the Pacific coast
>to
>San Francisco. The ship, the Gjoa Haven, can still be seen there today."
>
>..................
>
>From "The Saga of St. Roch," by E. Re. Yarham, FRGS, undated:
>
>"The three most famous ships to sail in Arctic waters during the past
>century have been Nansen's Fram, which in 1895 drifted to the then
>farthest north (85 deg. 57 min.), and which is preserved in Oslo;
>Amundsen's Gjoa, first vessel to navigate the Northwest Passage
>(1903-1906), and which is now on display at San Francisco; and the
>Royal Canadian Police patrol vessel, St. Roch, which has more firsts
>to its credit than any other polar ship, and which has now become a
>new Canadian National Historic Site."
>
>..................
>
>http://civiccenter.ci.sf.ca.us/recpark/Image.nsf/Images+not+categorized/?SearchView&Query=Boating
>
>Adding to the mystery, this page includes photographs of Amundsen
>standing in front of the Gjoa, in Golden Gate Park, in 1927;
>
>several photographs of the Gjoa in Golden Gate Park, 1939;
>
>and finally several photographs of the "removal" of the Gjoa,
>using a crane and a flatbed truck, on All Fool's Day, 1972!
>
>Removal to where? How long has the ship been in Oslo?
>
>This seems to be the answer, but someone will have to translate
>it: "I april 1909 ble Gjøa skjenket til San Francisco av en
>norskamerikansk komité og plassert i Golden Gate
>Park. I 1972 ble den brakt til Oslo og står nå ved Sjøfartsmuseet."
>
>Bob
>
>
>- ------------------------------------------------------
>Bob Conrich http://www.ai/bob
>Anguilla Tel: 264 497 2505
>British West Indies
>- ------------------------------------------------------
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 23:01:45 -0500
>From: "Andrew Woods" <
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:32:17 -0800
>From: >
>Subject: TWL: Hi from the Rappahonnock
>
>Hi, we are in Deltaville, Virginia. We have been stuck at Smith Point and
>now here for the last 3 or 4 days because the strong northwest winds are
>churning up the Chesapeake too much for us.
>
>We have found time to update the web page, which now includes photos from
>Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal. Please visit at
>
>http://www.indiscipline.org
>
>Click on Cruise 2000 and the new sections are for Lake Ontario and Lake
>Erie. Spike is working on New York and New Jersey and that section will be
>done soon. If the rough weather continues, we will be updating the
>Chesapeake Bay section as well!
>
>We really enjoyed our voyage up the Potomac to Washington DC and had a
>great time at the museums. On the trip down we anchored out a couple of
>times. The Virginia back creeks are especially calm and beautiful this
>time of the year. If we can sneak by the last 50 miles of The Bay we will
>enter the Atlantic ICW nearly on our original schedule.
>
>Please visit and we are looking forward to hearing from you!
>
>- -JimB
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:08:12 -0500
>From: "Chris Mangin" <>
> > > (wrote the deposit check for the boat on Saturday)
> > OK - so what will "Silverheels IV" be?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:04:06 -0500
>From: "Terry Hoy" <>
>Subject: TWL: Re: Using 2-part paint
>
>Hi Anne & Bob,
>You wrote:
>Has anyone had experience using a linear polyurathane brushing system
>(such
>as Sterling) on their boaat? Please give us your experience.
>
>Anne & Bob
>45' CHB in Port Townsend, WA
>
> Yes, I used Sterling this spring for some work on the boat. It is
>expensive if you only need to do a little. But still better than having it
>sprayed. Sterling advertises that it is especially formulated for
>brushing. The people at Sterling were very helpful when I called for info
>and really wanted the job to be sucessful when I bought it. Be sure to buy
>all theneeded extras.
> The job came out beautifully. The first coat left some to be desired and
>the second had a holiday (my fault), but otherwise looked fine. Third time
>was a charm. Too bad I goofed on the second. The Sterling people describe
>the paint as "stretching" flat and it really seemed to. No brushmarks ( I
>have had brushmarks after the Interthane paint). Part of what I painted
>was the body of my anchor winch. Only one small nick on the corner when a
>shackle hit it. Otherwise no abrasion at all after three months with a lot
>of anchoring.
> I would recommend the Sterling, but get all their additives and follow the
>directions to the letter. BTY, Sterling will send you a lot of info about
>how to use the product if you call and ask.
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>Bill Russell
>N. Kingstown, RI
>Pacific Trawler 37
>"Harbour Reach"
>401-294-2933
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:07:59 -0500
>From: Frank Timpano < wrote:
> >I am currently specifying electronics for a new vessel and considering an
> >AMCS satellite communications system. There are two on the market that
>are
> >designed for marine use -- the KVH K3, which is about $2K, and the
> >Westinghouse Wavetalk, which is about $4K. The Wavetalk has a slightly
> >smaller antenna. The Westinghouse system is more widely used, but mostly
> >in land-based applications such as long-haul truckers.
> >
> >I would be interested in receiving comments about either system (on or
>off
> >the list) from list participants.
> >
> >Scott Hallquist
> >MV Makai (Nordhavn 50, hull #15).
> >Seattle
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 22:24:49 EST
>From: Mike & Kym Eedy <
>
>------------------------------
>
>End of trawler-world-list V4 #122
>*********************************
>
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