Next message: Ken James: "[world-cruising] electronic books and reader"
Ah, yes! Youse guys are killin' me! Sorta reminds me of an
employer who once sent me out for a six foot section of lubber
line! He didn't see me for four days, and never asked again for
anything not properly invoiced! In all seriousness, this was (in
all apparent seriousness!) posed by the owner of a steel boat, in
pointing out to me why my flimsy fibreglass catamaran just would not
make it in Florida, where the feared fibreglass mite roams! I was
already enjoying myself as they were ripping out and replacing all
the teak and caulking, then replacing, reoiling, resanding, etc. I
think I will REALLY enjoy myslef during their first haul - which
appears to be more than due, while mine is freshly hauled and bottom
painted! Thanks for confirming how way out there some folks can
get! Just had to be sure!!
Glad I gave you a laugh!!
Say, I have followed the discussion on SSB sticks, and am planning
to place an outbacker marine on the lineline rail. Don't really
think I will need any additional counterpoise. Expecting pretty
fair performance. Any thoughts from those more experienced with SSB
and ham radio in general?
--- In , Philip Lange
<philip dot lange at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> Ah yes, a close relative of the feromite, the most feared for
those who
> have concrete hulls. Beware Norman.
>
> At 01:04 PM 5/29/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Folks - I have run across someone who mentioned the existance of a
> >fireglass mite - similar to a termite - that threatens fibreglass
> >hulls. I have not heard of such a problem - I have heard of and
> >understand blistering and what to do about it and to prevent it,
but do
> >not know of a mite that eats fibreglasss or any of the resins in
marine
> >use. Anyone help me out? My thoughts are to simply dismiss the
issue,
> >but you never know.....what you don't know!
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
