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Heh. Wherever they come from, I hear they're related to rubber
weevils. Them things can eat the tires off a car in about 15 min
utes. That's why it's important to change the air in your tires every
six months.
DT
John Howard wrote:
> Please try to get your facts straight... it was propwash not relative
> bearing grease.
>
> --- In
> <mailto:world-cruising%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bryan Genez" <svcapella at dot dot dot >
> wrote:
> >
> > On 5/29/07, Larry McNeil <lrmcneil at dot dot dot > 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!
> >
> >
> > Yes. Sadly, the polyestermite was discovered some years ago. It's
> believed
> > to have been introduced in cans of improperly prepared relative
> bearing
> > grease.
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> > Bryan Genez
> > "Capella" V40-158
> > New Bern, NC
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
