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PThey make high temp liquid sealant for pipe threads works about 1000 times better than Teflon tape.
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread CNG to propane conversion.I think you may have some false alarms with a sniffer in the propane locker and the lockers on neither of my boats are meant to be water...
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PI once fixed the blisters on a 70s boat merely by putting off fixing them. So I thought. They can disappear completely as the hull...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Blistering.What I thought I saw were many small blisters. I would probably open ones that were larger that a quarter or 50 cent piece. If you...
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PPete the Cat reacted to vanilladuck's post in the thread Mounting the Last Resort on the E32-3 Sea Hood with
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My rigger suggested something very similar: cut discs of G10 to be drilled and tapped with threads. After drilling, coring, epoxy, and... -
PPete the Cat replied to the thread Blistering.I would suggest caution with the idea of a barrier coat unless you are going to strip all the gelcoat off and recover with glass. The...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Mounting the Last Resort on the E32-3 Sea Hood.Indeed you are correct. I am very old and getting more so. Faster.
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Mounting the Last Resort on the E32-3 Sea Hood.Not sure if this will work for you, but I have used this method to install removable bolts in a deck with success: 1. Make a backing...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Survey costs + bottom paint.My experience with surveyors over the last decades is decidedly mixed, with recent experiences being downright worse than useless. I...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Frank Langer's post in the thread The real scoop on dewinterization? with Like.
Hi, It's exciting to start the sailing season with a new boat, especially one as nice as an E30+. If you don't know much about keel...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Viking Hospitality.Well..it was really ugly. And overcast. This winter has not been characteristic of some light winds and pleasant sunshine I generally...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Viking Hospitality.Always my pleasure to take anyone sailing. I am a single hander normally, but love having crew. I am in SF Bay from Nov to May and in...
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PMany surveyors will maintain a modest web site, and often their charge per foot is posted. Otherwise you will have to make some calls...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Frank Langer's post in the thread Marina etiquette with others peoples’ stuff with Like.
I have seen boats with lines loose or completely undone, have seen a boat bouncing on waves in a storm with the bow anchor mere inches...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Christian Williams's post in the thread 35-3 Transmission won't go into reverse (Part 2) with Like.
Yes, check the brackets. There's one near the transmission, and the other end is inside the pedestal. The brackets hold the jacket of...