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    Poo pipe part 2

    Talking about stain removers, does anyone know of the active ingredient in GRUNT ? which cleans up Stainless Steel, Dang stuff is now $40 for a small pottle (Burnsco) at that price I need a cheaper source.
  2. Not so much, the article summarised a paper based on research conducted on the wrecks at Truuk Lagoon , there were variables in play such as water depth, and currents etc but to quote "During the studies on the wreck of the Yubae Maru it was noted that this vessel has a greater corrosion rate than would be expected on the basis of the depth alone. The average depth of the site is 28 m and the corrosion rate was 0.095 mm/year which is relatively high for a wreck at that depth since it is very close to the long term marine corrosion rate for iron of 0.1 mm/year, which is generally found for wrec
  3. That was a Boxfish Research ROV used in the Ocean Bounty Documentary, my son was the operator . When diving the President Coolidge the guide told us the Bunker C fuel was extracted years ago and transferred to visiting cruise ships. I'm told this was organised by dogged enthusiasts presumably to preserve the attraction. Bunker C is a heavy fuel oil requiring a pre-heat to reduce the viscosity before the engine can burn it, I have read it is wax-like at room temperature and yet WW2 era wrecks continue to emit seepage. Studies have considering the potential pollution based on the predict
  4. Its a fair point, if in doubt put it in your check-in bag, back in the late 90's I travelled back from the US with a manager, he had purchased die cast six shooters for his grandson, these were half the size of the real thing and clearly toys. All the US people we were meeting with assured him they could go in his cabin bag and there would be no issues at security... WRONG ! As the bag went through the scanner he saw the operators expression freeze to immobility and the conveyor was stopped, he tried to speak but was politely told not to three times, all spoken tersely and ending in a mal
  5. The underwriters for The Marina Shop for bluewater insurance are PICC, the Peoples Insurance Company of China.
  6. 6- 8 hp would be plenty for both boats, your going to get sick of lugging a 15 hp OB real quick
  7. The scanner cant detect it there, its an old trick (I mean in the bag)
  8. The cargo hold and the passenger deck are at equal pressure, your cartridge will always be in a pressurized part of the plane, Indeed As a passenger you are surrounded by pressure vessels such as portable oxygen, Fire Extinguishers, Under seat life Vest cartridges and these days even the emergency drop down oxygen is stored in small high pressure bottles overhead each seat row (on the Dream Liner)
  9. Work your friends,relatives,workmates, fellow club members and other sailing contacts, certainly easier if you know the person.
  10. Getting the right person is the trick and it has 100% more chance of success if that persons partner is on board with the idea otherwise it quickly leads to resentment with predictable outcomes . All of the comments from others correct, finding like minded people is key but don't expect the partnership to be equal somebody will do more hands on maintenance than another but might use the boat more and so on but usually everyone brings something unique to the arrangement . Paying a fraction of the outgoings sure puts a smile on the dial and suddenly upgrades that would otherwise be too expensiv
  11. There's no question in my mind that its cheaper to buy the well equipped and maintained vessel although it can take a while to find one, but there are advantages to a do-up project. 1 At the end of it you will know the boat inside out and all its systems, benefits there if something goes wrong and you might have more confidence in its reliability. 2 You can customize the little things to your requirements. 3 If you are a creative person there is a satisfaction in the process, almost therapeutic at times (did I just say that !) 4 The cost is spread over time. 5. If i
  12. The Cyber Truck now incorporates a facility for the increasingly popular Reverse Ramp launch technique similar to above but in reverse. They have attempted to keep it under wraps but word on the street is the continuous slope from the cab to the tailgate is for this express purpose not to make it more ugly although some argue it serves a dual purpose . Yet again extremely ground breaking design from Tesla and part of the reason for its unpreceDented demand.
  13. No biggie, that's a best practice launch technique in the US, just check out the videos at Boat Ramp Fail
  14. You have a point there harrytom LegaSea presents a spurious argument against the idea of reporting recreational catch, it seems whats good for the Commercial Fisherman should not apply to the recreational one ..... hypocrisy ? Quote" To throw away a tried and true method of estimation in favour of something that may never produce what we are hoping for seems foolish and irresponsible. Millions have been invested in developing our current method and to walk away from that would be a terrible waste of valuable resources." A Tried and True method of estimation" seems like an oxymoron an
  15. Nothing new here, its been clear for sometime that the scow hull is the faster shape for foiling barges, the footage is dated showing ist gen foils in brown organic carbon and all the syndicates have square top mains with black sails which have proven faster than white. The double ended concept has been banned for AC 37 because the opposition could not tell which way the winning boat was going when viewed at a distance (Nice try Sir Ben) The leeward paddler concept exploited a rule technicality and has been replaced with cyclors driving multiple hidden paddles via a complex arrangement of gea
  16. That idea has merit, and maybe if you are successfully prosecuted under maritime law then your insurance claim is denied, maybe that is already in the contract small print.
  17. Rob Carpenter won the RNI in a Carpenter 29 called Stormy Dawn sometime in the mid 80's , I think the crew was Simon Willis who also crewed on a previous occasion when they won it sailing Nukuwai which was a Chris White one off, about 7.5 M LOA I think. This was in the days when they gathered in the Devonport Naval Base dry dock before departure. A Carpenter 29 has also been delivered to New Caledonia, I still own a Carpenter 29 after 30+ years.
  18. I don't use FB Instagram or any social media, I think they do more harm than good, the young have moved on and FB is for their parents, its seriously uncool. FB is grappling with an existential crisis due to this aging user base and its keeps prince Zuckerberg awake at night, META is an attempt to avert the slow death.
  19. Doing some sea trials to the west of Browns island on Saturday, we were experimenting with heaving too so more or less stationary, when a fast moving 9 metre launch approaches from the NE.. My son alerted me to it and we noticed it was more or less on a collision course, I duck down and grab the air horn, but then it makes a minor course adjustment, I give it a squirt anyway as he is still going to pass uncomfortably close. No further course alteration was made and he passed approx 2 boat lengths from the stern doing an estimated 15 knots.....why ? I could not see the helmsman but that did n
  20. It just a perception and I have no data to back this up but at times Crew.org seems progressively more quiet and I suspect there are many who read but never comment. I have seen sites die a slow death as content dried up and users attention drifted elsewhere it would be a shame if that happened here, please post
  21. Are trailer sailer boats subject to the same regulations as Marina and moored yachts? , yes if you enter a marina for a stay, and the same situation for insurance as a moored vessel. Perhaps I can find a loophole by living on the bus and doing missions on the trailer sailer while keeping it on rented moorings when I move from location to location.Doable I'm sure but once on a mooring same biofouling and insurance rules etc, also ensure the vessel has a holding tank. What I need access to Marina’s, Maybe not? Not sure. No need unless you wanted to rent a berth for a period or use the
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