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Thanks Tim.

We're using Coastal Boat Transport out of Newcastle, ME. They were available, we'll see.

-jeff

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I'm launching at the end of the week so I think what I'll do is extend the spreader bar by building a mold onto the end of each spreader, then pour some epoxy thickened with some colloidal silica. Once cured, I'll sand shape to fit the bracket. I wish I were better at molding epoxy. I great solution...

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I found a crack in one of my cast aluminum spreader brackets so I had a new pair machined out of 7075 aluminum. The new ones are cut to fit the oak spreader bars in the same basic shape as the old brackets, except they are thicker and should be much stronger. One nagging issue is that the spreader b...

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CWC must be well regarded. I called them, and they are booked everyday until the end of June!

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I've got a friend that uses Jocylins every year, and he is very fussy about his boat, a beautiful Friendship Sloop. I called them, and they quoted very high. I'm wondering if I'm just a little too far out of where they normally work.

-jeff

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Thanks Tim. I actually don't remember the name of the guys who moved the boat from Holderness to my home here in Freedom. It wasn't Fays though. I did call CWC, but so far no return call. I'll give him another try today. I'll call Southport Island too. It looks like at I'm a disadvantage jumping in ...

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This is something I've come across: Thinning WEST SYSTEM epoxy, by Brian Knight Through knowledge gained from our comprehensive test programs and from 30 years of practical experience, we have learned that epoxy formulation is a balancing act. When one characteristic is altered—e.g. changing handlin...

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Thanks Tim, I saw that photo, that truck and trailer do look capable. The guys who moved my boat to the house operate in the NH lakes region, and don't cross state lines. I will say that Coastal Boat Transport has been very helpful on the telephone and good about returning calls. I'll mention the sh...

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Hey everyone, I'm in the process of hiring someone to move my boat to the coast, roughly 2 hours on the road. My question concerns transport trailers. I've only got a couple experiences with boat haulers, and generally they were good, and seemed to care for the well-being of the boat. However, last ...

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Dharma, I've chosen to not put on a barrier coat based on reading through 10 years of emails from the Alberg 30 mailing list. http://lists.alberg30.org/pipermail/public-list-alberg30.org/ If you search the archive there's lots of posts on epoxy barrier coats. From what I gather, those who don't barr...

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I have removed all the previous bottom paint (VC17) and the hull is ready for a new fresh coat. We've decided on Petit Hydrocoat based on the water based formula, price and found it to work well on a friend's boat under similar conditions. The hull looks pretty good overall, I think, except for a fe...

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Today was my first experience filling in holes in the hull from removing through-hulls. It all want pretty well and as planned (so far) except for squeeging out excess resin. The air warmed up a little sooner than I expected and the resin got a little thick & difficult to pull out. I'm not too c...

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Thanks guys,

I've got the taps. I'll give it a test run on some junk fiberglass first. I might try just a dab of 4200 on the threads.

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I've never been a fan of relying on screws into fiberglass, but I need to install a hatch fastener for my forward hatch, and there's no way to through-bolt: http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/prodimg/ABI-340010.JPG What's the best way to get the fasteners to hold? Tap threads into the fiberglass?? I've...

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Thanks Rachel,

The seacocks are all new and look good. The only valve I'm not crazy about is a Vetus Water Scoop (engine intake) and Vetus Ball Valve.

http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?mid=wwqshw#/page84/

Not ideal but will probably stay like that for another season.

-jeff

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I can't leave the seacocks in place, I need the room for the toilet. I'd feel more comfortable with an actual valve then a cap, but I'd just have a cap.

jeff

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We saw the Airhead at the show: http://www.airheadtoilet.com/ and have since found another manufacturer: http://www.natureshead.net/. Which one we go with is still undecided. Both are pricey for what they are ($950 and $850). I'm thinking I should build my own since it is just a bucket with a urine ...

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I'm convinced. I'm filling them in.

Where do I send the compost?

Rachel..sailing? It's freaking cold again up here today.

-jeff

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After visiting the Maine Boat Builders show, my wife is convinced we need a composting toilet. She's generally indifferent to most of the decisions we make on boat stuff so while I'm not completely convinced, I'm willing to give it a try. The only thing that's unclear is what to do with the two thro...

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Thanks Tim.

Very glad to have your opinion.

-jeff

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I'll start by saying that in spite of everything I've read on this site and through other sources with hours of searching and reading, I'd like some feedback before I do anything. Here's my situation. I just stripped my hull of VC17 and found some craters from small blisters. There's lots of them, n...

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This flaking layer is just on the rudder, the hull is fine..apart from the many tiny little blisters. On the rudder, the red ooze is a mix of red VC17 and stripper which we were in the middle of when we found this flaking layer stuff. For the hull itself, I need to look more closely, but the blister...

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Yes that red goo is dissolved VC17 that dripped. We've removed most of the VC17 on the rudder, but the layer that's flaking is white, brittle and 1 to 2 ml thick. The green under it I'm assuming is old paint. It's the white layer I'm wondering about. It can be seen slightly better here: http://lh3.g...

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Taking advantage of the warm weather, I thought I'd get a jump on stripping the VC17 from the boat's bottom. I'm using Franmar Soy Strip, it takes the super thin coating of VC17 off with no troubles. However, I found that my rudder is coated with something that's not adhered very well. I'm guessing ...

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Kendall, Your suggestion worked perfectly. I clamped a scrap piece of 1/2 thick plywood to it, then buzzed through it with a cheap aggressive tooth 1 inch hole saw. It worked perfectly..clean straight edges. I also tested it with a jig saw and the chop saw with success. I also tried cutting it with ...

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Tim, I like your Forstner Bit suggestion, I didn't know they were available that large. I did play around with the masking tape suggestion, but like Quetzsailer it just lifts the vaneer. I would have thought the router would tear it up. I'll try it on a sample today....

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I'm building a small cabinet for my electrical panel and battery switch. http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie/SpringBoatProjects?feat=directlink The Blue Sea switch will be panel mounted to the front of this cabinet, except I'm having a heck of time cutting a clean 3 5/8 inch hole in the plywood for...

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We're getting off topic regarding fixed knives but with respect to cheap knives I'm a big fan. I've got a fancy Myerchin that's way to big and heavy to carry, and I leatherman I like to keep nearby, and like Tim I never liked carrying knives in pockets or belt until I bought one of these a couple ye...

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It's Tuckerman's Ravine on Mt. Washington here in NH. We ski with alpine touring gear. Free heels going up, locked for going down. I still see leather boots out there occasionally. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DjiBX1vNLIU/SaXVB2_lb8I/AAAAAAAACQM/ijoJAD47W5Y/s800/IMG_3796.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DjiBX1vNL...

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The good thing about a quick and cheap shelter is that it's easy to rebuild. We were back up the next day, and did get some skiing in.

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Here in NH, we received 24 inches of wet & heavy. My poor flimsy boat shelter didn't survive. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Q1Z0t1iIDH0/SaNPXCXBaPI/AAAAAAAAAho/01QHLy2fwVw/s800/IMG_3571.JPG http://picasaweb.google.com/jbfongemie/WickedSnowStorm?feat=directlink When I brought the boat home just before wi...

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Hi Everyone. On my 22 foot boat, we didn't generate much trash since we cooked very simple meals, only the occasional night out ect. Trash was easy to deal with. I've done many cruises on bigger boats: 40 foot plus that simply had the room for small kitchen sized trash can. I'm building counter tops...

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Thanks for the input everyone. Ray that Corian counter looks fantastic.

The interior of my boat lacks the nice wood look, since much has been painted white.

Rachel you're correct, I've got so little actual counter I could use granite and it wouldn't matter much.

-jeff

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Thanks Dave. "Linoleum"..yes that was a bit of a brain burp. I read my post after it was up and edited the word to plastic laminate.

That table is beautiful. Can I ask how thin the sections are for each point in your star? Did you cut from a plywood or a veneer?

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Hi Everyone, I need to replace my countertops, and will likely go with the boring yet pragmatic plastic laminate (formica) material. Anyone happy with something different? Wood? Plywood? Copper sheeting, plexiglass over wrapping paper, granite? Got pictures? http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DjiBX1vNLIU/R-rkLQl...

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I'm sure many of you have seen this by now. Imagine if this hit at high tide! "A series of freak waves that crashed into Boothbay Harbor, Maine, caused $10,000 to $20,000 in damage and left experts and residents puzzling over what caused it. " http://boothbayregister.maine.com/2008-10-30/s...

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Thanks Guys, I looked in my car, and the expansion tank is about the same level as the radiator. Funny, we've got two new cars, and every new car I get things look less and less familiar. One concern is trapped air, if there's an air bubble in the coolant system, I'd rather it be in the expansion ta...

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Hey Guys, I need to move my coolant expansion tank, there's just no room to have it mounted next to the engine. The spot I'm thinking of, is on the other side of a plywood wall putting it under a counter. My question is this, does the expansion tank need to be higher than the engine's heat exchanger...

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Beautiful.

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Thanks Main Sail. Yeah $80 is ridiculous for what it is, should be $25. Hamilton Marine had crazy good sale (internet only) a couple of weeks ago and I got mine for much less..$47 I seem to remember. That sale was the best I've seen yet. Good stuff too, not just dockline! I ended up cutting open a c...

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I'm looking to buy two 6V golf-cart batteries, somewhere in Maine (Portland area) or NH.

Battery World in Portland has some brand (not trojan) for $99 each. I've heard such good things about Trojan or US Battery I'd prefer those brands.

Anyone know a good source??

-Jeff

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There's a guy who runs a small plating shop in PA who advertises in the back of Wooden Boat magazine (and others I assume). I contacted him and he was willing to de-plate chromed bronze for a very reasonable fee. All the other chrome plating shops I contacted wanted nothing to do with me. In the end...

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Hmm. This makes me think I'll need to research this more. I've got no experience with this, but the Peggy Hall theories make sense intuitively.

One thing I would wonder about with running the hoses to the bow..would those hoses become odorous? I like the Hinkley idea.

-Jeff

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The Alberg30.org site has a little writeup on vent location that claims to acheive better airflow by locating the vents (two) up at the bow. http://www.alberg30.org/maintenance/Head/RaritanNewer/3-venting.html "The key to the airflow through the tank is mounting a vent on each side of the bow. ...

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Ok, I did cut one open This is from a 1/0 lug & type 3 0/1 wire. It looks completely solid. The hacksaw might have had a part in melding the face of the cut, but there's no voids. I guess I'm satisfied. http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie/Lugs# -Jeff http://lh3.ggpht.com/fongemie/SPu8yLMT-EI/AA...

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My favorite degreaser is WD40. It's not water soluble, though. I very much dislike SimpleGreen. I've talked with SimpleGreen salesmen who say you can drink the stuff, although no one ever offered. It's made from organic solvents (2-butoxyethanol) and should be considered toxic in my opinion. It's al...

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Dave I agree on the hex crimpers. Is the final product that much better? I'm considering figuring out all my runs, and driving somewhere to get the crimps done. Anyone see what WestMarine has for a setup? Trouble is, it's 1.5 hours away, and I didn't buy any of my supplies there. Or not.. I just tes...

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To answer my own question, common opinion is that the dimple crimp is inferior to a proper hex crimp.

Too bad there wasn't a hex style crimper that uses a bench vice for pressure. I searched with no luck. It might make it affordable for people who only need the tool infrequently.

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Hey everyone, I need to crimp lugs onto 1/0 cable. I bought the Ancor Heavy Duty Lug Crimper http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2734 , thinking that I can use this plus a bench vice to make my crimps. Now that I'm looking at the Ancor tool, it just dimples in the mid...

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Thanks for the info guys, you've confirmed my suspicions.

I just bought some Birkshire wire battery cable from Battery World in Portland and it is indeed tinned, and much more flexible than I the cable I'm replacing.

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