A pal just got a 9' aluminum AB and I have to say, I'm very impressed with it.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Aug 7, 2014, at 13:41, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I had a RIB merc for number of years and had nothing but problems. I was > always working on it. From detaching tubes at the transom, to un-glueing > seams between the hard bottom and tubes, to mercury black letters somehow > disintegrating in the sun and getting sticky residue everywhere. The transom > was separating from the tubes so severely that they honored the tube warranty > by giving me new tubes. Of course I had to pay $1100 in labor to glue the > hard bottom to the new tubes. Warranty did not honor the new seat which I > now needed as a result of new tubes. The thing lasted another 5 years. Then > it finally got stolen. > Got a used AB in 2012 for 1000$ which I could not be happier with. > > Petar Horvatic > Sundowner > 76 C&C 38MkII > Newport, RI > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brian > Morrison via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 1:11 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Dingy Repair > > Hello fellow CnCer’s, > > I have a mercury inflatable dingy. It has been a challenge ever since I > purchased it. Dealing with keeping it clean, managing it at the marina (no > dingy racks), repairs, etc. has not been fun. My current issue is a slow leak > in the forward seam. I have read about a sealer that can be inserted through > the air hole and is supposed to seal the seam from the inside. Several > questions: has anyone had any experience with this repair, how do you get the > sealant into the air hole (it seems to be too small to pour it in), do you > have to remove the air intake valve, does it work, what is the best product > and where can I get it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Brian > > Brian C. Morrison > S/V Rekofa, The Blue Whale > 1979 C&C 34 > Baltimore, MD > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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