Re: Stus-List Isotemp SPA water heater in a LF38

2015-10-23 Thread Paul Eugenio via CnC-List
Doug, Thank you for your input. In the end I ordered the Isotherm SPA 25 as it allowed for more installation options.I have had it in hand for a few days now, and I am liking the idea of installing the unit under the port q-berth as you have it. The more I think about it, the more I am c

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-23 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
I use Acid Magic, same kind of thing. You can smear it on with bare hands and watch it dissolve the calcium. Stings like a mofo if you have a cut... Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 23 October 2015 at 19:44, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-23 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Rick -- you mean "MSDS", right? :^) Frederick G Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Oct 23, 2015, at 7:35 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List > wrote: > > You might also look up the MMSI for Barnacle Buster and see what the active > ing

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I don’t suppose there would be, so long as you flush with water. You might also look up the MMSI for Barnacle Buster and see what the active ingredient is. Might just be dilute acid. What I did on my prop and shaft in 2009 was something that was recommended to me by one of the local fisherme

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint

2015-10-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I used Micron in Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Sounds of eastern North Carolina. Water here is brackish to salt, depending on proximity to the ocean. Current water temp is about the same as our air temp - somewhere in the 70s. Up to the low 80s in mid to late summer. I switched to Petit A

Re: Stus-List Hydrolocked!

2015-10-23 Thread Jeffrey Nelson via CnC-List
Wow all my years in Ottawa I don't think I used 5 gal. I did run some through probably about a gallon. Then I would go and drain the engine through the frost plugs as per Yanmar recommendation. I figured anything left in the engine would have enough antifreeze to keep it soft enough. 11 year

Re: Stus-List boom/ goosemeck

2015-10-23 Thread Mike Brannon via CnC-List
Interesting that the same thing happened on my 36 about 10 years ago. I sent my to Metal Mast and had a new one made from stainless in less than a week. All the holes lined up and it was less than $400. Mike, Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C&C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA Sent from my iPad Mini >

Re: Stus-List stainless polish

2015-10-23 Thread Joseph Bognar via CnC-List
Go to any truck stop . They carry all sorts of metal polishes . Try to look for the ones with rouge in them . They work the best Sent from Joe Bognar > On Oct 16, 2015, at 7:49 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > wrote: > > My Magma grill is very rust stained. I tried a couple stainless clea

Re: Stus-List Vinyl letters - experiences?

2015-10-23 Thread Steve Sharkey via CnC-List
Yes. I ordered some from West Marine for a small day sailer we have. They started to fade within a year and have now just disappeared. Have always used a sign company for my C&C and have never seen any fading. On Oct 22, 2015 10:24 AM, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" wrote: > Speaking of vinyl lette

Re: Stus-List Vinyl letters - experiences?

2015-10-23 Thread William Walker via CnC-List
Used Boatname.com. three times on different boats. All stuck well and held up. Five years on this boat so far. And,, gave me price break on reorder to repair a fellow boaters hard landing on me while attempting to raft off this summer. Slow is pro was not her motto. Bill Walker CnC 36 Pentw

Re: Stus-List boom/ goosemeck

2015-10-23 Thread William Walker via CnC-List
On the sungject of goosenecks, one of the tangs on my fitting on the mast broke off from wear. I shipped broken piece to Guido at Garhauer and he made new out of stainless to fit perfectly and used same hole pattern so no new holes to tap. Can't remember cost, but I felt it was cheap at the t

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint

2015-10-23 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Jamestown Distributors has been doing tests of bottom pains and taking surveys from customers. What they found is that results are VERY localized, and that a paint that works well in one marina many not work well in another just miles away. This is not a case of one size fits all, at least in Nar

Stus-List Painting Boat Name on Hull

2015-10-23 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List
I would go the same route.. Mine are from US Boats and it cost over $ 400.00 (they do look great and are holding-up well so far.) But, one of my neighbors had bigger lettering done for about 45 bucks total at the local sign shop.. His also look great. They might not last as long as mine bu

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint

2015-10-23 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Graham Thanks for the compliment! You missed out on a great day's sailing on Saturday while you were stripping the boat Bob has been telling me (and I believe everyone on this list) the merits of Micron 66 for the past three years. Finally after 4 years of Micron CSC on our J27 which in the

Re: Stus-List Antifreeze

2015-10-23 Thread S Thomas via CnC-List
I use concentrated engine antifreeze, but I sure don't use 4 gallons. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII - Original Message - From: robert via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 23:40 Subject: Stus-List Antifreeze Marek / Chuck: I h

Re: Stus-List Antifreeze

2015-10-23 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
I decided to put my worries to bed and I invested $25 in a refractometer (http://www.amazon.ca/Sinotech-Hand-Antifreeze-Ethylene-Glycol/dp/B00DMZ631U/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1445603106&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=Refractometer+RHA-503ATC (does the amazon URL have to be this complicated?)). I

Stus-List Patricia Category 5 Ping Wally

2015-10-23 Thread S Thomas via CnC-List
Hey Wally, I think, and I certainly hope!, that you are well north of the projected path. Any news on the expected effects and preparations underway where you are? Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII Port Stanley, ON ___ Email addr

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-23 Thread Indigo via CnC-List
Any harm in using muriatic acid on my bronze prop or s/s shaft? That's where I find most basal plates. -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Oct 22, 2015, at 22:20, Rick Brass via CnC-List > wrote: > > A spray bottle of muriatic acid does the same thing. Use a cheap spray bottle >