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Most of the pics (the next 5) and their captions should be self
explanatory, if not and you're curious, ask away. I wish I had some
better pics of the new fuel system piping, it's heavier gage tubing than
I have worked with and it is beautifully fitted (if I may say so
myself). The handles on the fuel manifold valves are some kind of
miracle plastic that paint doesn't want to stick to, but the labels seem
to be sticking OK.

BTW my engine room is usually much cleaner than this, my wife handed me
the camera and said, "Here take some photos before you forget," so the
final days clean-up has not been done yet.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Had a look at your boat refurbishment pics. Did you put some antichafe
(?slit PVC tube) around were that red rubber pipe passes through the
black metal hole? Is the fuel line armored pipe?

Looking at your big bottom job, I have heard of titanium/boron coatings
as barrier coats for metal corrosion inhibition but not for osmosis
treatment. Can you give me a reference for this -if it's good stuff I'll
pass it on to the local osmosis peel people. How much per gallon is it?

Cheers

Navigator wrote:
Had a look at your boat refurbishment pics. Did you put some antichafe
(?slit PVC tube) around were that red rubber pipe passes through the
black metal hole?

It's hi temp tubing with a braided polyester core, it's tough stuff but
the answer is yes, there is a layer of insulation which will protect it
at this point.

At this point the system is almost ready to test but the final prettying
up still has to be done. I want to see it working first.

... Is the fuel line armored pipe?

I'm not sure what you mean by "armored pipe," it's another specialized
type of flex hose. It is made for diesel fuel and is fire retardant with
a braided steel reinforcing layer. The reason it is there, instead of
smaller diameter marine fuel hose, is that Agri-Supply sells this stuff
for $12 a coil (about 15' with end fittings) whereas 3/8ID marine fuel
hose is over $2/ft



Looking at your big bottom job, I have heard of titanium/boron coatings
as barrier coats for metal corrosion inhibition


??? the stuff is a conductor. Boron is sometimes used as dope for
semiconductors

... but not for osmosis
treatment. Can you give me a reference for this -if it's good stuff I'll
pass it on to the local osmosis peel people. How much per gallon is it?

Well a number of people we know have used it on blistered boats and said
it was good stuff. What do you want for references? The type we used is
Interlux 2000E and it's about $70 gal unless you are a good bargain hunter.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote:



Looking at your big bottom job, I have heard of titanium/boron
coatings as barrier coats for metal corrosion inhibition



??? the stuff is a conductor. Boron is sometimes used as dope for
semiconductors

Yes I know that. You said the paint had some : "Now we paint on a
two-part barrier coat with powdered titanium and boron platelets in it."
which raised my interest.

But it was Interlux 2000E -we have that here. I note that you do need ~
4-6 coats coats to get the claimed barrier properties though. That's a
lot of paint. All I can say is that Ella after 17 years in the water
Ella has probably reached the point where if blisters were to appear
they would have appeared. So far all is well...

Cheers

??? the stuff is a conductor. Boron is sometimes used as dope for
semiconductors

Navigator wrote:
Yes I know that.

Painting a metal surface with conductive paint doesn't seem like such a
good idea to me.

...You said the paint had some : "Now we paint on a
two-part barrier coat with powdered titanium and boron platelets in it."
which raised my interest.

But it was Interlux 2000E -we have that here. I note that you do need ~
4-6 coats coats to get the claimed barrier properties though. That's a
lot of paint.

Check the formulation, it may be different. The stuff we used claimed to
be very effective with one layer (they specified a thickness in mils but
I forget what it was) and totally impervious with 3x. Actually, WEST
System epoxy is pretty good barrier all by itself.


... All I can say is that Ella after 17 years in the water
Ella has probably reached the point where if blisters were to appear
they would have appeared. So far all is well...

Well, that's good. Some boats just don't get blisters.

DSK