If and when I ever have to use the halon fire
extinguisher, I shall enjoy every, ozone depleting
minute of it.

Not only will I put out a fire but I will be making
a "up yours, environmentalist fascists!" statement.

The sun creates more ozone in one day than man
has destroyed since he schlepped his sorry way
out of Africa.

CN

CN


"coves" wrote in message ...
Still using a Halon extinguisher dated 1993?? About time you updated to
something more environmentally friendly. Yours should have been phased out
by now and the contents removed and disposed of only by authorised recycling
companies.
Regards
Edgar

Capt. Neal® wrote in message
...
http://captneal.homestead.com/littleperfections.html

For your viewing pleasure.

CN

Ozone is also naturally broken down in the stratosphere. In an unpolluted
atmosphere there is a balance between the amount of ozone being produced and
destroyed and so the total concentration remains relatively constant.
Scout

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
If and when I ever have to use the halon fire
extinguisher, I shall enjoy every, ozone depleting
minute of it.

Not only will I put out a fire but I will be making
a "up yours, environmentalist fascists!" statement.

The sun creates more ozone in one day than man
has destroyed since he schlepped his sorry way
out of Africa.

CN

CN


"coves" wrote in message
...
Still using a Halon extinguisher dated 1993?? About time you updated to
something more environmentally friendly. Yours should have been phased
out
by now and the contents removed and disposed of only by authorised
recycling
companies.
Regards
Edgar

Capt. Neal® wrote in message
...
http://captneal.homestead.com/littleperfections.html

For your viewing pleasure.

CN

In your case, I believe you haven't evolved beyond a microbe.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
If and when I ever have to use the halon fire
extinguisher, I shall enjoy every, ozone depleting
minute of it.

Not only will I put out a fire but I will be making
a "up yours, environmentalist fascists!" statement.

The sun creates more ozone in one day than man
has destroyed since he schlepped his sorry way
out of Africa.

CN

CN


"coves" wrote in message
...
Still using a Halon extinguisher dated 1993?? About time you updated to
something more environmentally friendly. Yours should have been phased
out
by now and the contents removed and disposed of only by authorised
recycling
companies.
Regards
Edgar

Capt. Neal® wrote in message
...
http://captneal.homestead.com/littleperfections.html

For your viewing pleasure.

CN

I'm a little puzzled by your back stay toggle. It seems to be bronze in
contact with stainless. This is a very bad metal combination for
electrolysis -which would occur with all the salt spray lashing over it
from your ocean voyaging. I recommend replacing the toggle with
stainless as well. Might save a catastrophic rig failure.

Cheers



Capt. Neal® wrote:
http://captneal.homestead.com/littleperfections.html

For your viewing pleasure.

CN

There is no electrolysis with those two metals combined
in the atmosphere. Electrolysis only occurs in the presence
of an electrolyte. What little salt water that may splash
up on the stay does not get through the T-9 Boeshield
it is sprayed with from time to time.

For the toggle action to work the softer bronze is
necessary. Stainless on stainless would gall.

You should know that.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...
I'm a little puzzled by your back stay toggle. It seems to be bronze in
contact with stainless. This is a very bad metal combination for
electrolysis -which would occur with all the salt spray lashing over it
from your ocean voyaging. I recommend replacing the toggle with
stainless as well. Might save a catastrophic rig failure.

Cheers



Capt. Neal® wrote:
http://captneal.homestead.com/littleperfections.html

For your viewing pleasure.

CN

Capt. Neal® wrote:

There is no electrolysis with those two metals combined
in the atmosphere. Electrolysis only occurs in the presence
of an electrolyte. What little salt water that may splash
up on the stay does not get through the T-9 Boeshield
it is sprayed with from time to time.


Why so little salt? After a good thrash to windward (like I had this
weekend in 30 knots) every surface gets covered with salt.

For the toggle action to work the softer bronze is
necessary. Stainless on stainless would gall.

You should know that.


I have stainless toggles. They don't gall.

Cheers

ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

Why so little salt? After a good thrash to windward (like I had this
weekend in 30 knots) every surface gets covered with salt.

For the toggle action to work the softer bronze is
necessary. Stainless on stainless would gall.

You should know that.


I have stainless toggles. They don't gall.

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.

CN

Bwahahhaahhahahahhaahhahha. What a fraud.

John Cairns


"Nav" wrote in message
...

Why so little salt? After a good thrash to windward (like I had this
weekend in 30 knots) every surface gets covered with salt.

For the toggle action to work the softer bronze is
necessary. Stainless on stainless would gall.

You should know that.


I have stainless toggles. They don't gall.

Cheers