Scotty wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:

I've been everywhere, man.....I've been everywhere.


That's good, but have you been to nowhere?



And back!


It was a not-thought-out question too, as we've not only been
nowhere and but also getting nowhere since LP & Neal summoned
their familiars.
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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"DSK" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
Talked to a guy in Joisey today as he was waxing a car. He said he
does trucks and boats, too. I mentioned that I just did my boat.
He
said he does boats in the NYC area while they're in the water.
Stands
on a dock (apparently a floating one) and does one side, then
turns
the boat to do the other.

I 've never heard of this. Have you?


Sure. Where have you been?

I've been everywhere, man.....I've been everywhere.



JG wrote:
I have heard of this. Apparently, it looks fine for a few months
then flakes
off.


Hasn't happened to any boats I've waxed in the water.

We use 3-M stuff and a 10" RO buffer. Works like a champ as long as
you
don't drop the buffer in the water.

Why would it 'flake off' ?

SV

"DSK" wrote in message

Scotty wrote:
Talked to a guy in Joisey today as he was waxing a car. He said he
does trucks and boats, too. I mentioned that I just did my boat. He
said he does boats in the NYC area while they're in the water. Stands
on a dock (apparently a floating one) and does one side, then turns
the boat to do the other.

I 've never heard of this. Have you?


Sure. Where have you been?

Around here nearly all the detail companies wax their customers' boats ITW.
Only the marinas pull them, and that's rare. I've seen some do as Scooter
says (turning the boat and waxing from the dock), and some use inflatables
and battery-operated buffers. One woman uses a bosun's chair to do the
topsides of larger sailboats. She hangs from a multipart extension of the
main halyard and moves around the boat, adjusting her control line as she
goes. Seems to work well.


JG wrote:
I have heard of this. Apparently, it looks fine for a few months then
flakes off.


Hasn't happened to any boats I've waxed in the water.

This sounds like the old complaint that water-based bottom paints shed as
soon as the boat leaves its slip. Sounds like more hogwash to me. Wax is
wax, whether applied on the hard or ITW.

We use 3-M stuff and a 10" RO buffer. Works like a champ as long as you
don't drop the buffer in the water.

No doubt you've seen "Groundhog Day."

Bull

"Admiral Halsey" wrote

Around here nearly all the detail companies wax their customers'
boats ITW.


Where is here?



Only the marinas pull them, and that's rare. I've seen some do as
Scooter
says (turning the boat and waxing from the dock), and some use
inflatables
and battery-operated buffers. One woman uses a bosun's chair to do
the
topsides of larger sailboats. She hangs from a multipart extension
of the
main halyard and moves around the boat, adjusting her control line
as she
goes. Seems to work well.


Do you know what they charge. The guy I talked to said $250 for a
30'er. I believe I heard $10 / foot elsewhere.

Scotty

"Scotty" wrote in message

"Admiral Halsey" wrote

Around here nearly all the detail companies wax their customers'
boats ITW.


Where is here?

Lake Michigan.

Only the marinas pull them, and that's rare. I've seen some do as
Scooter
says (turning the boat and waxing from the dock), and some use
inflatables
and battery-operated buffers. One woman uses a bosun's chair to do
the
topsides of larger sailboats. She hangs from a multipart extension
of the
main halyard and moves around the boat, adjusting her control line
as she
goes. Seems to work well.


Do you know what they charge. The guy I talked to said $250 for a
30'er. I believe I heard $10 / foot elsewhere.

Not sure, but more than I'm willing to pay, no doubt.

Bull

Doug, this is a tad OT, but I am wondering how far you are from the Oriental
area?
My Brother and I were looking at some property there and I was wondering
about water depths in the Neuse and creeks in that area.
We each have small sailboats (Cal-25 and Matilda 20) and would like to keep
them wet if we could.
We would need 5 ft at low water for the Cal.
Also, broadband connections are a necessity. Any ideas on what is available?
The RE agent was more interested in selling than answering these questions.
Thanks.
Regards,
JR

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"DSK" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
Talked to a guy in Joisey today as he was waxing a car. He said he
does trucks and boats, too. I mentioned that I just did my boat. He
said he does boats in the NYC area while they're in the water. Stands
on a dock (apparently a floating one) and does one side, then turns
the boat to do the other.

I 've never heard of this. Have you?


Sure. Where have you been?

JG wrote:
I have heard of this. Apparently, it looks fine for a few months then
flakes off.


Hasn't happened to any boats I've waxed in the water.

We use 3-M stuff and a 10" RO buffer. Works like a champ as long as you
don't drop the buffer in the water.

DSK

JR wrote:
Doug, this is a tad OT, but I am wondering how far you are from the Oriental
area?

You mean right this minute, or where we keep the boat? In either case
I'm quite familiar with Oriental and the whole Pamlico and/or Beaufort
County area... btw the town of Beaufort is in Carteret County.

My Brother and I were looking at some property there

Let me guess... you like it because it's been described as an
"undiscovered little old-time village." Nobdy seems to wonder why
they're building a 4-lane to the place!

My advice... it is a nice place after all... but don't buy property
there. Construction is really expensive & hasslesome, plus you might
find your property is actually a swamp. Buy a nice house from the estate
of some recent retirees who moved there. Make sure you know exactly what
happened to the place during the last few hurricanes!


.... and I was wondering
about water depths in the Neuse and creeks in that area.

Shallow & muddy.

We each have small sailboats (Cal-25 and Matilda 20) and would like to keep
them wet if we could.

That part is easy. Lots & lots of slips in the area.

We would need 5 ft at low water for the Cal.

That's doable, but less would be better. It's kind of like the
Chesapeake, only shallower. With 5' you can sail many places but also
are likely to find quite a few places to get stuck when anchoring out.

Also, broadband connections are a necessity. Any ideas on what is available?
The RE agent was more interested in selling than answering these questions.

I don't know if any kind of broadband is available in Oriental. However
I know there is DSL in Bayboro so it won't be too long coming. Cable
modem, maybe?

Regards
Doug King

Thanks for the quick reply, Doug.
It is a lovely town, but it sounds like that area is going to be "Florida
North" soon.
Thanks again.
Regards,
JR


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JR wrote:
Doug, this is a tad OT, but I am wondering how far you are from the
Oriental area?

You mean right this minute, or where we keep the boat? In either case I'm
quite familiar with Oriental and the whole Pamlico and/or Beaufort County
area... btw the town of Beaufort is in Carteret County.

My Brother and I were looking at some property there

Let me guess... you like it because it's been described as an
"undiscovered little old-time village." Nobdy seems to wonder why they're
building a 4-lane to the place!

My advice... it is a nice place after all... but don't buy property there.
Construction is really expensive & hasslesome, plus you might find your
property is actually a swamp. Buy a nice house from the estate of some
recent retirees who moved there. Make sure you know exactly what happened
to the place during the last few hurricanes!


.... and I was wondering
about water depths in the Neuse and creeks in that area.

Shallow & muddy.

We each have small sailboats (Cal-25 and Matilda 20) and would like to
keep them wet if we could.

That part is easy. Lots & lots of slips in the area.

We would need 5 ft at low water for the Cal.

That's doable, but less would be better. It's kind of like the Chesapeake,
only shallower. With 5' you can sail many places but also are likely to
find quite a few places to get stuck when anchoring out.

Also, broadband connections are a necessity. Any ideas on what is
available?
The RE agent was more interested in selling than answering these
questions.

I don't know if any kind of broadband is available in Oriental. However I
know there is DSL in Bayboro so it won't be too long coming. Cable modem,
maybe?

Regards
Doug King

"DSK" wrote in message

I don't know if any kind of broadband is available in Oriental. However I
know there is DSL in Bayboro so it won't be too long coming. Cable modem,
maybe?

There must be some means of high-speed transfer. See:

http://www.towndock.net/harborcam.shtml

That's Oriental Harbor you're looking at, replete with the shrimping fleet.
Public docks are along the street and to the left. They recently upgraded
to a new higher-res cam, which improved image quality immensely. On our
office DSL, the image comes up in less than a second.

Bull

I don't know if any kind of broadband is available in Oriental. However I
know there is DSL in Bayboro so it won't be too long coming. Cable modem,
maybe?




There must be some means of high-speed transfer. See:

http://www.towndock.net/harborcam.shtml

That's Oriental Harbor you're looking at, replete with the shrimping fleet.
Public docks are along the street and to the left. They recently upgraded
to a new higher-res cam, which improved image quality immensely. On our
office DSL, the image comes up in less than a second.


You may be right... OTOH that server may not be in Oriental. When that
web site was first started, it was in Greenville.

The public docks "along the street" are suitable for jonboats. The short
finger pier, with the little trawler and the sailboat, is somewhat
problematic... notice how the sailboat is tied up bow-in? They're
probably aground.

I'm surprised to see so many shrimp boats in the harbor this morning. I
wonder if most of the fleet is idle.

The small building in the foreground on the left is a coffee shop. Looks
like business is pretty good. The anchorage is out beyond the sterns of
the row of shrimpers on the right. There is a new marina that takes up
most of the old anchorage around the corner. You can see the loom of the
open Neuse River in the distance to the left.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King