Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Dec 15, 11:27 am, Boater wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:





On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:05:39 -0500, Boater
wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?
I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat (soon to be boats).
I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.
NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.
Tom, I'm not sure it is worth the time or money to do it on your own.
I have an "itinerant" shrink wrap guy do my 21' Parker. He spends about
an hour to an hour and a half rigging the support tapes so the wrap
hangs properly, and then applies the wrap from huge rolls, using a
propane heat gun to shrink it.
I watched him do it the first year. There's quite a bit of "learned"
skill involved, which I am sure you can learn. But...
It cost me $7.50 a foot to have it done. I was charged for a 22' boat
because of the outboard lower unit extension.
That's pretty cheap - $165 - for a top-notch job done by a journeyman.
Your Ranger is about the same size.
I'd pay to have it done right, rather than investing in the plastic,
the
ties, the tape, and the heat gun.
Around here, it's $10 to $11/ft at the shop - if you get a mobile guy,
it's a little higher - $13 to $15/ft. I heard it went up this year to
around $15/ft at shops and $17/ft mobile.
Either way, a $600 investment in a gun, another $5/600 for wrap/tape
and string - that's a grand or so roughly in terms of investment.
Propane is cheap enough.
So at 20 feet times - say $15/ft average thats $300/yr to have have it
done. Over three years, you should be able to at least make your
money back on the original investment and everything past that is at
whatever the cost of the wrap is.
Then again, what with my back problems, it might not be such a good
idea.
Being the imaginary lover of so many Hollywood starlets, I just don't
have the energy.- Hide quoted text -

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Don's going to be jealous........

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Liar..............................




I have to admit, Don, you have more patience for these worthless usenet
idiots than I've ever had.

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"Boater" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Dec 15, 11:27 am, Boater wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:





On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:05:39 -0500, Boater
wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?
I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat (soon to be boats).
I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.
NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.
Tom, I'm not sure it is worth the time or money to do it on your own.
I have an "itinerant" shrink wrap guy do my 21' Parker. He spends
about
an hour to an hour and a half rigging the support tapes so the wrap
hangs properly, and then applies the wrap from huge rolls, using a
propane heat gun to shrink it.
I watched him do it the first year. There's quite a bit of "learned"
skill involved, which I am sure you can learn. But...
It cost me $7.50 a foot to have it done. I was charged for a 22' boat
because of the outboard lower unit extension.
That's pretty cheap - $165 - for a top-notch job done by a journeyman.
Your Ranger is about the same size.
I'd pay to have it done right, rather than investing in the plastic,
the
ties, the tape, and the heat gun.
Around here, it's $10 to $11/ft at the shop - if you get a mobile guy,
it's a little higher - $13 to $15/ft. I heard it went up this year to
around $15/ft at shops and $17/ft mobile.
Either way, a $600 investment in a gun, another $5/600 for wrap/tape
and string - that's a grand or so roughly in terms of investment.
Propane is cheap enough.
So at 20 feet times - say $15/ft average thats $300/yr to have have it
done. Over three years, you should be able to at least make your
money back on the original investment and everything past that is at
whatever the cost of the wrap is.
Then again, what with my back problems, it might not be such a good
idea.
Being the imaginary lover of so many Hollywood starlets, I just don't
have the energy.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don's going to be jealous........

************************************************

Liar..............................


I have to admit, Don, you have more patience for these worthless usenet
idiots than I've ever had.

I'll soon put them out in the doghouse for the holiday season.
It doesn't make sense to bother with the likes of them when all else is
bright & cheerful.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Dec 15, 9:58*am, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?

I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat *(soon to be boats).

I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.

NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. *I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.

I have noticed that shrink wrapping just seals IN all the dirt, AND
moisture. Not worth a ****.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Dec 15, 10:21*am, wrote:
On Dec 15, 10:05*am, Boater wrote:





Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?

I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat *(soon to be boats).

I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.

NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. *I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.

Tom, I'm not sure it is worth the time or money to do it on your own.

I have an "itinerant" shrink wrap guy do my 21' Parker. He spends about
an hour to an hour and a half rigging the support tapes so the wrap
hangs properly, and then applies the wrap from huge rolls, using a
propane heat gun to shrink it.

I watched him do it the first year. There's quite a bit of "learned"
skill involved, which I am sure you can learn. But...

It cost me $7.50 a foot to have it done. I was charged for a 22' boat
because of the outboard lower unit extension.

That's pretty cheap - $165 - for a top-notch job done by a journeyman.

Your Ranger is about the same size.

I'd pay to have it done right, rather than investing in the plastic, the
ties, the tape, and the heat gun.

What union does he belong to?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

**** YOU, asswipe.

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Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Dec 15, 2:55*pm, wrote:
On Dec 15, 10:21*am, wrote:





On Dec 15, 10:05*am, Boater wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?

I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat *(soon to be boats).

I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.

NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. *I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.

Tom, I'm not sure it is worth the time or money to do it on your own.

I have an "itinerant" shrink wrap guy do my 21' Parker. He spends about
an hour to an hour and a half rigging the support tapes so the wrap
hangs properly, and then applies the wrap from huge rolls, using a
propane heat gun to shrink it.

I watched him do it the first year. There's quite a bit of "learned"
skill involved, which I am sure you can learn. But...

It cost me $7.50 a foot to have it done. I was charged for a 22' boat
because of the outboard lower unit extension.

That's pretty cheap - $165 - for a top-notch job done by a journeyman..

Your Ranger is about the same size.

I'd pay to have it done right, rather than investing in the plastic, the
ties, the tape, and the heat gun.

What union does he belong to?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

**** YOU, asswipe.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nothing but vulgarities. You're infatuation for me is kind of weird
though.

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On Dec 15, 2:34*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Dec 15, 11:27 am, Boater wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:05:39 -0500, Boater
wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
Any of you have any experience with doing it on your own?
I've been thinking about purchasing one of those controlled heat guns
and doing my own boat (soon to be boats).
I wonder if it would be worth it - over time that is.
NOTE TO JAMESGANG - please feel free to ignore this post as it's
boating related. I'll post something unrelated to boats later in the
day so you can get off ranting about off-topic threads.
Tom, I'm not sure it is worth the time or money to do it on your own.

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"Tim" wrote in message
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But is it cheaper to continually have to tear it off in the spring and
throw it away?

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Around here shrink-wrap is often collected and recycled in the spring. I
don't know what they do with it, but apparently it has some use.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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But is it cheaper to continually have to tear it off in the spring and
throw it away?

--------------------------------

Around here shrink-wrap is often collected and recycled in the spring. I
don't know what they do with it, but apparently it has some use.

Eisboch




Condoms?

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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But is it cheaper to continually have to tear it off in the spring and
throw it away?

--------------------------------

Around here shrink-wrap is often collected and recycled in the spring. I
don't know what they do with it, but apparently it has some use.

Eisboch



Just about all recycle centers accept polyethylene, and one of the great
products I have seen made with commingled poly is the plastic boards and
pallets.