Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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?

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
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.

Not to mention... if your buddies see you doing it, you may end up doing
freebie work on their boats.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:42:27 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
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.

Not to mention... if your buddies see you doing it, you may end up doing
freebie work on their boats.

Hey - as long as they pay for the materials, who cares? I'm not in it
to make money.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Tim wrote:
Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.


I have a canvas cover for my Parker. I use it when the boat is not
stored for the winter. I think winter is very hard on canvas covers, and
a decent one is not cheap. Shrinkwrapping is cheap.
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wrote in message
...
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..............................

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Don White wrote:
wrote in message
...
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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

"Boater" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
wrote in message
...
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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

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

...





Don White wrote:
wrote in message
....
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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

"Tim" wrote in message
...

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

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
...

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
...

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.

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

"Boater" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
...

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?

Do they make condoms big enough to slip over Justhate & LoonyToons heads and
all the way down to their feet. (all 5'5" of them)
That would be worthwhile

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:47:42 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:


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.

Yeah but, with the economic downturn, lots of recyclables aren't getting
recycled.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,463175,00.html

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Dec 15, 2:23*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...

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


That's cool. Maybe it's collected, melted down and turned into more
shrink wrap. Better than going to a land fill

Speaking of shrink wrapping...
 

On Dec 15, 2:08*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:
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 ****.

Naw. I wash the boat out before it is wrapped, and there's a substantial
air vent. No problems.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I did notice that when the local marina gets new boats in, they ARE
covered in shrink wrap, though.

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:07:51 -0600, wrote:

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:47:42 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:


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.

Yeah but, with the economic downturn, lots of recyclables aren't getting
recycled.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,463175,00.html

You know that scrap prices are in the crapper when the local car
recycler isn't taking any more junk cars for crushing.

Aluminum they will still take along with copper, but no iron.

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

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"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to me.
Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike

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"Mike" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great
day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to
me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike


Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from Costco. About
$180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get so little snow. Maybe
an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to shelter the boat from sun
damage.

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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
m...

"Mike" wrote in message
...

"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily
tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great
day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to
me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike


Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from Costco.
About $180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get so little snow.
Maybe an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to shelter the boat from
sun damage.


I try to boat in the winter, but the family isn't always with me on that.
g I have my boat in my warehouse, but still under cover. Dust is a
problem, and man, it can cake on. Not having to worry about rain, I just
throw it over to keep the dust out of the interior.

--Mike

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Mike" wrote in message
.. .

"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great
day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to
me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike


Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from Costco. About
$180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get so little snow. Maybe
an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to shelter the boat from sun
damage.


If I had the room, and a way to get the boat to the back yard, that's what
I'd do. Covering the cover will probably make it last twice as long.
--
John

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Mike" wrote in message
.. .

"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.

You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great
day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John

John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to
me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike


Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from Costco. About
$180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get so little snow. Maybe
an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to shelter the boat from sun
damage.


I can't understand why a person with a barn would even consider spending
money on shrink wrap every year. I'd just back the boat into the barn and
shut the doors.
--
John

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John wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.
You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be good
for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a great
day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John
John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400 bucks,
that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts 4 years,
you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any financial sense to
me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike

Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from Costco. About
$180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get so little snow. Maybe
an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to shelter the boat from sun
damage.


I can't understand why a person with a barn would even consider spending
money on shrink wrap every year. I'd just back the boat into the barn and
shut the doors.



If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and set
it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd rather
spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

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Boater wrote:



If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and set
it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd rather
spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.

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Boater wrote:
John wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:54 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
"John" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:17:53 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Knowing little aboutt he process. I wsould thinkt hat a made-to-fit
cover would be better. seeing that the shrink wrap would be tight
enought to promote mold (my opinion) or mildew I think I'd go with a
more loose-fitting cover myself. Besides, the cover can be reused
time
and time again, where the wrap is peeled off in the spring then is
disposed of.

So is shrink wrap really that good of investment.

Of course I'm one to talk. I don't have a cover on my boats, but then
again, I store them in my warehouse.
You know, I wonder the same thing. I've got a nicely fitting canvas
cover,
propped up down the centerline with nylon rope which I can easily
tighten
when needed. The cover costs about $400, new, and I think it'll be
good for
at least four years, going by past experience.

I don't see the advantage of shrink wrap. This way, if there's a
great day
in January and I want to go out, I can do so.
--
John
John.

That makes more sense than shrink wrap. If a canvas cover runs 400
bucks, that's about 3 years worth of shrink wrap. If the cover lasts
4 years, you're ahead of the game. Shrink wrap never made any
financial sense to me. Maybe I'm missing something...

--Mike

Since I boat during the winter, I have a portable garage from
Costco. About $180. Plus a $700 snap on boat cover. Since we get
so little snow. Maybe an inch or two every 10 years, mine works to
shelter the boat from sun damage.

I can't understand why a person with a barn would even consider spending
money on shrink wrap every year. I'd just back the boat into the barn and
shut the doors.



If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and set
it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd rather
spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

Tell us again why your (wife?) refuses to use Krause as her surname. Is
she embarrassed to be associated with you? It must be a heart breaker,
knowing how she feels about you. Eh.

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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:



If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and
set it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd
rather spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.






Yours does...Leviticus 1:9

"But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made
by fire, of "a sweet savour unto the LORD".

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John wrote:
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:56:34 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Boater wrote:


If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and set
it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd rather
spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.
I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.




Wow, Harry's quoting the Torah.

From Leviticus 15, "'When any man has a discharge from his body, his
discharge is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his
discharge; whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped
up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. Every bed is unclean on which
he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be
unclean."

I wonder if he thinks of this in the morning when popping his pustules. He
sounds like an 'old testament' kind of guy, which is OK. But, I don't think
the Jewish faith would condone his behavior any more than the Christian
faith would.




Gee, I wonder if Reggie will send a snarky comment your way.

Nah.

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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:56:34 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Boater wrote:



If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and set
it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd rather
spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.




Wow, Harry's quoting the Torah.

From Leviticus 15, "'When any man has a discharge from his body, his
discharge is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his
discharge; whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped
up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. Every bed is unclean on which
he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be
unclean."

I wonder if he thinks of this in the morning when popping his pustules. He
sounds like an 'old testament' kind of guy, which is OK. But, I don't think
the Jewish faith would condone his behavior any more than the Christian
faith would.


--
John

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On Dec 16, 7:11*am, Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

Boater wrote:

If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and
set it ablaze. *That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd
rather spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.

I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.

Yours does...Leviticus 1:9

"But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made
by fire, of "a sweet savour unto the LORD".

Harry, you really should start at verse 5 and you'll notice that it is
a sacrifice of a bull. not a human.

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Tim wrote:
On Dec 16, 7:11 am, Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:

Boater wrote:
If you had an old barn, your family members probably would shove you
into it, barricade the doors, pour gasoline on the wood siding, and
set it ablaze. That way, your wife could find herself a man who'd
rather spend time with her than pretend he was a golfer.
I don't know what religion you practice, but I am surprised that it
would endorse this kind of behavior.
Yours does...Leviticus 1:9

"But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made
by fire, of "a sweet savour unto the LORD".

Harry, you really should start at verse 5 and you'll notice that it is
a sacrifice of a bull. not a human.


Uh, Tim...I know it was animal sacrifice. But like everyone else, I feel
it is my privilege and duty to use the bible to prove any point I want
.. :)

You know, like being anti-abortion but pro-execution.

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On Dec 15, 4:58*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message

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Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
....

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

Condoms?

Do they make condoms big enough to slip over Justhate & LoonyToons heads and
all the way down to their feet. (all 5'5" of them)
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Up in Ontario, we call them Burlap Sacks....the ones you can easily
tie a Cement Block to the bottom of.....