1:40 p.m. on 10-15-09: Not one boat related thread in entire 30 thread visible list!
 

"mmc" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Tim" wrote in message
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On Oct 16, 3:46 pm, FishWisher wrote:
On Oct 16, 1:43 pm, FishWisher wrote:

rec.boats is an active political site. How 'bout the name being
changed to rec.rants?

arrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dalewww.FishWisher.com

oops. I guess "Seedoo" is boating related. One boat post out of 30 is
still pathetic.

Lets up the ante. I'm gonna be winterizig my boat this weekend.

it's getting too cold too soon.

________
And I'm going to dive mine to change the zincs!

Zincs... so this is because the zinc becomes a more attractive anode than
the other metal, right?

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Nom=de=Plume

In case you aren't just making conversation:
http://www.answers.com/topic/sacrificial-anode
Any time 2 or more dissimilar metals are placed in an electrolyte, the
metal with the lowest nobility is going to disappear. Stainless and
bronze, the bronze loses. Stainless, bronze and zinc, the zinc goes away.
Zincs are a lot cheaper to replace than running gear!
Need to chnge them before they are totally shot. Boats in a marina with
electrical problems on the dock will need zincs far more often that boats
in a place without those problems.
My explanation might not satisfy the scientists on the group, but hey, it
works for me and casual off topic conversation on a political group..

I only make conversation at parties. :-)

I was asking my neighbor about this (guy with the dinghy that sank, but he's
got another boat in the Delta) and he said no way does he use zinc. He uses
magnesium. I looked on the table Gene posted and it's the more "noble" than
zinc. He said it's not for salt water... not sure why exactly, but ok.

FYI, I don't think Pres. Obama can win this one... noble, nobel, sorry...

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Nom=de=Plume

1:40 p.m. on 10-15-09: Not one boat related thread in entire 30 thread visible list!
 

I was asking my neighbor about this (guy with the dinghy that sank, but he's
got another boat in the Delta) and he said no way does he use zinc. He uses
magnesium. I looked on the table Gene posted and it's the more "noble" than
zinc. He said it's not for salt water... not sure why exactly, but ok.

FYI, I don't think Pres. Obama can win this one... noble, nobel, sorry...

Let's weld him to the bottom of a boat and find out...

1:40 p.m. on 10-15-09: Not one boat related thread in entire 30 thread visible list!
 

"FishWisher" wrote in message
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rec.boats is an active political site. How 'bout the name being
changed to rec.rants?

arrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dale
www.FishWisher.com

Thank you for sharing. Now go away.

1:40 p.m. on 10-15-09: Not one boat related thread in entire 30 thread visible list!
 

"mmc" wrote in message
g.com...

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Oct 16, 3:46 pm, FishWisher wrote:
On Oct 16, 1:43 pm, FishWisher wrote:

rec.boats is an active political site. How 'bout the name being
changed to rec.rants?

arrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dalewww.FishWisher.com

oops. I guess "Seedoo" is boating related. One boat post out of 30 is
still pathetic.

Lets up the ante. I'm gonna be winterizig my boat this weekend.

it's getting too cold too soon.

________
And I'm going to dive mine to change the zincs!

I'm getting ready to start planning to change the plywood in my Lund
sometime this winter. Does that qualify?

Steve