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Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
The weather has just started turning really nice here in south
Florida. Temperatures are down, humidity is down, the rainy season is drawing to a close, and it looks like we're almost out of the hurricane threat season. Life is good. We were recently out for a several day cruise to South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island with some friends of ours, and it is really a first class marina and resort. For the price of dockage you get the run of the whole place and it is very nice spot to hide out for a few days. http://www.southseas.com/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g34481-d216486-Reviews-South_Seas_Island_Resort-Captiva_Island_Florida.html |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up.
I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up.
I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
On 10/23/2013 9:15 AM, True North wrote:
I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up. I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water SS and aluminum don't play well together. Find another snap material. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:15:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up. I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water I'd have forgone the cover rather than have the holes and snaps put into the aluminum. But, that's neither here nor there. Sounds like you've got a good handle on the fix. Good luck! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013 11:00:40 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:15:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up. I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water I'd have forgone the cover rather than have the holes and snaps put into the aluminum. But, that's neither here nor there. Sounds like you've got a good handle on the fix. Good luck! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Wasn't an option. legend boasts that they provide the cover as a 'free" option. Boat is made in Central Ontario where sal****er is a distant dream. |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:02:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 23 October 2013 11:00:40 UTC-3, John H wrote: On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:15:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up. I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water I'd have forgone the cover rather than have the holes and snaps put into the aluminum. But, that's neither here nor there. Sounds like you've got a good handle on the fix. Good luck! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Wasn't an option. legend boasts that they provide the cover as a 'free" option. Boat is made in Central Ontario where sal****er is a distant dream. Are the studs screwed on with sheet metal type screws or through-bolted. I'd go for the latter if possible. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:29:25 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Yes, Tween Waters is a popular day trip for us when we have out of town visitors, usually in the runabout since we can be out there in well under an hour. They give us free dockage for the afternoon (although we tip the dock master generously), and we get the run of the place. The snack bar and pool bar are fun places to hang out for a while, and its a quick walk across the road to the beach. http://tween-waters.com/webcam.php If I want to go to the beach, it is hard to beat Lover's Key and I am about 15-20 minutes away by boat. Usually I can find a place to beach the boat that is a quarter mile away from the nearest other person. They opened a new restaurant at the Lover's Key resort, just around the corner inside Big Carlos, that is accessible by boat but you are beaching it, no dockage,. The food is good but the place is spendy. Lunch is $40 with a tip. I have been fighting a cold for a few days, so pretty much doing a little around the house. Couple rescreens on sliders and windows. Crab season opens Nov. 2, so will have to get the crap pots ready, and go down a day early for party and get bait. That webcam shows lots of wind in the palms. We had fog this morning, so the ocean was probably really foggy. |
Anyone doing any boating these days, or boat peojects?
John H wrote:
On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:02:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: On Wednesday, 23 October 2013 11:00:40 UTC-3, John H wrote: On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:15:14 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote: I'm talking with my dealer and the Legend people about a small problem that has popped up. I'm getting a bit of blistering where they attach a lot of the stainless steel snaps onto the painted aluminum gunnel. I know it is the combination of salt water and two dissimilar metals touching one another. The builder should have bedded the snap or put nylon washers in between. All the male snaps have to be taken off, any blistering ground down and repainted. I'll apply liquid tape or something to the screws And insert washers before reattaching the snaps. There are a lot of them due to the full stand up cover. Reviewed my 'ships log' and discovered that I've used the boat over it's two seasons as follows.. 60 percent salt water. (always flushed down with fresh after each use) 16 percent brackish water (Bras d'Or Lakes and Porters Lake) 24 percent fresh water I'd have forgone the cover rather than have the holes and snaps put into the aluminum. But, that's neither here nor there. Sounds like you've got a good handle on the fix. Good luck! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Wasn't an option. legend boasts that they provide the cover as a 'free" option. Boat is made in Central Ontario where sal****er is a distant dream. Are the studs screwed on with sheet metal type screws or through-bolted. I'd go for the latter if possible. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! My boat is 22 years old and the screw in snaps have only had a couple go bad because of electrolysis. But my upper part of the the boat 0.190" thick and 50xx aluminum alloy which is a good salt water alloy. I do but in with an aluminum friendly silicon sealer, when I have had to replace a couple over the years. Mine are crew in and hold the trailering cover, so lots of snaps. |
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