"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500, wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform (10 ft beam)

DIY will be less than $100

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:53:46 -0500, "P. Fritz"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500, wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform (10 ft
beam)

DIY will be less than $100

ok, ill bite - where?

the cheapest i can get the contender done for is at least $400.

North of Detroit. It was an independant business not tied to the marina.

They sell the kits at West Marine, etc. for a little over $100. I
helped a couple of friends do their boats last fall, so I will probably do
mine this coming winter......it isn't that hard......as long as it is not
windy and you have 3 people.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:27:23 -0500, "P. Fritz"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:53:46 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500, wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform (10 ft
beam)

DIY will be less than $100

ok, ill bite - where?

the cheapest i can get the contender done for is at least $400.

North of Detroit. It was an independant business not tied to the
marina.

They sell the kits at West Marine, etc. for a little over $100. I
helped a couple of friends do their boats last fall, so I will probably
do
mine this coming winter......it isn't that hard......as long as it is
not
windy and you have 3 people.

thats just the shrink wrap. the gun is around $400 and thats just the
cheapo propane bloe torch. the cheapest pack of shrink wrap for a 30'
boat was almost $200.

Well, there is a lot of packaging type business in the area because of the
auto plants.

The gun........well I have to fess up....one of the guys on the dock was a
engineer in packaging, and when he retired they gave him an old one.....that
would cost about $1200 to buy new. :-)

It did make life easier.


you guys must have a good source of wrap plastic.

P. Fritz wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:27:23 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:53:46 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500, wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform (10 ft
beam)

DIY will be less than $100

ok, ill bite - where?

the cheapest i can get the contender done for is at least $400.

North of Detroit. It was an independant business not tied to the
marina.

They sell the kits at West Marine, etc. for a little over $100. I
helped a couple of friends do their boats last fall, so I will probably
do
mine this coming winter......it isn't that hard......as long as it is
not
windy and you have 3 people.

thats just the shrink wrap. the gun is around $400 and thats just the
cheapo propane bloe torch. the cheapest pack of shrink wrap for a 30'
boat was almost $200.

Well, there is a lot of packaging type business in the area because of the
auto plants.

The gun........well I have to fess up....one of the guys on the dock was a
engineer in packaging, and when he retired they gave him an old one.....that
would cost about $1200 to buy new. :-)

It did make life easier.


you guys must have a good source of wrap plastic.



Isn't this what they use? I can't imagine a propane torch!

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/w...aukee/8977.htm

Dan

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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P. Fritz wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:27:23 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:53:46 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500,
wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform
(10 ft
beam)

DIY will be less than $100

ok, ill bite - where?

the cheapest i can get the contender done for is at least $400.

North of Detroit. It was an independant business not tied to the
marina.

They sell the kits at West Marine, etc. for a little over $100.
I
helped a couple of friends do their boats last fall, so I will
probably
do
mine this coming winter......it isn't that hard......as long as it
is
not
windy and you have 3 people.

thats just the shrink wrap. the gun is around $400 and thats just
the
cheapo propane bloe torch. the cheapest pack of shrink wrap for a
30'
boat was almost $200.

Well, there is a lot of packaging type business in the area because
of the
auto plants.

The gun........well I have to fess up....one of the guys on the dock
was a
engineer in packaging, and when he retired they gave him an old
one.....that
would cost about $1200 to buy new. :-)

It did make life easier.


you guys must have a good source of wrap plastic.



Isn't this what they use? I can't imagine a propane torch!


http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/w...aukee/8977.htm

Only if you want to spent a lifetime shrinking it.

http://www.shrinkit-inc.com/Shrink-wrap-heat-guns.htm





Dan

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:41:14 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote:


P. Fritz wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:27:23 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:53:46 -0500, "P. Fritz"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:57:08 -0500, wrote:

How much would it cost to shrink wrap a 30' boat? (approx)

think $20 per foot.

$600.

Way to much......mine cost $210.00 28' plus swim platform (10 ft
beam)

DIY will be less than $100

ok, ill bite - where?

the cheapest i can get the contender done for is at least $400.

North of Detroit. It was an independant business not tied to the
marina.

They sell the kits at West Marine, etc. for a little over $100. I
helped a couple of friends do their boats last fall, so I will probably
do
mine this coming winter......it isn't that hard......as long as it is
not
windy and you have 3 people.

thats just the shrink wrap. the gun is around $400 and thats just the
cheapo propane bloe torch. the cheapest pack of shrink wrap for a 30'
boat was almost $200.

Well, there is a lot of packaging type business in the area because of the
auto plants.

The gun........well I have to fess up....one of the guys on the dock was a
engineer in packaging, and when he retired they gave him an old one.....that
would cost about $1200 to buy new. :-)

It did make life easier.


you guys must have a good source of wrap plastic.



Isn't this what they use? I can't imagine a propane torch!

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/w...aukee/8977.htm


http://www.shrinkwrapsolutions.com/frames.asp

Interesting tool. It's not your basic propane torch!

Dan

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:41:14 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote:

Isn't this what they use? I can't imagine a propane torch!

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/w...aukee/8977.htm

No way, it would take forever. They use a large ring shaped propane
burner attached to a long pipe assembly.

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:14:30 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


I paid about $11 a foot this past season to sw my Parker.

Was that a pen-pencil set Parker, or just the pen?

What about your Zimmerman?
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