[Rhodes22-list] Brad's water in boat...

[Brad Haslett]

Ed,

Yeah, I've been lucky.  This is only the second time she's "gone wet"
but it will happen again.  I need to tarp her anyway because of the
paper plant upstream.  An automatic bilge pump probably wouldn't be a
bad investment either.  Like everything else I own, I plan to keep her
for at least another four years so it's time to spend some money.

Brad

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
> Brad,
>
> Think cheap tarp to cover boat even while in water.  My boat at the Marina
> is not really under trees but gets leaves and pine needles stoping up
> cockpit drain.  I try to inspect at least once every two weeks.
>
> Yes we had 2" to 3" of rain this past week.
>
> Since I expect to be out of town for about two weeks, I resurrected big
> whole boat tarp from back of garage to cover the boat.  I do not expect 100%
> stopage of leaves and water, but hopefully most.
>
> There are mildew smell removers at your local hardware store.  Be generous.
> Also wash all exposed surfaces with mildew removers.  Unfortunately, most
> contain bleach or other whitening agents.  Wood bleach used from the paint
> department is not bleach but has similar mildew killing properties and wood
> lightening effects.
>
> Kill mildew before it causes internal wood rot.
>
> An Electronic Ionizer will help also.
>
> Get tarp to cover cockpit for whenever you are not around.  Northern tool
> has them cheap.  Get polyester line that will not deteriorate in sun and
> mildew at Lowe's.  3/8 or 1/4 is good for tying tarps.  Not their mixed
> fiber, but only 100% polyester.  I looked around and Lowe's was the only
> place that had pure polyester, everbody else had mixed fibers.  Same
> manufacturer and color in some cases.  If you use a hot knife to cut pieces,
> they do not fray and are easy to work.
>
> Around here, the marinas look like blue tarp city, cheap and effective.
>
> Ed K
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