[Rhodes22-list] Miracles launched!

Tue Jul 29 00:05:42 EDT 2008

Mike,

You can apply it to anything that doesn't require friction (ie, autopilot
servos).  The stuff is great with electrical equipment.  My starter button
was getting finicky on the CoraShen - one squirt of CorrosionX and problem
solved.  All this corrosion treatment chemistry didn't exist 30 years ago
when I was an A&P mechanic.  ACF-50 and Boeshield (from Boeing) is thicker
and some people like it better because it doesn't seep out the
pores/rivets/skin joints for the next 6 months.  CorrosionX goes
everywhere.  I'll tell you how much the airplane boys love the stuff - for
many it has become the first "tool" for electrical gremlins. If you're not
sure where in the wing the problem is (and sometimes the components are hard
to get to), fog the whole thing and hope for the best.  Again, don't use it
where you need friction (like belts).  It is not a lubricant so you still
need the right product for the right application.  I still like SailKote as
a lubricant for the boat.

Brad

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>wrote:

> Brad,
>
> Do you apply CorrosionX to everything (that could be dangerous)?  Have you
> invested in the company, yet?  You should get a commission on every can.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>       Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:23
> PM
> > Lou,
> >
> > Atta Boy!  If you get tired of chewing gum, try some products from these
> > folks-
> >
> > http://devcon.com/
> >
> > Every mechanic is familiar with Permatex but I only recently discovered
> > the
> > Devcon line of products. There's something for everything, especially
> > those
> > corroded metal parts.
> >
> > Don't forget to carry a can of CorrosionX for electrical issues
> (available
> > in the Aviation department at True Value).
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Rhodies,
> >>
> >> On Saturday I launched my boat "Miracles" after 4 long years of hard
> >> work, frustration and fear of not being able to sail this boat.  But
> >> hard work,  God's help and
> >> lots of money finally prevailed and she floated and we sailed her
> >> around Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to Mill Basin where I am
> >> keeping her in a slip.
> >>
> >> Things almost went flawlessly, but my centerboard cap did leak but I
> >> was able to add a fastener and stop it.   Orbit chewing gum works
> >> every time! ( along with
> >> plumber's emergency epoxy)
> >>
> >> Some history for those new comers to the list:  I bought this boat
> >> for $1200.on Aug 9th, 2004  from the second owner who had sailed it
> >> only sparingly.  I found it with a cabin full  of mildew and leaky
> >> portlights,  a rusty trailer and an old Merc 7.5 electric start which
> >> I sold.   This is my first boat and I hadn't bought the Don Casey
> >> books on how to evaluate a used boat, which was one of my first
> >> mistakes.    I asked the owner if the centerboard mechanism worked
> >> and he assured me it did but I might as well have bought the Brooklyn
> >> Bridge.   It wasn't until almost November that I learned that it was
> >> stuck inside the trunk due swelling of the trunk walls from water
> >> that leaked into the trunk through the flange which was also in
> >> terrible shape.
> >>
> >> With the help of Roger Pihlaja, a very patient chemical engineer who
> >> had posted many things to the owners site and to the list,  I was
> >> able to spend the next year ripping out the bad laminate and
> >> replacing it with garolite panels glassed into the the interior trunk
> >> wall.   There is a pdf file at the owner's site under the
> >> R22 tech section that details the repair job.
> >>
> >> I spent another year re wiring and acquiring new parts and some
> >> recycled ones from Stan like: the Harken 00 furler, a more current
> >> rudder head, another bow rail, and the mast crane and crutch system.
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> >> At times throughout those four years I  felt overwhelmed, frustrated
> >> and angry at myself for taking this long project on, but felt that
> >> one day it would all pay off.
> >> Its also a miracle I'm still married too, because my wife Cindy
> >> really had to put up with all this s__t way too much for too long!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I now have to tend to the cabin and put my sliding doors back on add
> >> my cooler, head and tweak the rigging a bit then give her the tiller
> >> as we bend sail for the first time!
> >>
> >> Thanks to all the Rhodes owners especially:
> >>
> >> Roger Pihlaja
> >> Rick Centalonza
> >> Stan  and Elton
> >> Mary Lou
> >> Michael Weisner
> >>
> >> Richard Smith
> >> Rummy
> >> Ed K
> >> Peter Thorn
> >> Hank
> >> and Bill Effros
> >> and anyone else I may have left out!
> >>
> >> peace
> >> Lou
> >>
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