[Rhodes22-list] CorrosionX/ACF50/ T9

Lou Rosenberg lsr3 at nyu.edu
Tue Jul 29 14:24:01 EDT 2008 

Brad

  as a Steadicam op I was introduced  to ACF 50 before I owned a boat  
and it works great as an all round lubricant and protectant including
electronics.   I did spray alot of CorrosionX on the centerboard  
pivot pin as I  will not see it again for awhile  i hope!
(PLEASE GOD !!)
but I never saw a chemical like T9 work SO fast to release all types  
of oxidation and then protect the metals.  I keep the T9 and  
CorrosionX on board at all times!
thanks
Lou


On Jul 29, 2008, at 12:05 AM, Brad Haslett wrote:

> 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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