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by shade2u2
Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: Boat and Hull
Topic: Seacoat Sea-speed bottom paint
Replies: 19
Views: 34701

Re: Seacoat Sea-speed bottom paint

Not looking for speed, just easy cleaning, less frequent painting and fuel efficiency I suppose. This is supposedly a 10 year paint and so far looks like material cost would be similar to Interlux 2009E + Trilux 33. Their barrier coat may even be less expensive and engineered for aluminum also. I li...
by shade2u2
Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: Boat and Hull
Topic: Seacoat Sea-speed bottom paint
Replies: 19
Views: 34701

Seacoat Sea-speed bottom paint

Seacoat Sea-Speed bottom paint...

Has anyone heard of this paint being used on our Marinette hulls?

I just came across it on a YouTube video. :?:
by shade2u2
Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: 28 on the way to Uruguay
Replies: 11
Views: 30033

Re: 28 on the way to Uruguay

Picture of the old 28 now on the River Negro in Uruguay...
by shade2u2
Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:51 am
Forum: Engines
Topic: Perko Fuel Filter/Water Separator Model 299
Replies: 23
Views: 60065

Re: Perko Fuel Filter/Water Separator Model 299

How often should these Perko 299 filters be changed?
Can they be cleaned?
by shade2u2
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:40 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Engine, genny, A/C flushing
Replies: 4
Views: 16149

Re: Engine, genny, A/C flushing

Descaling aside for a moment (I never did that so don' t have expertise) - you may want to periodically close the intakes and run fresh water via your dock hose thru all the strainers for a few minutes. That should keep them pretty free from river silt Good idea. I hope to install a flush valve to ...
by shade2u2
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:20 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Engine, genny, A/C flushing
Replies: 4
Views: 16149

Engine, genny, A/C flushing

What do you flush with? and not that... lol We dock on a river off of the Ohio that has a lot of mucky/silty/clay in it during rainy periods. I need to flush my twin 454 fresh water cooled engines and Kohler genny. What product and method would you recommend? I flushed my A/C systems with fresh wate...
by shade2u2
Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: 28 on the way to Uruguay
Replies: 11
Views: 30033

Re: 28 on the way to Uruguay

Well the boat finally arrived in Montevideo Uruguay last week. The owner had challenges coordinating the transportation. He sent me a picture of it unloading. No pictures on the water yet.
by shade2u2
Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:21 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Over-wintering boat - in water???
Replies: 16
Views: 34305

Re: Over-wintering boat - in water???

For us in the water over the winter, it was over $100 per month for electric for a couple of months. We did not have a bubbler! We will if I do in again. We are pulling out this winter. I had 5 damp-rids, a fan, 2 bilge heaters and 5 100W heat bulbs on most of the time. We had everything that I coul...
by shade2u2
Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: GPS Systems
Topic: CHART PLOTTER ON THE CHEAP
Replies: 8
Views: 32489

Re: CHART PLOTTER ON THE CHEAP

My old Garmin 76 was hooked into my laptop via a cable (available on E-Bay) and used a software program to make it come up on the laptop. Worked super slick! Jeff I did that 15 years ago also with a garmin 76... unfortunately I can't update the thing any more and it hardly works. Wayne, I hope you'...
by shade2u2
Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: Electrical and Electronics
Topic: Solar panels & house bank
Replies: 11
Views: 32548

Solar panels & house bank

Looking at solar panels and inverter with 4 6V batteries for our 39 Sedan.
Where have you installed the panels?
Where have you installed a 4 battery house bank?