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You could use a heat tape...
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Those tapes are generally made for metal pipes. Hot spots might melt plastic pipe or hose.
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Deck drain hose frozen
Don't fret --
Is this a cockpit drain?
Frozen drain hose.
You could use a heat tape...
Caution about heat tape
heat tape experience
Deck drain
Very hot water then antifreeze??? then plug it for the winter so
It won't take long.
Am I missing something here? Isn't it just a
Steve, I do hope I get a chance to meet you in person one day. What fun.
Yes, thank you. I would like that as well. I would like to meet each
Hey Steve are you still toughing it out in the 60's
No, we had a heat wave. We did some
Steve are you using Le Tonq
We have been using Tonkinois #1 for about a year
My boat is so small I can clean it with bottled water...
Just a note- here on the Texas coast, Z-Spar 2015 is the stuff of choice for me
How long does Flagship last you on the Texas coast?
Wow, thanks Steve...
Reading about LeTonkinois, I think too few coats will fail.
We had at least 8 coats and it was still crazing.
As far as moisture issues...
BTW, speaking of fog... anyone following Torrey Pines?
4 to 6 months depending on how it sits
The tropics can be pretty hard on varnish. Mexico
I do too. Not protecting the wood will be the most costly, in dollars or hours, your choice.
Steve, we hear Lupe on the radio
Yeah, You can't miss her voice. She's very nice
That's sort of how we burn our houses down around here, Steve.
Tom, I have to say that you have a beautiful
Snow throwers are cool
used mine again this morning
I'm considering a snowblower. Shoveling is rowing to me.
cordless?
That was alittle tongue in cheek.
Solar?
Snow Blowers
The new engines start easily
I had a guy snowblowing a project clearing yesterdays snow.
Probably just a maintenance issue
Yup, just a shear pin. Easy fix
Maybe he hit some construction scrap
Standing on ice, drunk next to a fire. Good times! I can see it now.
Yeah, what could go wrong?