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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?