There are 12 20-lb. rectangular anodes on the hull, and 2 little 4" dia. disc anodes on the rudder itself. The worst of the bunch is only missing...
Thanks Guys, From this I deduct that just because copper is supposed to be antibacterial doesn't mean it's antibarnacle. Here's what my...
When the Neeltje left Fort Lauderdale last April, she did so with a fresh antifouling on her steel hull, and a new copper-cladding on her barn...
Addendum: Rust on a steel boat is like milk on Cheerios, you can't have one without the other. You find it, you scrape it, you paint it. And if...
Although the Neeltje was built in 1902 (ten years before the Titanic, but using the same riveted 1/4" iron plate design), she only had her first...
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It's been a while, so I'll bring you up to snuff: Being just a few days away from re-installing the wet exhaust on my 90 HP Ford Lehman diesel,...
Thanks Jeff, that's all I needed to know. Jacques
Hi all, The immersed part of the solid oak barn door rudder on my old Dutch sailing barge has a thin copper cladding that collects barnacles...
Well, in this northern Florida neck of the woods, there doesn't seem to be much competition for long boat docking. Most marinas with finger slips...
Roger that! I've got a roomy 62 x 13, and not only is dockage more expensive, it's getting harder and harder to find.
Thanks gonzo!
OK, call me thick-skulled (you wouldn't be the first), but are you saying that all I need is a single, open-ended tube coming off of the water...
