Posted on 02/11/2015 6:44:03 PM PST by artichokegrower
Boat owner Josh Harris and captain Casey McManus, leaders of the commercial crab fishing boat Cornelia Marie made famous on the Discovery Channel’s hit show Deadliest Catch, discuss with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News the decision to protect their vessel with Sherwin-Williams marine coatings.
(Excerpt) Read more at marinelink.com ...
I am very fond of modern coatings, nonetheless. In cold climates, they tend to come off in large easily handled sheets, rather than in little niggling bits.
You hear that you know you broke through the hull.
yes interlux sorry my phone auto corrects and i was not wearing my cheaters
What you want is Martha Stuart Latex. Or if you're a lobsterman from Maine, Sears Porch and Deck Paint. Comes in Gray and Buff.
IMHO, the yardbirds with their pneumatic needle-guns are much more annoying than chipping hammers. On the other hand, at least on a pre-comm crew, we didn’t have to stay aboard the whole time they were working.
Love old school wooden boats
“Back when we could get the good stuff (good duct tape, that is)”
EB Green Premium Duct Tape 2”x60yd, Military Spec, Olive Drab, 13 Mil, 95 Oz Adh, 50 Lb Tens, Rubber Adhes:
But thanks for the link.
I may have found a better source, for something nearly comparable (1 or 2 mils thinner, but comparable holding strength), but I hate to have to order the same stuff which used to be available at reasonable price, on hardware store shelves most everywhere.
$38 a roll at your link
less than $5 at Zorro more here, scroll down for wide selection. Free shipping for orders over $50, so they say.
Nashua was the brand I was looking for, in what they called 498.
On the inside of the roll there would be a number. The 498 was the highest glue strength commonly available, 20-30 years or so, ago.
200 was a lot lesser, but became common marking inside of a other brands rolls.
Too funny.
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