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    lwarden reacted to Hippocampus's post in the thread Milton with Like Like.
    Interesting slant posted by several. Without decreasing heat trapping gases population levels will fall. Loss of agricultural land, loss...
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    lwarden reacted to DDW's post in the thread Composite thru hulls: good or bad idea ? with Like Like.
    The TruDesign and the Forespar (from which they are essentially copied) are both UL and USCG listed. They pass the same tests as bronze...
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    lwarden reacted to mvweebles's post in the thread Hurricane surge with Sad Sad.
    Location would help. I see your pedestal is either pretty short or under 3-feet of water Not looking good for our place in Madeira...
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    I have all Marelon thru hulls on my boat and they are original (22 years). They all operate perfectly and when I added a new one for a...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Freezer Power Use Issue.
    Honestly, I think the best solution is to add solar. I've thought about it and I could add two smaller ~100 watt panels to the front...
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    lwarden replied to the thread How to anchor fly bridge seat.
    Bond strength of epoxy is ~2Kpsi to raw polyester (all gelcoat was removed). Seat base is 10" so 78 square inches. If my math is right...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Scratches on swim platform.
    If you just want to go with one gelcoat type then just use laminating gelcoat and do a spray of PVA over the final coat. No need to add...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Boater’s evolution.
    Wow, this looks pretty disappointing for a 28' aluminum outboard. I would have expected double that. Am I missing something?
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    lwarden replied to the thread Scratches on swim platform.
    West Marine sells a finish gelcoat which I've used successfully before. It's like a mixture of regular gelcoat and Duratec. I think...
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    For a composite top, Ideally it would be Nomex honeycomb or Divinycell PVC foam, core, 1/2-3/4" thick depending on the span with a...
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    Does this have the 3 cylinder Shibaura engine like in the picture? If so, are you just removing the pump plate which contains all three...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Freezer Power Use Issue.
    Follow-up on this. I just spoke to McClane at Frostline, super helpful guy. He was familiar with the design of this system and said it...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Freezer Power Use Issue.
    Thanks Ken, I will reach out to McClane and see if he has any suggestions. Still no word back from Sea Freeze/Northern Lights on my...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Freezer Power Use Issue.
    Thanks Ted, this is a good suggestion. I have three 8D AGM batteries as my house bank. The charger, a Xantrex Freedom 25 can in theory...
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    lwarden replied to the thread Freezer Power Use Issue.
    I had a chance this weekend to give a good look around at options to add a separate freezer. The options aren't great. In the galley...
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