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Some years it would be Thanksgiving today and I would be off. I somehow feel cheated but now I still have something to look forward to. The action seems to be over in Oxford again today and no I can’t tell you what the schedule is — sorry! The number to the office over there is 410-226-5454. It looks like a chilly weekend with a predicted high of 35 on Sunday. Now that’s jolly good fun!
We hauled a boat yesterday who wins the barnacle award thus far this season. I had talked about problems with barnacles on trim tabs and this photo says it all without any more words. Now that’s a barnacle party going on!
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You can also notice in the above photo how much zinc was eaten since last season. The same is true on the rudder zinc below. I would check the dock for stray current where he keeps his boat.
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The part to be most concerned about on this boat however is the thru hull strainers. I image he was getting about a 63.52% reduction of water flow through his intakes. This is not a good situation for anything that relies on the water for cooling.
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Looks like he could try out my new Tie Coat system for next year.
But we did have one project going on over here in Deadwood that wasn’t winter-related. Do you know what this might be?
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It is a protective cover for electrical terminal connections. This should satisfy the rules of ABYC code and makes a mighty fine looking installation. This one is going to be used on a refrigeration/freezer installation. The top part is Lexan and still has the paper on it right now but when removed you get a good visual on the install. This one seems to be a bit over-sized– room to grow?