[Public-List] Marine Survey

[Kris Coward]

And yet when I tried using my battery boxes a couple of years back as an
antifreeze reservoir near the engine's water intake, I noticed that they
had small holes manufactured into their botoms in the first place. Obviously
they're not intended to handle substantial acid leaks.

Cheers,
Kris

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:32:51AM -0400, John Birch wrote:
> Acid leakage - belt and suspenders.
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> Wouldn't want a litre of lead laced acid to be pumped overboard - it 
> would end life on the earth as we know it.
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> ; )
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> Best
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> John
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
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> I never understood the need for battery boxes when the batteries are 
> under the cabin sole (basically in a box) and strapped down. Why does one 
> need a plastic box too?
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> Mike Lehman
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:43:27 -0400
>> From: mainstay at csolve.net
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Subject: [Public-List] Marine Survey
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>> Hello friends -
>>
>> SURPRISE endured her periodic 1/2 decade insurance condition survey... 
>> I was
>> pleased (well a little surprised) to learn that I did a good job of the
>> cockpit core repair, my #2 fuel tank installation was good, and my decks
>> aren¹t as bad as I feared they would be. The only real horror/surprise
>> embarrassing moment was the discovery that the orange cylindrical flare
>> pistol kit was full of water. Can¹t imagine how that happened other than
>> guessing that a drip from the leaking genoa track was landing right on the
>> seam of the canister.
>>
>> My areas of concern were not unexpected... Water has crept into the core
>> around the chainplates port and starboard; the electric wiring fitting
>> beside the mast step, and I got instructions to find a way to put my
>> batteries into proper boxes. At the moment they are under the cabin sole;
>> strapped down, but there is no room there for boxes. I¹ll have to do some
>> head scratching about that one.
>>
>> The work was done by Nicole McLoughlin of Kingston Ontario. I first met 
>> her
>> many years ago when she was a petty officer aboard STV PATHFINDER. She was
>> meticulous and professional, clearly highly skilled and has a high 
>> degree of
>> respect for more traditional yachts.
>>
>> Now ­ I have to get SURPRISE in the water... Maybe next week.
>>
>> Gord #426 SURPRISE
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