[Public-List] Cetol vs west systemRe: Seagrass

[Gordon Laco]

We use a heavy canvass tarp - I originally bought it for the Folkboat but
couldn't part with it.


And John - we DO call it the Shroud of Turin because there is an imprint of
the outline of the boat on it!

I like it because being canvass it breaths - no danger of condensation etc
inside.  Also, being heavy, it tends not to flap.   A while back I learned
the practice of removing it from the boat by rolling the aft and bow ends
toward the middle making a double sausage roll.  In the fall when it's going
back on the boat, we haul the double sausage over the ridge with a piece of
line then unroll toward the ends.  Despite the weight of the thing its a one
man job.

But - its like summer out - its Friday - I'm not thinking about Fall!

Gord





On 28/05/10 12:42 PM, "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Kris me ba'ye - what is a Greenie like you doing shrink wrapping - OMG, all
> those penguins are going to lose their homes.
> 
> I have gotten 17 winters on my one custom plastic Genco tarp - albeit with
> more holes in it than the Shroud of Turin.
> 
> You a secret DuPont Shareholder ???? ; )
> 
> Tisk tisk
> 
> Best
> 
> John - PS - you are using too much heat on the Shrink Wrap
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Coward" <kris at melon.org>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Cetol vs west systemRe: Seagrass
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 07:30:48PM -0700, Richard J Hughes wrote:
>>> Considering redoing the toe rail around # 438. Is there any reason not to
>>> redo it with 1 or 2 coats of west system and never do it again, as
>>> opposed to 4 or 5 coats of cetol, and another yearly?
>> 
>> This is a very uncommon case, but it applies to me, so I'll share it. If
>> you shrinkwrap the boat for the winter, use oil/sealant. Otherwise when
>> you take the heat gun to the shrink right near the toe rail, it will
>> strip the varnish, epoxy, cetol, or whatever nice shiny coat you've laid
>> down.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Kris
>> 
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