Search Sailnet:

 forums  store  


Quick Menu
Forums           
Articles          
Galleries        
Boat Reviews  
Classifieds     
Blogs               
Boat Search (new)






Go Back   SailNet Community > General Interest Forums > General Discussion (sailing related)
Tell EPA to Wait on Ethanol Increase Tell EPA to Wait on Ethanol Increase
User Name
Password
 Not a Member? 


Reply
Page 4 of 4 « First < 23 4
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
 Like this article?  Digg It!  or   Bookmark it!
  #31 (permalink)  
Old 07-03-2009
sailaway21 sailaway21 is offline
Owner, Green Bay Packers
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 10,320
Rep Power: 7
sailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nice
Quote:
Originally Posted by copacabana View Post
But it sure strips it off metal! I learned that the hard way ...
Buy a better car...
__________________
“Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.”
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr.
Reply With Quote
  #32 (permalink)  
Old 07-03-2009
copacabana copacabana is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Brazil
Posts: 94
Rep Power: 3
copacabana is on a distinguished road
Actually it wasn't my car. I left some painted parts to soak in gasoline for a while to clean them. When I took them out the paint had turned to goo.

Cam, thanks for the information. I'll try to to 'shut the hell up' as you request.
Reply With Quote
  #33 (permalink)  
Old 07-03-2009
sailaway21 sailaway21 is offline
Owner, Green Bay Packers
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 10,320
Rep Power: 7
sailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nicesailaway21 is just really nice
Quote:
Originally Posted by copacabana View Post
Actually it wasn't my car. I left some painted parts to soak in gasoline for a while to clean them. When I took them out the paint had turned to goo.

Cam, thanks for the information. I'll try to to 'shut the hell up' as you request.
Yeah, I had something similar happen when I left my crescent wrench in a can of water. Even the can rusted. That's why they don't make ships out of steel.
__________________
“Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.”
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr.
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Ad
  #34 (permalink)  
Old 07-04-2009
dacap06 dacap06 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 77
Rep Power: 2
dacap06 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by sailaway21 View Post
Yeah, I had something similar happen when I left my crescent wrench in a can of water. Even the can rusted. That's why they don't make ships out of steel.
I think every Navy in the world would disagree with you on that one.

USN ships (as well as those of other countries) suffer bimetallic corrosion, which is what I suspect you observed. The point where the aluminum superstructure met the steel deck developed what the shipyard called "mouse holes" if corrosion wasn't countered promptly with preservation and painting.
__________________
T. P. Donnelly
S/V Tranquility Base
1984 Islander 30 Bahama
Reply With Quote
  #35 (permalink)  
Old 07-04-2009
SEMIJim SEMIJim is offline
Nautical Newbie
  
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,135
Rep Power: 4
SEMIJim will become famous soon enoughSEMIJim will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by dacap06 View Post
I think every Navy in the world would disagree with you on that one.
You're new here, aren't you

Quote:
Originally Posted by dacap06 View Post
USN ships (as well as those of other countries) ...
The sailor to whom you replied holds a Master Mariner's License, I believe. I think he knows these things He was making a (subtle, I assume, guz it went over my head) point .

Jim
Reply With Quote
  #36 (permalink)  
Old 07-04-2009
copacabana copacabana is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Brazil
Posts: 94
Rep Power: 3
copacabana is on a distinguished road
No doubt the subtle suggestion was that I had foolishly left the parts soaking in gasoline too long (just as a steel wrench left in water will eventually rust away).
Reply With Quote
  #37 (permalink)  
Old 07-04-2009
dacap06 dacap06 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 77
Rep Power: 2
dacap06 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by SEMIJim View Post
You're new here, aren't you

The sailor to whom you replied holds a Master Mariner's License, I believe. I think he knows these things He was making a (subtle, I assume, guz it went over my head) point .

Jim
Ah. Yes, I am relatively new. Excuse me while I extract my foot from my mouth and remove the egg on my face.
__________________
T. P. Donnelly
S/V Tranquility Base
1984 Islander 30 Bahama
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 4 « First < 23 4

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Smoking in the Boy's Room sailaway21 Off Topic 202 08-07-2008 01:30 AM
Playing the SoCal Wait List game heroness Boat Review and Purchase Forum 20 09-27-2007 05:28 PM
Ethanol in an outboard motor? knotaloud Gear & Maintenance 38 07-20-2007 09:37 PM
ethanol in gasoline & marine engines? eryka Gear & Maintenance 13 08-15-2006 01:15 AM
Australia. Heaven Can Wait in control of Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race @ BYM Sailing News NewsReader News Feeds 0 04-16-2006 12:16 AM

Page generated in 1.5259 seconds (86.40% PHP - 13.60% MySQL) with 15 queries
Contact Us - Sailnet.com - Archive - Top
Add to My Yahoo!         
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC8
(c) Sailnet 2000-2006