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So, a previous owner painted the mast, very nicely. Then hardware was installed without galvanic corrosion protection. No hardware cannot be removed even with penatrating oil and impact driver. leaving the machine screws alone is tempting, but seems to me that corrosion will continue and cause more problems. Would heat help? A different PO took the opportunity to install all new fresh water hoses. Unfortunately, it was brand new heater hose. anybody like the tast of rubber? So, we've been tearing the boat apart to get to the hoses to replace them. did you know you cannot find a Whale RT2007 mixer faucet? and that the cutout for that faucet maks it horribly difficult to install others? So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy dayA Reggie

Heat and an air impact wrench rather than a hammer one if you have not already tried that. Heat can cause the screw to expand and crack the oxide that is holding in the screw. Allen On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM, r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> wrote: > > > So, a previous owner painted the mast, very nicely. Then hardware was > installed without galvanic corrosion protection. No hardware cannot be > removed even with penatrating oil and impact driver. leaving the machine > screws alone is tempting, but seems to me that corrosion will continue and > cause more problems. Would heat help? > > A different PO took the opportunity to install all new fresh water hoses. > Unfortunately, it was brand new heater hose. anybody like the tast of > rubber? So, we've been tearing the boat apart to get to the hoses to > replace them. > > did you know you cannot find a Whale RT2007 mixer faucet? and that the > cutout for that faucet maks it horribly difficult to install others? > > So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy dayA > > Reggie > >

And Shurflo water pumps do not have the same footprint as older ones, which made a 20 minute job into a several hour job....... Terry On May 18, 2011, at 6:30 PM, r good wrote: > did you know you cannot find a Whale RT2007 mixer faucet? and that the cutout for that faucet maks it horribly difficult to install others?

On 5/18/2011 9:30 PM, r good wrote: > > > So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy day > Well, today is a partly rainy day here, too, and we launched Cal 20 #1220, the lovely Martha C, between bouts. I rowed out in the dinghy the night before last to put my mooring float on the chain. The chain sits on the bottom all winter so it doesn't wear and is marked by a winter float (a foam-filled orange detergent jug). The ice stole my winter float but I've learned my lesson about that and use a 2d float, a foot or so under the surface. My boat hauler works me into his schedule on short notice because I'm always prepared and sliding a Cal 20 off a trailer isn't exactly a major undertaking. So now I've got 2 boats in the water without masts. The other boat was launched Monday, which we will call her 50th birthday since she came out of the factory some time in 1961, but the wind was excessive--gusts over 50 mph the day before, and in the 40s Monday--so they wouldn't step the mast. They'll squeeze me in on Saturday. The Cal 20 just needs a second hand, which I'll rustle up soon. Happiness is having sailboats in the water. Chris Campbell > >

Chris, out here on the West side...happiness is not having to take her out of the water in the first place! Besides can't you turn a cal 20 into an ice boat ? When we were on tsunamis watch the only place to go was out to sea.... Since, the City of Los Angeles has now posted signs for tsunami evacuation traffic. It would make since if 1 we were truly at risk, 2 the signs brought you to higher ground which they do not in fact they bring you from 200' above sea level to about sea level which is the freeway entrance out of town. Now it would make more since if the City's tsunami evacuation signs would take the public safety to the top of Palos Verde's Hills 653 feet above sea level. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Campbell To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] projects On 5/18/2011 9:30 PM, r good wrote: So much for the list of fun things to do on a rainy day Well, today is a partly rainy day here, too, and we launched Cal 20 #1220, the lovely Martha C, between bouts. I rowed out in the dinghy the night before last to put my mooring float on the chain. The chain sits on the bottom all winter so it doesn't wear and is marked by a winter float (a foam-filled orange detergent jug). The ice stole my winter float but I've learned my lesson about that and use a 2d float, a foot or so under the surface. My boat hauler works me into his schedule on short notice because I'm always prepared and sliding a Cal 20 off a trailer isn't exactly a major undertaking. So now I've got 2 boats in the water without masts. The other boat was launched Monday, which we will call her 50th birthday since she came out of the factory some time in 1961, but the wind was excessive--gusts over 50 mph the day before, and in the 40s Monday--so they wouldn't step the mast. They'll squeeze me in on Saturday. The Cal 20 just needs a second hand, which I'll rustle up soon. Happiness is having sailboats in the water. Chris Campbell __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6136 (20110519) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6136 (20110519) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

On 5/19/2011 4:25 PM, Mark Alan Stahnke (MAS Consulting) wrote: > > Chris, out here on the West side...happiness is not having to take her > out of the water in the first place! Maybe sailing is sweeter when we only have a few months each year! "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." > Besides can't you turn a cal 20 into an ice boat ? Don't need to; have one of those. > When we were on tsunamis watch the only place to go was out to sea.... > Since, the City of Los Angeles has now posted signs for tsunami > evacuation traffic. I'm grateful that we don't have to worry about that. But I do worry about what seems to be more extreme weather conditions (lots more big wind). That was one of the predicted consequences of global warming and it seems to be happening. Chris