TMCA is a boating club in the Galveston Bay area. This is just one of their get-togethers and is a fun weekend! We went last year when they had it at Freeport and had a great time. Live music, great food, fun people. They had some vendor tables, and a few classes. Well worth the trip. We'll be...
So how is Oak Harbor marina doing? I bought my boat there in 2001 and brought her back to the Houston area. After Katrina, I saw pix from that marina..what a mess. Glad to hear it's repaired and up and running.
I've had one of these for maybe 10 years, since it was Follow-Me TV. It's been very windy this week, and I was having to re-adjust the aim every day. The mount was a bit loose, so I tightened it up and that helped. However, I noticed later that the unit seems to have a lot of "play" in it, with...
To add a little more confusion to the marine water pollution arguments, the journal SCIENCE (29 Mar. 2002) reported on a study which tracked the biological sources of fecal bacterial in Virginia watersheds. Only 15% of E. coli bacteria had a human origin (i.e. septic runoff and boat discharge)...
You are way too inexperienced to own a boat like that. Get something smaller until you learn little things like shore power, 12V, gas vs. diesel, maintenance, etc. Read Chapman's. Take a USPS or USCG aux course.
If it's just very thin ghost rust, I like Nevr-Dull wadding. Take light rust right off SS, and leaves a thin coating behind that helps protect.
I looked into that Spotless Stainless stuff...gets good reviews and is based on citric acid.