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      billblack reacted to Sailor of Fortune's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      great project!...She seems worthy of your rebuild efforts.This will be an interesting thread to follow
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      billblack reacted to Mambo42's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      This will be a topic I will be following with a lot of pleasure. What an incredible undertaking and I admire you for your will to see...
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      billblack reacted to heysteve's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      I love this stuff too! Along similar lines, the YT channel "Onboard Tangaroa" is restoring a 78' aluminum boat.
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      A quick picture of Sampson when launched. BTW - Sampson has a 25' beam, 4' draft, the house is 18'8" wide and 29'6" long.
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      billblack reacted to Blissboat's post in the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit with Like Like.
      Freeport built a number of commercial boats designed by DeJong & Lebet (including one that I formerly ran). Although Norman DeJong...
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      No seaplanes and that crane is long gone. We WILL be mounting a crane this winter though, as funding allows.
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      billblack reacted to dhays's post in the thread New(?) Anti-corrosive with Like Like.
      Wow, you do like big projects don't you, lol. The Navy knows rust so I would imagine if they are using something it likely works. A...
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      billblack reacted to Comodave's post in the thread New(?) Anti-corrosive with Like Like.
      There are a bunch of rust converters on the market. The oil industry has been using them for decades. The one I use works pretty well...
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      billblack reacted to Bmarler's post in the thread New(?) Anti-corrosive with Like Like.
      No real information regarding ingredients. Just a lot of claims. Likely a lanolin based product. I’ve used fluid film to prevent bare...
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      billblack reacted to kapnd's post in the thread New(?) Anti-corrosive with Like Like.
      Sounds like the Militech sales hype, name implying that the military endorsed the product, which seems to be snake oil at best!
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      billblack reacted to Lepke's post in the thread New(?) Anti-corrosive with Like Like.
      The best thing I have found for long term steel protection is zinc coating. It's done with a wire gun using electricity or oxy/act. I...
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      I'll try to get a complete description of what Sampson is and what the plan is this weekend. There is much going on! OH! Here is a link...
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      We have not hauled her yet. We did do some pretty extensive in-water surveys and this boat has access to the hull plating almost...
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      Thanks for the kind words, Bliss. I have talked to a fair number of Freeport's old employees (on Facebook) and no one really knows. One...
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      billblack replied to the thread 85' Trawler Rebuild/refit.
      Does it make economic sense? I will give you my opinion, but I will caution readers that I have a pretty blunt presentation. It all...
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