Oyster

B&B sells epoxy and supports small business. Did you call the two outlets to check on the plywood?

Give Peachstate Lumber In Kennesaw for starters. They advertise hardwood plywoods. You can call Atlanta Hardwoods and ask them if they have access to the marine plywood. I am not sure if they sell it, but may direct you to the right outlet .

If you are looking for some quality fir, in long lengths and cannot find what you want, Atlantic Veneer in Newport N.C. has some of the finest stock. My last purchase was 2 x 6 x 24 foot long.. You can pick your needs in grain orientation.

That's great information. My interest is for our rv, which is now set up for off the grid boon docking. I have followed this now for a few years and with three different solar packages that I have built up and installed myself. Lead acid batteries are heavy, if you get enough ah to run the essential stuff and run my 2000 watt Renogy inverter for a period of time without using the generator for a boost. Since the industry has removed propane fridges from the market for the newer rvs, and replaced them with the 12 volt sorry and still serious draw of current and questionable in dependability, I switched my setup to a residential, but similar Cu.Ft and run it on my inverter. So far , so good. So I want to improve my setup after doing several trips with the current solar versus battery capacity without overloading the rv with dead weight. But the more reasonable lithiums, which reduces a ton of added weight on my hitch while the need to have the lead acid stored in the open area keeps me looking for a reliable and dependable alternatives from the current GC2 6 volt batteries. I was able to achieve a decent AH for the limited room for open storage on the hitch. The main issue with the AGM batteries , which can be stored inside and further back from the hitch are still heavy when I get enough AH to do what I want by batteries to do. Thanks, I will look further into this , using what you have described.

Can you tell us more about your considered AH rating and the physical size of your battery? Any pictures? That sounds interesting.

Being in the rv side of off the grid and self contained setups, lithiums are widely used and comes with a wider range of quality and results. This gets discussed all the time. The issue when buying lithium batteries is that local battery outlets are pretty selective in wanting to sell them. Purchasing from Amazon comes with a risk, mainly service and quality. The huge selling point is that "you can get ten years of service from them" I say if there was any ifs, ans and butts to that story, then you can attach that to lithium batteries, dependent on their owners a larger percentage of the time. Battle Born batteries offers a bit better quality and service. Of course that comes at a higher price than the constant quality issues, but much cheaper with the Chinese built lithium batteries that pops up overnight on the web for sale. The quality is all over the place. Of course on the opposite side of the conversation pertains to the owner. Proper charging does require a dedicated battery charger. Of course a regular charger will bring them up to snuff enough to use them. But for the sake of this topic here dealing with electric dinghy propulsion, there is some advantages over the gas powered small outboards due to the simplicity , as long as you have the ability to charge them. Charging with solar can do the job when you are in remote areas. But thats not instant like gas powered outboards if you run it on empty. Lille , great shot, enjoy your trip in the Windward Islands, wish we were there . Everything electronic continues to evolve at a break neck speed. When using lithiums, keep in mind that cold temps can restrict recharging too on some brands. The earlier versions came with a feature to warm them. On the opposite side you can install them inside, sideways without the same problem as lead acid batteries.

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Frank posting as Oyster to see if the "hidden flag" is still being added to his posts. Here are some emojis:

I am part of the supporting member too, or at least I got a receipt for it, which I don't see any ads. But I show the hidden post designation and I cannot add any faces and have not heard anything relating to the few posts I have tried to provide. Maybe I have my own shadow ban taking place. Oh well,

Whats up with that when I attempted to post on the painting trim topic. Posted just now · Hidden Don't listen to Alan, in particular. There is nothing wrong with contrasting painted color trim. Anyone that gives you grief about painting your trim, get a lawyer to do a contract that they will maintain the varnish as a "ten" as long as you own the boat. Painting has been a standard practice long ago before everyone went all "gotta have two part paints, solar panels, fiberglass over wood, and outboard motors to get away from the dock " sailboats. If you do not want hardwood varnish finish work, then just use teak and let it grey out. Studies have found that you will get decades of trouble free use from this practice.

Posted just now · Hidden Don't listen to Alan, in particular. There is nothing wrong with contrasting painted color trim. Anyone that gives you grief about painting your trim, get a lawyer to do a contract that they will maintain the varnish as a "ten" as long as you own the boat. Painting has been a standard practice long ago before everyone went all "gotta have two part paints, solar panels, fiberglass over wood, and outboard motors to get away from the dock " sailboats. If you do not want hardwood varnish finish work, then just use teak and let it grey out. Studies have found that you will get decades of trouble free use from this practice. [spoken in the spirit or razzing and approval, no emojis allowed for my post]

He is such an amazing person, with the one of a kind spirit that keeps him going and living life to the fullest, even with what would be restrictions that others would have given up at his age. Kudos Graham to continuing to live out new dreams. I bet some of your group in New Bern looks up to you and quite possibly your adventures gives them incentive to look on the bright side of life when they awake in the morning.

My go to bottom paints for boats that's design to sit largely on trailers, most of their lives, I stick to the Interlux Ultra hard bottom paints so that i don't get the chalky residue on my hands, body or on the bunk carpets. This is the case with most Ablative paints. Now of course it cost more and most come in gallon only cans. But your prep work ,unlike if you want the fine arts finish from topcoat paints is fairly simple and straight foward. Interprotect 2000E over your glass work after some fairing compound to fill the weave of course the paint over and proper prep work. This method had worked from this end.

Say what? I am afraid that my puter will crash if I install the Y2K version. I will try it on my bride's computer tomorrow. By the way moderator, I get this at the bottom of my post, which restrict me from posting this message. "The value entered includes a character that is not allowed such as an Emoji."