YM #1285 June 2013: 70 quick fixes for your boat

[nigelmercier]

I found a few handy tips in this article, but the author does seem to have a liking for baking powder and sodium bicarbonate!

A few things that concern me:

• Using petroleum jelly to mask through-hull fittings before antifouling. Why mask them?
• Using petroleum jelly to lubricate hoses when fitting.
• Using surgical spirit to dry a sail before applying a patch. Surgical spirit often has castor oil in it.

They are extracted from a new book published by Adlard Coles: Fast Fixes for Your Boat: 1001 top boat maintenance tips
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1408190214/dolcetto-21

 

[wooslehunter]

Some plastic skin fittings should not be anti fouled with certain paints as the solvent can degrade them - hence the need to mask.