I have just replaced two Interstate deep cycle size 27 batteries because I too had them boil dry and nothing seemed to help - now if I had heard of Paul Browne's "Snake Oil" before, I might have tried it. Perhaps you would do the deed and then let us all know. George of Scaramouche

I thought I might give it a light sanding >and find >some kind of paint or product that I could brush on (read simple, >one-step) >to >reseal the fiberglas threads and make it look reasonably >presentable. Any >thoughts?

michaelg@seadreamer.net writes: >I used Wood Pro from West Marine (kind of a Cetol Lite substitute) >and it >didn't hold up. In a typical fit of poor timing, I had just oiled >the teak >in January then I decided to varnish in May. I cleaned and sanded >and >after three coats of satin and one of gloss and one PNW winter, it >is >coming off.

"Ah ha", I though, "I'll use T&T messages" (the naughty word I searched for was Volvo... I worked for several years as a Volvo mechanic and let me tell you I used some real naughty words then!). And it worked pretty well, too, except I made a small mistake in the setup and so a bunch of you have received error messages.

wrbart@att.net writes: >I agree with the use of Sikkens. I have an '86 Bayliner 32 MY with >all >kinds of teak on the aft end. I bought it in May 1986 and the teak >looked >fine. By August it was grey and I was looking for something to do >with it. > A friend suggested Sikkens and I looked at his boat, which looked >great, >and decided to try it.

I solved this by driving both alternators of of a single pulley but with the belts running about 180 degrees from each other. A few other things I will share: 1) When I was looking at alternators I had the chance to visit Ample Power and chat with the owner, David Smead. This guy is a serious 12-volt geek (and coming from me that is a real compliment).

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I only use it on exposed metal on the boat and the area where the cradle pads were because by launch-time I invariably forget where I keep the leftover bottom paint I also use it to soften my calloused feet but that's another story... Ciao - George

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. > >Doug, >I am very happy if I phrased sucessfully, what I wanted to phrase - >in your >language. Sorry, but correct spelling (in english) is >high-end-requirement >for me ;-) Burkhard: I don't know which earlier post you are referring to. Perhaps I missed that one?