Comments on: Photographic memory

By: Margaret Meps Schulte

Margaret Meps Schulte — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:29:35 +0000

Thanks — more pictures to come shortly. We launched the dinghy, Flutterwent, right after launching Flutterby, and got more photos of champagne christening.

By: Donna Simpson Reardon

Donna Simpson Reardon — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:23:56 +0000

great pictures!

By: meps

meps — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:02:48 +0000

Under the water, especially in saltwater, electrolysis slowly eats away at metal parts of the boat. The zinc is a sacrificial hunk of metal that takes the electrolysis and corrodes before other, more important pieces of metal, like the propeller and propeller shaft. It’s a lot cheaper to replace a zinc than a prop! This one actually lives on the propeller shaft.

People with metal boats (steel, aluminum) take zincs to another level, as the electrolysis will eat their hulls otherwise.

By: Anonymous User

Anonymous User — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:02:34 +0000

Hooray Hooray! Thanks for sharing!

By: Calvin R

Calvin R — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:42:45 +0000

The pics are great! I’m glad you’re back on the water.

PS: I don’t know what “a zinc” is either. Guess I’m earthbound.

By: Anonymous User

Anonymous User — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:53:32 +0000

Love the piccys!

By: Brenda J

Brenda J — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:55:25 +0000

The happy on your face as you posed with Randy is unabashedly, youthfully vibrant. I’m glad to have seen it!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:42:27 +0000

P.S. What’s a zinc?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:41:57 +0000

The finest post of all.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:58:22 +0000

That’s beautiful!