Forum: Boating
07-02-2010, 03:01 PM
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Although mine was the shabbiest Coronado in the...
Although mine was the shabbiest Coronado in the Parade last year, I'm planning on coming on down again. It was a load of fun, and this year I'm dragging my brother and his '83 hard top along with my...
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Forum: Boating
08-25-2009, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,572
Ethanol, etc.
You mentioned that you had used ethylene propylene for sealing in the nuclear industry. I can go along with that because typically you would be sealing water or some other polar fluid. EPR/EPDM...
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Forum: Boating
08-20-2009, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,572
Ethanol
I am a chem major (33 years in industrial chemistry) and must confess I have never encountered a non-aqueous enzyme. At first read, I thought that you can accomplish the same thing with acetone...
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Forum: Boating
08-18-2009, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 244,917
Gasohol
The presence of ethanol in gas has caused some interesting problems, especially for older carburetors. Because ethanol is a polar molecule, it reacts with the rubber components (usually Nitrile...
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