Marathon, FL 24º42.366N | 81º5.669W
Sometimes you have to wonder why they charge so much for products that say "marine." Mostly you wonder this when sitting at the dock.
It doesn't take long in a "marine environment" to see how seaworthy non-marine products are.
I bought an outdoor latch at a hardware store in Miami last year before heading to the Bahamas. Now it looks like this:
It was in the dinghy, out in the wide open, but, one year? Wow.
Sometimes you have to wonder why they charge so much for products that say "marine." Mostly you wonder this when sitting at the dock.
It doesn't take long in a "marine environment" to see how seaworthy non-marine products are.
I bought an outdoor latch at a hardware store in Miami last year before heading to the Bahamas. Now it looks like this:
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Rust never sleeps! Even pencil erasers will rust on a boat. :)
ReplyDeleteI wish it would at least nap...
DeleteBut that teak that the latch is resting on? BEAUTIFUL.
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