Mag Refers to CF and Zeehag

[cal40john]

April Cruising World refers to a Zeehag post on Cruisersforum in their article on bottom paint. Interesting that a print mag is using an online forum as a reference, but giving an idea as to how many people are trying to stay with more functional bottom paints rather than using one person's online statement would have been more useful as research for a printed article.

John

[Andy R]

What does it say? Can you post a snippet?

[cal40john]

Page 45, Phasing Out Copper Bottom Paint, by Jim Carrier

Antifouling is both an economic necessity and a nuisance. Some sailors solve the problem in the way that Zeehag, a recent poster on Cruisersforum.com, does: He heads to Trinidad to use outlawed tributyltin. "Morally reprehensible?" he wrote. "Maybe. Functional? Yes."

[SvenG]

Originally Posted by cal40john

Page 45, Phasing Out Copper Bottom Paint, by Jim Carrier

Antifouling is both an economic necessity and a nuisance. Some sailors solve the problem in the way that Zeehag, a recent poster on Cruisersforum.com, does: He heads to Trinidad to use outlawed tributyltin. "Morally reprehensible?" he wrote. "Maybe. Functional? Yes."

He's not breaking any laws when doing that, right ? Just curious if the law is written in a way that could cause him trouble if discovered.



-Sven

[sarafina]

Come on guys... Give Zee a break... SHE had my favorite byline around here.. something like all a girl needs is a Phillips screwdriver and a black lace bra...

; -)

[Andy R]

I guess it's nice they are mentioning CF. Maybe not such great PR for Zeehag, since they refer to her as a man.

[Wand]

That doesn't sound like Zeehag to me. For a start, the grammar's fine. And for seconds, ain't Zeehag on the west coast, far far away from the Carib? And I'd also wager she's an environmental puritan.

Zee, am I right or wrong? In the litigious US of A, can I see a new teak deck coming your way?...

[SvenG]

Originally Posted by Andy R

refer to her as a man.

Just caught that. Seems to indicate that they read the forum rather than interviewing members.



-Sven

[Andy R]

Originally Posted by At sea

And for seconds, ain't Zeehag on the west coast, far far away from the Carib?

Could the Trinidad references be about Anti-fouling paint:
Pettit Marine Paints - Browse Catalog

[gettinthere]

Is this as bad as it sounds?

A lazy, two bit writer thinks using Trinidad SR paint, sold in the USA is some kind of illegal offshore paint bought in Trinidad?

and calls HER a HIM?

Tell me this isn't what it appears to be...

[SvenG]

Found the reference: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...tml#post572654

i am looking forward to using tbt paint-- wont get my paint job done until i get to caribean.... morally reprehensible??/ maybe. functional?? YES!!!!!! just dont change 0paints after doing tbt......

-Sven

[Wand]

Originally Posted by Andy R

Trinidad references Anti-fouling paint:
Pettit Marine Paints - Browse Catalog

That is funny Andy R but she was in fact referring to the Carib island, and she was quoted correctly, minus the tell-tale exclamation marks and bad sp. (see below). Sorry Zee, I "misoverestimated" you.


Zee: i am looking forward to using tbt paint-- wont get my paint job done until i get to caribean....
morally reprehensible??/ maybe. functional?? YES!!!!!! just dont change 0paints after doing tbt......

[Zednotzee]

Originally Posted by sarafina

Come on guys... Give Zee a break... SHE had my favorite byline around here.. something like all a girl needs is a Phillips screwdriver and a black lace bra...

; -)

Yeah, I noticed that... and Sara, where have you been lately? Out cruising?

Originally Posted by Andy R

I guess it's nice they are mentioning CF. Maybe not such great PR for Zeehag, since they refer to her as a man.

Well, right after www.airliners.net started getting quoted & mentioned on the news, a big company bought them out. Hopefully that doesn't happen to us.

Originally Posted by At sea

That doesn't sound like Zeehag to me. For a start, the grammar's fine.

I think her punctuation is worse!

If that last one bothers you Zee, don't fret- you're in good company.
From fonts.com -

Timothy Dexter was a prominent citizen of eighteenth century New England, a businessman and sometime writer with a reputation as an eccentric. Dexter’s best-known book, A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, was remarkable only for its complete lack of punctuation. To its second edition Dexter added a page filled with periods, commas, semicolons and other punctuation marks, so that readers could, according to Dexter, “pepper and salt it as they please.”

[Andy R]

Originally Posted by Zednotzee

Well, right after www.airliners.net started getting quoted & mentioned on the news, a big company bought them out. Hopefully that doesn't happen to us.

Not going to happen here, we have way to many plans for new tools and features for CF.

[Pblais]

Not going to happen here, we have way to many plans for new tools and features for CF.

Anti takeover moderator tools in the wings ready. After the unlock codes are entered the casualties will be minimal. You won't have tme if you see the flash. We can put up a wall of names. Given it's virtual it won't coast much.