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hellosailor · 12-02-2007, 19:51

Seafox-
If you have a manufacturer's name to go with that product, do a web search for the MSDS on it. That will often tell you what the magic ingredients are and then you can find something similar.

Catman-
I looked at the claims of one of those magnetic products. It had (has) USN milspec ratings and is used on USN and USCG vessels, according to the maker.

Well, yeah, and every "Consumer Reports" and car magazine or radio show that has tested them has found they do nothing. But in the spirit of boredom I went and looked up the milspec they cited, and you know what?

There's a milspec that says "This device can be firmly bolted to a bulkhead and when so bolted, it will remain securely fixed to that bulkhead no matter how badly we bang the boat around." That's the milspec it meets, basically a military specification for a paperweight.

I figure, any company loudly advertising they meet the milspec for a paperweight and making it seem like a very important PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION...is selling paperweights. As for being used on USN and USCG vessels? Yeah, the government will install anything you supply, in order to actually perform the paperweight conformation test for the milspec. Apparently, if you submit something for the milspec test, they have to.

So, save your money. Products that really *work* can always point out objective data showing they really do. These guys can't.

12-02-2007, 19:51	#6
hellosailor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,993	Seafox- If you have a manufacturer's name to go with that product, do a web search for the MSDS on it. That will often tell you what the magic ingredients are and then you can find something similar. Catman- I looked at the claims of one of those magnetic products. It had (has) USN milspec ratings and is used on USN and USCG vessels, according to the maker. Well, yeah, and every "Consumer Reports" and car magazine or radio show that has tested them has found they do nothing. But in the spirit of boredom I went and looked up the milspec they cited, and you know what? There's a milspec that says "This device can be firmly bolted to a bulkhead and when so bolted, it will remain securely fixed to that bulkhead no matter how badly we bang the boat around." That's the milspec it meets, basically a military specification for a paperweight. I figure, any company loudly advertising they meet the milspec for a paperweight and making it seem like a very important PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION...is selling paperweights. As for being used on USN and USCG vessels? Yeah, the government will install anything you supply, in order to actually perform the paperweight conformation test for the milspec. Apparently, if you submit something for the milspec test, they have to. So, save your money. Products that really work can always point out objective data showing they really do. These guys can't.