Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Jeffrey Brideau via CnC-List 
My surveyor recommended I buy this one. He said it's just as useful as the
professional model he uses and keeps one himself as a backup in his bag.
Use the pinless contact, highest sensitivity, and don't worry about the
specific numbers. If it screams, it's either wet or you found something
conductive like backing plates or anti-fouling paint etc. I found it very
useful.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-Combo-Pin-and-Pinless-Moisture-Meter-for-Water-Damage-and-Mold-Prevention-MM9/303124004?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA-7170043839315-5874592003384-92700061026903131&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_s6HZMMY8SjYEtrnE8vOmJOIIjnbcxto8FSqjA30iVARkDI0XJhTPBoCTMQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:53 PM Gord via CnC-List 
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> Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for
> fiberglass/C&C boats
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> Gord
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> Firefly
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> 1994 C&C 34+
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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Danny Haughey via CnC-List 
Compass marine has a whole article on this with a meter recommendation 
https://marinehowto.com/understanding-the-moisture-meter/

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Subject: Stus-List Re: moisture meter
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:31:29 -0400


The Skipper II ?

Bill 
On Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 9:53 PM Gord via CnC-List  
wrote:Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for 
fiberglass/C&C boats
 
Gord
Firefly
1994 C&C 34+
 
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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List 
Canadian tire also sells one if you are in Canada.

Again … set to highest sensitivity (it has settings for various surface types) 
and just look at the relative numbers.

Mike

From: Jeffrey Brideau via CnC-List 
Sent: June 18, 2021 7:20 AM
To: Stus-List 
Cc: Jeffrey Brideau 
Subject: Stus-List Re: moisture meter

My surveyor recommended I buy this one. He said it's just as useful as the 
professional model he uses and keeps one himself as a backup in his bag. Use 
the pinless contact, highest sensitivity, and don't worry about the specific 
numbers. If it screams, it's either wet or you found something conductive like 
backing plates or anti-fouling paint etc. I found it very useful.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-Combo-Pin-and-Pinless-Moisture-Meter-for-Water-Damage-and-Mold-Prevention-MM9/303124004?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA-7170043839315-5874592003384-92700061026903131&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_s6HZMMY8SjYEtrnE8vOmJOIIjnbcxto8FSqjA30iVARkDI0XJhTPBoCTMQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:53 PM Gord via CnC-List 
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Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for fiberglass/C&C 
boats

Gord
Firefly
1994 C&C 34+

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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Matthew via CnC-List 
My repair guru uses a Skipper plus.  I had so many issues, I bought one for 
myself.  It works well, but they are expensive.  When using one, avoid sliding 
it on the surface.  It is not a stud finder.  You need to lift it up, set it 
down, repeat.

 

From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List  
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 8:33 AM
To: 'Stus-List' 
Cc: Hoyt, Mike 
Subject: Stus-List Re: moisture meter

 

Canadian tire also sells one if you are in Canada.

 

Again … set to highest sensitivity (it has settings for various surface types) 
and just look at the relative numbers.

 

Mike

 

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My surveyor recommended I buy this one. He said it's just as useful as the 
professional model he uses and keeps one himself as a backup in his bag. Use 
the pinless contact, highest sensitivity, and don't worry about the specific 
numbers. If it screams, it's either wet or you found something conductive like 
backing plates or anti-fouling paint etc. I found it very useful.

 

https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-Combo-Pin-and-Pinless-Moisture-Meter-for-Water-Damage-and-Mold-Prevention-MM9/303124004?source=shoppingads
 

 
&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA-7170043839315-5874592003384-92700061026903131&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_s6HZMMY8SjYEtrnE8vOmJOIIjnbcxto8FSqjA30iVARkDI0XJhTPBoCTMQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:53 PM Gord via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for fiberglass/C&C 
boats

 

Gord

Firefly

1994 C&C 34+

 

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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List 
First, an interesting article on moisture meters:

http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Moisture%20meter%20mythology.htm

Second, piggybacking on Jeffrey's post, I have a Klein ET140

https://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-ET140-Non-Destructive-Detection/dp/B07SZX8QXH

I have been using it extensively the past few weeks.  It seems to work
well.  (Our house flooded after getting 12 inches of rain in 2 hours last
month.  We had 16 inches of water in the house.  The Admiral and I had been
talking about some major renovations.  Now we're doing them.  It's really
curtailed my sailing this summer.)

Anyway, the Klein is not calibrated for fiberglass.  However, if you are
just looking for relative readings, it should work okay.
  --
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA

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> *From:* Jeffrey Brideau via CnC-List 
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> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: moisture meter
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> My surveyor recommended I buy this one. He said it's just as useful as the
> professional model he uses and keeps one himself as a backup in his bag.
> Use the pinless contact, highest sensitivity, and don't worry about the
> specific numbers. If it screams, it's either wet or you found something
> conductive like backing plates or anti-fouling paint etc. I found it very
> useful.
>
>
>
>
> https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-Combo-Pin-and-Pinless-Moisture-Meter-for-Water-Damage-and-Mold-Prevention-MM9/303124004?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D25T-G-D25T-25_1_HAND_TOOLS-Multi-NA-Feed-LIA-NA-NA-HandTools_LIA-7170043839315-5874592003384-92700061026903131&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_s6HZMMY8SjYEtrnE8vOmJOIIjnbcxto8FSqjA30iVARkDI0XJhTPBoCTMQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Doug Robinson via CnC-List 

http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Moisture%20meter%20mythology.htm

If you read to the end of this tutorial and still want to play with one, 
Wally has a recommendation, $40...


On 6/17/2021 9:52 PM, Gord via CnC-List wrote:


Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for 
fiberglass/C&C boats


Gord

Firefly

1994 C&C 34+


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Stus-List Re: moisture meter

2021-06-18 Thread Matthew via CnC-List 
Good article.  I would add that my expensive “Skipper Plus” also has different 
settings, and it uses “green,” “yellow,” and “red” ranges.  Some wood, like the 
thick pine Bruckmann used for stringers on my boat, is naturally moist enough 
to get into the upper end of the yellow range.  My stringer wood is fine, but 
now I know.  In addition, I found out that Bruckmann occasionally used staples 
to hold coring in place – a staple puts you immediately in the red range.  
Different glass thickness can affect accuracy.  So using the meter requires 
experience, and it’s a bit of an art.  That said, once we figured out the 
anomalies, the meter was very helpful in identifying problem areas (it was 
usually correct), and was especially helpful in letting us know when a wet core 
area was sufficiently dry to epoxy and move on.  Maybe Ryobi’s unit can do the 
same thing for a lot less money, but I like the color-coded visual. 

 

From: Doug Robinson via CnC-List  
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 1:20 PM
To: Gord via CnC-List 
Cc: Doug Robinson 
Subject: Stus-List Re: moisture meter

 

http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Moisture%20meter%20mythology.htm

If you read to the end of this tutorial and still want to play with one, Wally 
has a recommendation, $40...

On 6/17/2021 9:52 PM, Gord via CnC-List wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendation for a moisture meter for fiberglass/C&C 
boats

 

Gord

Firefly

1994 C&C 34+

 





Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the 
costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

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