Rudy, Harbor may substitute a different make and model in the future, which one do you have?
Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip Commodore, Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rudolph S. Behar Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Harbor Freight Search Result Page All, I finally have given the meter a good try out and believe that the Chinese must have copied the higher end meter, since the one I have seems to work swell. Some readings, for expectations. Piano bench 6% moisture Oak diniing room table: 6% Kitchen cutting board: 12% My hand: 40+ % (the literature suggests that this is near the top of the meteer's range.) Now the interesting ones: Companionway boards: 12% (teak, and rained on yeasterday) Sliding salon top: 6% Cockpit floor: 6% Six inches aft of the stem fitting: 7% ( I had rebedded the stem fitting 1 1/2 years ago) 1 1/2 foot aft of the stem fitting 16% 5" port and starboard of the mast step: 17% These last two are right in line with the figures give me by my surveyor, and I believe indicate a need for remedial action. In all, and politics aside, I feel I can recommend the $150 meter. and Harbor freight has a responsive return policy. Operation is baby simple; battery is the common 9 volt battery, as used in most smoke alarms. Google Harbor Freight; search: moisture meter. I'd be glad to set the meter to any boat reasonably near to Columbia or Pasadena, MD Rudy B. Phoenix, #2237 Pasadena. MD Rudolph S. Behar wrote: > Doug, > > See my email to to Dave Breski for my situation with the meter. So > far I'm in the testing stage, or rather in the non-testing stage > because of the weather. > > For me absolute accuracy is not all that important: I'm looking for > relative accuracy, to locate the wetter spots. I'll use the sliding > hatch-cover as a reference: I believe it is quite dry inside. The > four sensitivites may be useful, but they don't change things much: > At the lowest sensitivity, my oak dining room table read 6%, at max > sensitivity, it reads14%. Dave may very well be right about my meter, > which is definitely low-end. > > I'm planning to try out the meter on the boat this weekend. Will > rreport. > > Rudy > > Doug Plotner wrote: > >> Rudy, >> >> I didn't have luck with your link, but I did go onto >> www.harborfreight.com, did a keyword search for "moisture" and found >> the item I think you're talking about. The link I copied for it is: >> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=93300 >> >> I noticed the description indicates that it has four scales for >> various types of wood. Do you have any feel for what it's accuracy >> might be for fiberglass, or for balsa sandwiched in fiberglass? >> >> Thanks, >> Doug Plotner >> #6494 Dawg Daze >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Rudolph S. Behar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Dec 13, 2005 8:47 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: catalina27-talk: Harbor Freight Search Result Page >> >> Hello, >> >> For those who were interested in the non-contact ("non-destructive") >> moisture meter from Harbor Freight, once again I think I've figured >> out how to send a link. But it's true I've though that two other >> times without being able to do so. >> >> Herre's the current effort. >> >> Rudy B. >> Phoenix, #2237 >> Pasadena, MD >> http://order.harborfreight.com/EasyAsk/harborfreight/results.jsp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
