I have posted this on the T&T forum, so please forgive the duplicate posting for those who are members of both, but there has been no response and I'd really like to get the collective expertise here before I order this stuff (which I need to do in the next day or 2 so that we can get these parts stowed while we're up here on the boat in Seattle --starting to feel the crunch as we're heading south in May). Perhaps this is more of an issue for passagemaking??? At any rate.....I am in the process of cataloguing and stowing the multitude of spare parts we have purchased in anticipation of passagemaking,......and, yes, we are newbies to long passages, so are rather green on how to do some of this stuff, so thanks in advance for any input and your patience with silly questions. In order to keep the corrosion at bay, we had thought to vacuum bag the parts and perhaps include a desiccant packet in each bag. Went to find the packets, and as ubiquitous as they are in our lives (if ONLY I had saved all those packets I threw out, from bacon bits to shoes) found that no one really sells them. Long story short, came across this product, Bullfrog, _http://www.bull-frog.com/products/_ (http://www.bull-frog.com/products/) in my google searches and got really intrigued. If it works as advertised, it could be a great solution. Called and talked to the manufacturer and then also to a sales agent and it does sound good. Yes, it's more expensive than vac bagging, but it seems like after all the bucks we've spent on spares, why stop now??? :) [That one's for you Peter - just kidding :))] Any of you guys who've done all this before know of this product and how well it works? Does this fall under the nano technology umbrella? (which i know just enough about to be dangerous) Whatever, does this sound like a reasonable solution to keep spares from the ravages of the salt air? Thanks again for any insight here. Kathy (& John - still down in the engine room) Youngblood m/v Mystic Moon - Selene 53 ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Most all of my spares are in their OEM packaging. I never sprayed, coated, vacuum bagged (except for flares and safety equipment) or did anything else to them. Most stuff for boats is corrosion resistant on it's own. What are you packing that is so sensitive to salt air and corrosion? Maybe you've got the wrong stuff. If it's going to corrode while waiting to be used, it's probably not going to last long in use, either. Keith _____ The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PrncessKHY@aol.com> > > At any rate.....I am in the process of cataloguing and stowing the > multitude > of spare parts we have purchased in anticipation of > passagemaking,......and, > yes, we are newbies to long passages, so are rather green on how to do > some > of this stuff, so thanks in advance for any input and your patience with > silly questions. > > In order to keep the corrosion at bay, we had thought to vacuum bag the > parts and perhaps include a desiccant packet in each bag. Went to find > the > packets, and as ubiquitous as they are in our lives (if ONLY I had saved > all those > packets I threw out, from bacon bits to shoes) found that no one really > sells them. Long story short, came across this product, Bullfrog, > _http://www.bull-frog.com/products/_ (http://www.bull-frog.com/products/)