10 "Marine Grade" Scams You Can Buy For $5 At The Hardware Store

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• GL

  @glennjames7107 · 7 months ago

  You show heater hose being a direct replacement for fuel filler hose, which it definitely isn't. Be careful.

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• LI

  @limbodog · 4 months ago (edited)

  If de-oxidizing your boat&apos;s gelcoat, those kitchen scrub pads (plastic, like the one at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0YA-dFSWH8&amp;t=206">3:26</a>) will take off a huge amount before you start clogging buffing pads.

• TI

  @timothylindsay3244 · 4 months ago

  Hardware store oxalic or muriatic acid are dirt cheap but work great on hull stain…very careful handling is a must.<br>For teak clean I use TSP (2 tbsp) and two cups of bleach in one gallon of water, mix throughly, lively scrub on wet teak, let it sit for 10 minutes and rinse thoroughly.

• OL

  @olaf_s_23 · 7 months ago

  Marine grade cable need to be flexible BUT also tinned against corosion from salty air

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• BU

  @Builtbysetbacks · 7 months ago

  If you are buying parts for any boat or car engine and they have a part number and are labeled with a different brand from the engine then you can buy the parts directly from the manufacturer as they are significantly cheaper than buying a part that is branded for your particular boat or car.

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• LU

  @luisrolon6421 · 7 months ago

  Thank you for this.<br>Could you do a similar video for the RV industry.<br>An industry that takes advantage of retirees with limited income.

• FR

  @fredv7487 · 7 months ago

  Many parts are not marine grade because company&apos;s don&apos;t want to pay the cost to do so.

• AL

  @alonpalmer4503 · 7 months ago

  As usual if anything is required for a boat. The price is hiked up.

• GL

  @glennjames7107 · 7 months ago

  Dawn dish soap is also nothing more than an emulsifier.

• NO

  @NogrimStoneson · 5 months ago

  work at a marina, please listen to this guy, you DIY&apos;ers fucking things up trying to do it cheap is what keeps us in business. 90% of my jobs are repairing what people screwed up mixing their own cleaners, or using the cheap diy approach.

• CU

  @CutterCo · 7 months ago

  You&apos;d better test any chemicals on teak in a small invisible area before you apply it. E.g. caustic soda may blacken some species of wood.

• SV

  @SVPearler · 7 months ago

  I did similar, PEX plumbing style products. From chandlers 3 times the price I got it from a caravan store. <br> Mmmm i had PVC thru holes, for 25 years! Whoops...bought the boat like it.<br>I get nearly all,of my bolts and screws from a big hardware outlet, 1/2 the price.

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