Anyone out there know the Price of a Moisture Meter of the type used by Marine Surveyors? Might not be a good investment for an individual, but a Boating Group or Yacht Club might be interested for its members.
Moisture Meter
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Shouldn't cost a hundred bucks. Go to a good hardware store. I doubt there's any appreciable difference between marine moisture and residential moisture
The thing will look a bit like an electical meter but with two metal prongs that you place on the surface of interest.
Shouldn't cost a hundred bucks. Go to a good hardware store. I doubt there's any appreciable difference between marine moisture and residential moisture
The thing will look a bit like an electical meter but with two metal prongs that you place on the surface of interest.The only moisture meter
I have familiarity with the medium quality Tramex Skipper. This device sells for about $400, and has no prongs or wires, per se. It has a number of different scales for the type of surface (i.e., wood, cored fiberglass, solid fiberglass, etc.) you are testing and the meter is pressed to the surface to get a reading. Having said all this, the use of moisture meters is, IMHO, an artform and not science. Moisture meters frequently produce erratic or erroneous results when not calibrated accurately or used appropriately. For example, a moisture meter used to test the integrity of a foam rudder with a steel framework at its core will produce all sorts of readings unless you know exactly and precisely where the framework is -- and avoid it. As such, the use of moisture meters by trained professionals may provide more useful information than that obtained by a novice on the same boat.
I have familiarity with the medium quality Tramex Skipper. This device sells for about $400, and has no prongs or wires, per se. It has a number of different scales for the type of surface (i.e., wood, cored fiberglass, solid fiberglass, etc.) you are testing and the meter is pressed to the surface to get a reading. Having said all this, the use of moisture meters is, IMHO, an artform and not science. Moisture meters frequently produce erratic or erroneous results when not calibrated accurately or used appropriately. For example, a moisture meter used to test the integrity of a foam rudder with a steel framework at its core will produce all sorts of readings unless you know exactly and precisely where the framework is -- and avoid it. As such, the use of moisture meters by trained professionals may provide more useful information than that obtained by a novice on the same boat.
Tramex Skipper Plus Moisture Meter
Dave, I recently bought a Tramex Skipper Plus moisture meter on e-bay for$280. It lists for $420. It has three scales, one each for wood, fiberglass and surface moisture, This is a new model made for the marine industry. jfssail Port Clinton, OH
Dave, I recently bought a Tramex Skipper Plus moisture meter on e-bay for$280. It lists for $420. It has three scales, one each for wood, fiberglass and surface moisture, This is a new model made for the marine industry. jfssail Port Clinton, OH
I bought a CT33 from Electrophysics
Under $200 delivered - identical to the meter a lot of surveyors use.
Under $200 delivered - identical to the meter a lot of surveyors use.
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