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| 614.1 | Hire a Diver? | DSSDEV::RUDY | | Tue Aug 04 1987 09:19 | 12 |
| If it is only at the surface just use a brush and start scrubbing.
You probably also have some growth lower down. How much performance
are you losing?
If it is enough due to slime or growth you may want to hire
a diver. Usually runs about 1.50 a foot of LOA. Have him check
your sacraficials while you are at it they often are gone by now.
Other alternative is to due diving yourself.
I just use one of those 3M barbecue scrub brushes.
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| 614.2 | Not Looking Forward to it | NRPUR::CHABOT | | Wed Aug 05 1987 10:25 | 10 |
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I'm not sure of the effects on performance. My major concern is
to not let the barnacle situation get out of control.
I'll give the brush a try (being extra careful for the fiberglass).
Thanks.
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| 614.3 | | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Wed Aug 05 1987 11:37 | 20 |
| If the barnacless are attaching to gelcoat, they have already attacked
the gelcoat. You will have to eventually sand and paint these areas.
If it is boottop paint they are attaching to, you will need to repaint
the boottop since they have attacked and damaged it.
In either case some work once the season has ended will be in order.
I have found a table knife to be relatively fast and safe for removing
all but the part of a barnacle which has etched itself into the
finish. For that, sanding with a hard block backing the paper is
effective.
I have never had any luck removing anything stronger than slime
and plants with a brush. The most effective solution is to raise
the bottom paint line and the boottop untill they are a couple inches
above the waterline. Slime still attaches to bottom paint in warm
still water but barnacles cant seem to dig in (although I have seen
some locate small defects in the paint and work under it).
Walt
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| 614.4 | Winter wonderland | CSSE::COUTURE | | Wed Aug 12 1987 17:25 | 11 |
| Try an ice scraper. Not one of those cheapo models you get from
Avis, but one of the nice plexiglass models with a ground edge.
Since my electrical system is grounded through the prop and shaft,
I can't use bottom paint on them. I make a regular monthly trip
over the side and the ice scraper works even better than a putty
knife.
By the by, I don't know about weeds being less prolific this season,
but the barnacles seem to be thriving . . . especially the big goose
variety.
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