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77Gypsy
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Initially Posted - 05/23/2005 : 05:36:32

i had the bottom power washed in mid April. Do you think she will be OK for a 2 week cruise in mid June? i am trying to postpone a full bottom repainting untill later in the season. I can't imagine much has accumulated on the bottom since April here in the Chesapeake Bay climate

Steve
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takokichi
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Response Posted - 05/23/2005 : 08:38:29

After you had the bottom washed, was there still an intact layer of bottom paint over the whole bottm?

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/23/2005 : 09:33:09

Hmmm... fouling rates are a highly local phenonema. I'm speculating that you probably don't have any 'hard' fouling yet, but likely there's a layer of slime and algae forming that will slow you down a bit. If you're concerned, most marinas have a 'bottom scrub guy' hanging around.

You might also check out the 'dri-diver'... a very clever floating scrubber that gets around under the hull. I've used one for years. Highly recommended for any sailboat owner.

Available from several sources on the web... here's one link.

http://www.marinestore.com/dridiver.html?cart=31996855484751

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/23/2005 : 12:00:33

Our club only charges 40 bucks to lift and hose - might be worth it if your concerned. If your not racing, you might be a little slow, but doubt you'll be able to notice it from algae. Seaweed hanging from your keel would be another story.

The only thing you'll really get is funny looks when you go to weather and the beard on the bottom of your boat is showing.

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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 05/24/2005 : 01:28:01

thanx for the replies. it hasn't been very warm here yet so i don't think much has grown on there. i'm planning a relaxing cruise/vacation. if i'm a little slower it isn't a big deal.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 05/26/2005 : 15:50:39

Steve

Buy one of those little car window squeegees with the black windshield blade on one side and the rougher covered sponge on the other - they come with a screw adapter built in. Stick it on the end of a broom stick or on your boat hook, and scrub the boat bottom from the side of the dock. If you're going cruising, bring a mask, snorkel and fins, buy a "Hold Tite" and scrub away with a soft plastic 3M scrub brush. It's fun to get wet, cool off and work on the bottom. At least then you'll know what's down there, because it's really hard to see it from here.

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Bill Sloane
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Response Posted - 05/27/2005 : 12:43:47

Speaking of growing, does anyone want some mussels? This photo is just before power washing.

Body of water: Bud Bay, South Puget Sound

Bill
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Response Posted - 05/27/2005 : 17:26:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Bill Sloane
 Speaking of growing, does anyone want some mussels?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

That's one way to eliminate cable hum!

One time while out on my old swinger, my speed started dropping significantly even though there was a pretty good breeze. Peering over the side I noticed a few strands of seaweed that seemed to be caught on the keel, but I thought that a few hunks of seaweed couldn't slow me down that much. Anyway, since I couldn't shake this vegetation, I went over the side and once under the boat, I discovered a huge three foot ball of seaweed wrapped tightly around my keel cable.

After what seemed like hours, I finally removed all the seaweed and came away with a more keen sense of the seaweed that lurks just below the surface.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 05/28/2005 : 00:15:59

About that dry diver contraption....
Sounds nice.

Does anyone know if it scrubs the keel well? I understand the floatation helping clean the (semi-)horizontal places; I'm wondering about the vertical bits.

Thanks

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/28/2005 : 06:30:25

The mussels pic is another argument, it seems to me, for keeping the keel up when at dock or moored.

Brooke

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