[Alberg30] Barnacles on the Gulf

[Scott Wallace]

George,

Thanks for your advice!  I will make sure we pressure wash while she is fresh
and dripping in the slings!   I will also pick up a scraper and make sure we
are clean!

Scott



George Dinwiddie wrote:

> Scott,
>
> It depends.  When they haul the boat, they usually give it a good
> pressure washing while it's hanging in the slings.  If the bottom paint
> was doing its job, that will remove most of the growth.  You'll probably
> still have to scrape some places, particularly the prop and the bottom
> of the keel.  The area under the slings will also be missed  It's easier
> to do if you scrape it early.
>
>   - George
>
> Scott Wallace wrote:
> > Hi Alberg Friends,
> >
> > We just bought a 1962 Rhodes Meridian on the Gulf Coast of Florida below
> > Tampa...she has been in the water for about 19 months...do you think we
> > will need to scrape the bottom after hauling her?  I am not familiar
> > with salt water growth and don't know if a good pressure washing will be
> > needed or we will need to scape, scrape scrape and wash...
>
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