[Public-List] Antifouling skirts.

[lhines at chustz.com]

I like the idea of doing a little blue water sailing and spending a few nights in a secluded salt water bay to hauling out and scrubbing and cleaning. I would estimate that it would probably require the same amount of ethanol regardless of which procedure used!
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From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>

Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 12:08:35 
To:"lhines at chustz.com, Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Antifouling skirts.


Back in the days of fighting sail, small ships were hauled into freshwater
(up rivers) and sunk temporarily to kill marine borers etc.

I saw a fairly dramatic article in an old yachting magazine showing how
Folkboat sailors in California drew their boats into sunken plastic
envelopes which could be closed behind them. They then poured bleach into
the envelope which not surprisingly killed everything inside.  The boat
would be nice and clean when taken out racing the next week.

I guess people thought in those days that the sea was impervious to anything
we could do to it.

Gord #426



> I also heard that if you are in freshwater that a visit to saltwater for a
> short period of time will kill the freshwater organisms as vice versa. Anyone
> heard of this practice to prolong your haulout?
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> From: jon <whittle at shaw.ca>
> 
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:58
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> Subject: [Public-List] Antifouling skirts.
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> 
> Dear Listers,
>                There was a Pacific Yachting article some time ago regards an
> alternative to the yearly haulout and toxic application of various types of
> antifoul paint. This involved parking your boat inside a floating plaxtc
> membrane, the principle being that if you denied light to the organisms eyeing
> your boat, then they would move on to greener pastures.( Your neighbour's
> boat) The designer had conducted tests in fresh water with very impressive
> results claimed. The next test was for sea water application but I have not
> heard or seen any information on this subject. Does anyone have a knowledgable
> opinion about this possible method of keeping ones bottonm clean! Regards
> Jonathan.
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