Barnacles - Forum

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-17T17:40:07Z

#1

Anyone seen them this bad before ???? 13 months afloat from new sept05-oct 06

Parker 235/40 Lady Penelope.

Paul Burton.

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PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-17T17:44:02Z

#2

After 3 hours power washing and a wooden scraper...

Parker 235/40 Lady Penelope.

Paul Burton.

Wayfarer no.9362

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-17T17:46:52Z

#3

Parker 235/40 Lady Penelope.

Paul Burton.

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Stephen Godber
Member

2006-12-17T18:45:28Z

#4

Is that all from Rutland Water - surely not?

Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-17T18:47:42Z

#5

No...it was at Fosdyke Nr Boston where Parker keeps there demo boat..

I only sail at Rutland in the winter...

Parker 235/40 Lady Penelope.

Paul Burton.

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Guest
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2006-12-17T19:24:50Z

#6

I'm sure my 21 would look like that after a whole year in Stanpit Creek. I usually get my mask and flippers out a few times after about August and scrape most of them off just before important races.

Here it seems to be temperature dependant so they grow fastest in August to November when the water's warmest.

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-17T19:33:56Z

#7

I am wondering if the power station up river from Fosdyke has anything to do with the barnacles...and warmer water !!!!

Parker 235/40 Lady Penelope.

Paul Burton.

Wayfarer no.9362

Tim Reeder
Advanced Member

2006-12-19T17:37:35Z

#8

Paul

Those were serious barnacles!

I am on a drying mooring with a 275 and get some. I like Geoff scrape them off and overall they are not too bad. Have you got eroding or hard antifoul?

Cheers

Tim

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-19T17:52:42Z

#9

Don't want to go into to much detail because I have been compensated..

It was Trilux...

I have 2 tins of Interspeed sat in my garage.....and I didn't pay for them...

Paul Burton.

Wayfarer no.9362

Stephen Godber
Member

2006-12-19T18:51:45Z

#10

If you leave a boat in the water all year is there a danger of barnacles preventing the keel being lifted up? Does anyone have experience of this as a problem - should I lift the keel weekly or whatever as a precaution to keep the slot clear??

Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"

Don Harvey
Member

2006-12-19T21:17:46Z

#11

Stephen

I always leave my boat with the keel in the up position. Keeps it clean and with a 325 makes the keel anode last longer (last point not an issue with a 235).

Regards

Don

Regards
Don Harvey

Graham Ebb
Advanced Member

2006-12-20T10:50:10Z

#12

With regards the 235, it is not recommended to leave the boat on a mooring with the keel fully raised, as it make the centre of gravity very high and in extreme conditions, could be dangerous. The lifting strop on top of the keel has two eyes through it. Use the very first eye that appears through the cover to hold the keel. This way the keel is left projecting about 300mm below the hull and it keeps the centre of gravity that bit lower. If you are on a dying mooring, this small projection will slide up into the hull as she settles down and drop out as she lifts agian, maintaining stability.

Stephen Godber
Member

2006-12-20T20:01:23Z

#13

Thanks Graham - I had intended to leave the keel fully down at all times for stability (the mooring never dries out) but what you are saying makes sense ie: keep it out of the water when not in use, bar the bottom 300mm for stability. So that's a little pre and post sail job I hadn't anticipated - glad I specified the 2 speed winch!

Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"

PaulBurton
Member Topic Starter

2006-12-20T20:12:47Z

#14

I drop the spray hood and use the long winch handle to lift the keel fully, every sail( Dry sailing )...

Dropping the keel takes a few seconds...

Paul Burton.

Wayfarer no.9362

Graham Ebb
Advanced Member

2006-12-21T13:53:24Z

#15

Stephan,
I am not suggesting that it is better to leave your keel up when on a mooring, the lower the keel the more stability the boat has agianst strong winds and the less it will dance about on its mooring line. I always leave my keel down. But if you feel you prefer to leave it up, then as a minimum, leave it on the first eye of the strop. If you are leaving it on the mooring over winter, perhaps you should consuder how exsposed it is going to be.

Stephen Godber
Member

2006-12-21T19:35:05Z

#16

I appreciate the point Graham - don't worry, I'm not going to hold you responsible if my boat dances about!! I'll make a suitable judgement each time, and maybe just make a point of lifting the keel regularly to 'knock off' any growth and catch any problems before they grow (literally!). Thanks again for your advice!

Stephen Godber
235/51 "Exodus"

Ken Surplice
Advanced Member

2007-03-23T21:38:23Z

#17

I had a terribly fouled up hull one season when I depended soley on the copper anti-foul embedded in the gel coat. I think it had lost its contents over the years. I since moved to Cruiseer Uno (and its predecessor) and it works well each season. I'm still not getting good results on the propellor, though. Cheers-Ken

Ken Surplice
Vice Commodore

Ken

kate.hattersley
Advanced Member

2007-06-07T12:00:07Z

#18

Barnacles on the Exe too - last season I had a two gallon bucketful to scrape off by September and I too have two pots of Interspeed I didn't pay for as compensation. Thank you International Paints who were very helpful and interested. I've switched from self eroding to scrubbable so I can do some midseason cleaning to help in my ongoing fight to sail up to that awful handicap...

Kate

Kate

David Pocock
Member

2007-06-07T15:48:13Z

#19

I had my new 235 "coppercoated" by Parkers. It has been in the water since early March and is absolutely clean. This time last year, with my freshly anti-fouled old boat in the water from April, I was cleaning off weed growth and mussels. Early days but very impressed so far.

David Pocock
Parker 235/52 Arawa

David Pocock
Parker 235/52 Arawa