Antifouling a Profile 33..over a long weekend

[Nauti Fox]

I'd agreed to help out a friend and arranged to get his Profile lifted on a Friday afternoon, held in the slings and re launched on Monday so we could anti-foul it, it hadn't been done for at least four years so I was expecting the worst....unfortunately for me he phoned a couple of days before it was due out and said he had to work and as I didn't want to muck the yard about, and I'd booked the time off work I foolishly said I'd do it on my own.
What a mistake.....covered in barnacles end to end and the hull was a pig of a shape to work on....I think he owes me a big, big favour when mine comes out.

Lifted out and my heart sank

Oh....bugger

By Monday the boat looked like this

And that afternoon in she went

Just about recovered now but I genuinely ached from top (when I tested the integrity of the rudder with my head) to my toes.

 

[Nauti Fox]

A couple more pics...

By Saturday midday she looked like this

And Sunday afternoon...note the see-through paper overalls, I didn't realise at the time.

And Monday morning

 

[miket]

Poor show!!

Could have given the prop's and rudders a quick bull job too!

 

[Nauti Fox]

Could have given the prop's and rudders a quick bull job too!

Sod, I was shagged out!

 

[SeaDave]

Good work!

 

[SRB]

Well done, he really owes you big time!!

 

[mjf]

Hello and welcome to the forum Winston

 

[PEJ]

What did you use to get the barnacles off?

 

[SRB]

Winston is saying thakyou MJF, this forum thing is good innit, if you know what i is sayin

 

[Tidnock]

That reminds me of an old saying, "A friend in need is a pain in the backside", joking apart, tough job and very generous of you

 

[David_Jersey]

I'd agreed to help out a friend and arranged to get his Profile lifted on a Friday afternoon

My old man's got a Profile (aft cockpit). I usually leave him to antifoul alone - but this year I gave him a hand, an early 75th birthday present

I dunno about next year though, their is a lot of boat under their.........as you know

 

[Nauti Fox]

It did surprise me how much surface area there was, the worst thing about it was it was nearly all curved and meant holding the scraper/roller differently and constantly moving my less then racing snake physique around.

I think the most alarming point for innocent onlookers was when my see-through overalls split, revealing my "antifouling pants" which weren't in good repair, I then had to bind myself up using masking tape to stop everything falling out. What a treat for the ladies!

 

[Tidnock]

I have a 3000psi pressure washer with a high litres/hour on that I have a turbo nozzle, to give an idea I have cleaned teak furniture with it an damaged the wood, the question is, will this damage a gel-coat?

 

[oldgit]

Err

Can I please have my bit of rope back.......wondered where it had got to.

 

[Nauti Fox]

Can I please have my bit of rope back.......wondered where it had got to.

Clear off, it was obtained from the Medway Chandlery and is suitable for multi coloured fender attachment....err..when they come floating by.

 

[ningram]

well done Al
makes our 4 days to do the same to a 24 footer look tame...

 

[Nauti Fox]

well done Al
makes our 4 days to do the same to a 24 footer look tame...

Yes but you're sensible and I'm a stupid ****.

 

[Marine Reflections]

Good job, Your friend owes multiple beer tokens...

 

[ningram]

I take offense at being called sensible

'twas me that pratted around for 10 days trying to fix an ignition problem that turned out to be a kill switch nudged to the off position

 

[omega2]

Friend????????

I reckon he saw you coming, we are berthed at Bradwell in Essex, do you travel?