jimi
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.. if not ... why do they antifoul in cold freezing weather when the days are short and lift out charges high?
Are all boat owners complete idiots?
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temptress
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.. if not ... why do they antifoul in cold freezing weather when the days are short and lift out charges high?
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the anser is of course YES. even though some of us choose to do the antifouling in early October.... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
.. if not ... why do they antifoul in cold freezing weather when the days are short and lift out charges high?
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the anser is of course YES. even though some of us choose to do the antifouling in early October.... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
StugeronSteve
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I have always waited and had TJsIII lifted out for a couple of weeks in early May. Much nicer to be working witout cold hands, and everything dries quicker. All the other boats are back in, so you are not fighting for power points and hosepipes. It has been known for the yard to waive storage charge as well.
Still have to put my hand up to being a complete idiot though!
Still have to put my hand up to being a complete idiot though!
cardinal_mark
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I definitely am and can probably make up for any that aren't - see thread above!
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pvb
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Maybe most...
Must say the traditional winter antifoul session doesn't appeal to me. I do mine in the summer when the yard has a "summer scrub" offer - liftout, jetwash, cradle for up to a week, liftback, all for a fraction of normal prices! And I can do it in a T-shirt. Oh, and I only do it every 2 years, so that's another tradition I'm breaking.
Must say the traditional winter antifoul session doesn't appeal to me. I do mine in the summer when the yard has a "summer scrub" offer - liftout, jetwash, cradle for up to a week, liftback, all for a fraction of normal prices! And I can do it in a T-shirt. Oh, and I only do it every 2 years, so that's another tradition I'm breaking.
temptress
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Re: Maybe most...
You are far too switched on to be a boat owner /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
You are far too switched on to be a boat owner /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Blueboatman
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Re: Maybe most...
Always having been a bit 'chequebook averse',preferred to do it between tides somewhere and then enjoy a well earned pint while the tide came in(sometimes took more than one tide actually)
Always having been a bit 'chequebook averse',preferred to do it between tides somewhere and then enjoy a well earned pint while the tide came in(sometimes took more than one tide actually)
pvb
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Re: Maybe most...
Not sure about "switched on". Think I've just been doing the boat ownership thing for so long.
Not sure about "switched on". Think I've just been doing the boat ownership thing for so long.
TheBoatman
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Of course they are but its got nothing to do with a/fouling but more to do with mans masochistic tendencies.
Why do married men attend friends stag nights and tell them that marriage is nothing but a life long commitment to being poor, endless shopping trips and constantly being in the "doghouse".
You tell them the advantages are if you don't get married they can look forward to a life of fast cars, fast women and freedom - but what do they (we) all do - say "I do". Masochistic tendencies!
Boats are no different - we know that they cost the earth to run - that for every hour spent afloat requires at least 10 hours of maintenance and fiddling about @ £50/hr. We moan about spending £10 for a can of paint for the kitchen but quite happily spend £60 on a can of a/f.
Nope I have to agree that any man that has the least desire to want to own a boat falls into the category of "idiot" but because of his masochistic tendencies he has to say "I do"
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Why do married men attend friends stag nights and tell them that marriage is nothing but a life long commitment to being poor, endless shopping trips and constantly being in the "doghouse".
You tell them the advantages are if you don't get married they can look forward to a life of fast cars, fast women and freedom - but what do they (we) all do - say "I do". Masochistic tendencies!
Boats are no different - we know that they cost the earth to run - that for every hour spent afloat requires at least 10 hours of maintenance and fiddling about @ £50/hr. We moan about spending £10 for a can of paint for the kitchen but quite happily spend £60 on a can of a/f.
Nope I have to agree that any man that has the least desire to want to own a boat falls into the category of "idiot" but because of his masochistic tendencies he has to say "I do"
Peter. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Lakesailor
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Boats are no different - we know that they cost the earth to run - that for every hour spent afloat requires at least 10 hours of maintenance and fiddling about @ £50/hr.
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Bloody hell. Either your boat's a wreck or I'm going very wrong somewhere.
Boats are no different - we know that they cost the earth to run - that for every hour spent afloat requires at least 10 hours of maintenance and fiddling about @ £50/hr.
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Bloody hell. Either your boat's a wreck or I'm going very wrong somewhere.
snowleopard
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I last antifouled in July.................. 2000 /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
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A/f in 2000 .....
Think mine was about 2001 ....
And Boatmans statement about happy to spend 60 quid on a pot of A/F ............. Nickard-dah ..... (russian for Never !)
IF I ever buy another tin of AF - it will be cheapest crud I can find ....
Think mine was about 2001 ....
And Boatmans statement about happy to spend 60 quid on a pot of A/F ............. Nickard-dah ..... (russian for Never !)
IF I ever buy another tin of AF - it will be cheapest crud I can find ....
AIDY
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super slick bottom then. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
boatbuilder
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I saw Snowleopard's boat at the weekend and it is indeed free of marine growth.
totopalm
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I would have thought Incomplete,s'pecially in the brain box
Malcb
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I've been asking myself that all winter!
In future I will get the boat out in the warmer weather for a shorter period, longer hours of daylight, higher temperatures.
At least I've got it all done for refloating next week, more by luck then good management, and that included some epoxy repairs when the temperature struggled to get warmer than my fridge.
In future I will get the boat out in the warmer weather for a shorter period, longer hours of daylight, higher temperatures.
At least I've got it all done for refloating next week, more by luck then good management, and that included some epoxy repairs when the temperature struggled to get warmer than my fridge.
kengill
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A ger a bug a ger wer wer innit
snowleopard
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Epoxy copper & an annual hose-off.
Saguday
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Does that really work?
snowleopard
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Yes - but (a) not strong enough for the tropics and (b) some patches where it has come off.
