Pete7
Well-known member
No he isn't. Who supervises whilst the diver in the water and the standby diver? and the rope tender... and so it goes on.
Pete
Pete
Breathing Under Water to Clean Hull
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The commercial rate for your boat would be £130 plus VAT, that would be for a 4 man team in attendance.
http://www.andark.co.uk/site/commercial/hull_scrubs/default.aspx
I cannot find the regulations on the net.
http://www.andark.co.uk/site/commercial/hull_scrubs/default.aspx
I cannot find the regulations on the net.
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Anonymous
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He was telling me about his original home made compressor which was lubricated with peanut oil, can't stand peanuts now!
[/ QUOTE ]Mine is an oil-less compressor so the whole system is very simple. Just a dust filter on the input and a coarse mesh in line on the output to protect against components in the compressor breaking, etc. Very simple and straightforward and if they sell it in the USA it is probably carefully researched for product liability? The kit is well-engineered, a professional job and the compressor itself is a big, heavy chunk. Not a toy.
He was telling me about his original home made compressor which was lubricated with peanut oil, can't stand peanuts now!
[/ QUOTE ]Mine is an oil-less compressor so the whole system is very simple. Just a dust filter on the input and a coarse mesh in line on the output to protect against components in the compressor breaking, etc. Very simple and straightforward and if they sell it in the USA it is probably carefully researched for product liability? The kit is well-engineered, a professional job and the compressor itself is a big, heavy chunk. Not a toy.
oldsaltoz
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With a cat you don't "dry out" after beaching you paddle and clean as the tide drops, not hard work at all.
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William_H
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Here in Oz the small portable 12v powered compressors are available but not that cheap for just such jobs as you refer to. I have never really considered buying one because I find snorkeling adequate for underwater work. Even for some mooring work.
I have a tank and gear in my shed but have always found that the minimum gear of mask and snorkel much more convenient. Sure the water is warm so no wetsuit needed but that also means I need to wipe the boat over at least once per week. Not so often when A/f is new and more often as it wears out.(through too much scrubbing)
I reckon that snorkeling and holding breath must be good for exercise. I can walk down to the boat with a mask but it is a bit more difficult to walk down with tank on my back.
I don't try to do all the boat in one session if it is bad or if it is a friend's bigger boat. I just do a bit and try to enjoy the job.
Incidentally I guess it is 10 years ago now but my sons had a little pocket money business going cleaning boats. The price was $10 or $15 depending on size and condition. They had about 6 customers done fortnightly. It was convenient because they could do it when it suited them however yes I ended up doing quite a few for them to keep the customers happy. A professional now does it for $50 each month.
As for doing friend's boats. I tell them I will help them but they have to get in the water and do it to. That sometimes puts them off.
So to David I say stick with the snorkel it is a whole lot less trouble.
olewill 63yo
I have a tank and gear in my shed but have always found that the minimum gear of mask and snorkel much more convenient. Sure the water is warm so no wetsuit needed but that also means I need to wipe the boat over at least once per week. Not so often when A/f is new and more often as it wears out.(through too much scrubbing)
I reckon that snorkeling and holding breath must be good for exercise. I can walk down to the boat with a mask but it is a bit more difficult to walk down with tank on my back.
I don't try to do all the boat in one session if it is bad or if it is a friend's bigger boat. I just do a bit and try to enjoy the job.
Incidentally I guess it is 10 years ago now but my sons had a little pocket money business going cleaning boats. The price was $10 or $15 depending on size and condition. They had about 6 customers done fortnightly. It was convenient because they could do it when it suited them however yes I ended up doing quite a few for them to keep the customers happy. A professional now does it for $50 each month.
As for doing friend's boats. I tell them I will help them but they have to get in the water and do it to. That sometimes puts them off.
So to David I say stick with the snorkel it is a whole lot less trouble.
olewill 63yo
Saddletramp
New member
Having seen the colour of the water when I have scrubbed off my bilge keeler I would not want to be swimming around in it. Just something to consider.
On a lighter note. Last weekend I was trying to remove a shaft anode off my fin keeler. Being to tight to lift out I thought I would do it in the water. I struggled into my old semi dry suit. Vis was about 4/6 inches by the pontoons. The yard had chosen that moment to start dredging the channel.
Not to be put off my friend suggested that if we got enough people on the foredeck it would lift the stern. So with 9 strangers crammed on the foredeck I continued to try and locate the allen bolts. Having failed miserably the extra crew were disbanded. Plan B was to wait until low water as the boat sits in the mud. If we could relocate it slightly it may not sink so deep and I could access the anode.
So it was that about midnight I descended into the mud. The anode was visible in about 6 inches of water. A channel was dug to drain the water and lying on the mud wedged under the hull I managed after a struggle to remove the anode. The screws were slot head so no wonder I stood no chance with the allen key.
So there you have it, 9 people, several hours, loads of mud and the anode is off. Simple really.
Oh, the reason the anode had to come off was to move the flange coupling back 1/2 inch .... but that's another story. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
On a lighter note. Last weekend I was trying to remove a shaft anode off my fin keeler. Being to tight to lift out I thought I would do it in the water. I struggled into my old semi dry suit. Vis was about 4/6 inches by the pontoons. The yard had chosen that moment to start dredging the channel.
Not to be put off my friend suggested that if we got enough people on the foredeck it would lift the stern. So with 9 strangers crammed on the foredeck I continued to try and locate the allen bolts. Having failed miserably the extra crew were disbanded. Plan B was to wait until low water as the boat sits in the mud. If we could relocate it slightly it may not sink so deep and I could access the anode.
So it was that about midnight I descended into the mud. The anode was visible in about 6 inches of water. A channel was dug to drain the water and lying on the mud wedged under the hull I managed after a struggle to remove the anode. The screws were slot head so no wonder I stood no chance with the allen key.
So there you have it, 9 people, several hours, loads of mud and the anode is off. Simple really.
Oh, the reason the anode had to come off was to move the flange coupling back 1/2 inch .... but that's another story. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Elemental
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I undertook the same task as you with somewhat better luck at the weekend. I donned my (allegedly) dry suit, mask and snorkel and jumped off the pontoon clutching an allen key set and new prop anode. Useful vis was about 75cm or so, but the biggest problem I had was my bouyancy. Eventually I adopted a position under the hull whereby I was 'pinned' to the bottom of the boat by my bouyancy and was able to work without swimming. Took about 8 dives or so to get the job done.
I Gave the water taxi from the yard a fright as they thought someone was drowning when they motored past and saw my legs flapping in the air...
I now have to get new seals on my dry suit as the sloshing around my feet when I got out will attest...
I Gave the water taxi from the yard a fright as they thought someone was drowning when they motored past and saw my legs flapping in the air...
I now have to get new seals on my dry suit as the sloshing around my feet when I got out will attest...
Pete7
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So it was that about midnight I descended into the mud. The anode was visible in about 6 inches of water. A channel was dug to drain the water and lying on the mud wedged under the hull I managed after a struggle to remove the anode.
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Now that would make a good photo caption competition /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
So it was that about midnight I descended into the mud. The anode was visible in about 6 inches of water. A channel was dug to drain the water and lying on the mud wedged under the hull I managed after a struggle to remove the anode.
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Now that would make a good photo caption competition /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
lw395
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I would recommend at the very least doing a try-dive with a training centre. I enjoyed the one week PADI course at Andark.
I know a couple of ex-pro divers who prefer either an onboard compressor or a bottle on deck with a 10m hose for this kind of work. It's much easier to get back on board without the weight of a cylinder for one thing.
cleaning in the water is sometimes easy, sometimes a farce. Too much stream makes it hard work. You need plenty to hold on to, a rope led from anchor rode to transom is helpful.
Waving a brush about underwater is also hard work, moreso in a drysuit. Depending on the fouling, a variety of tools are useful. A flexible plastic ruler makes a very good scraper, but will not draw straight lines after!
I know a couple of ex-pro divers who prefer either an onboard compressor or a bottle on deck with a 10m hose for this kind of work. It's much easier to get back on board without the weight of a cylinder for one thing.
cleaning in the water is sometimes easy, sometimes a farce. Too much stream makes it hard work. You need plenty to hold on to, a rope led from anchor rode to transom is helpful.
Waving a brush about underwater is also hard work, moreso in a drysuit. Depending on the fouling, a variety of tools are useful. A flexible plastic ruler makes a very good scraper, but will not draw straight lines after!
Saddletramp
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Funny how you don't think of that at the time. Mind you my mate in the dingy seemed quite amused. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Saddletramp
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Glad you had more success, also glad i'm not the only one daft enough or tight enough to try it. I would have faired better with my torch which was safely at home in the dry.
gianenrico
Member
How about a 150cm long stick with a scraper at the end (3 €), mask & snorkel (already in the boat inventory): 80% of the job done while just afloat, 20% diving down to the end of the fin (2 meters).
/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gifYes, I have the boat coppered, so it is a very hard antifouling and doesn't my an occasional not perfectly streak. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gifYes, I have the boat coppered, so it is a very hard antifouling and doesn't my an occasional not perfectly streak. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif