Clyde fouling

[cindersailor]

My boat seems to have picked up an excessive amount of weed below the waterline this season. Speed down by almost a knot, log impeller needs clearing every other week or so and, most woryingly, the cockipt drains have blocked with the stuff and need rodding through every time I visit to keep clear. Its my first season on the Clyde so I don't know whether this is normal, or whether I need to use a better antifouling. Anyone else had a problem on the Clyde this year?

 

[Gordonmc]

Not so's you would notice, but I am on a loch which flushes through with a lot of fresh water when it rains (just about always).
I gave the waterline a scrub a few weeks ago to get rid of green vegetables in a strip 6" below the waterline. The prop is still clear with its coat of lanolin. The boat's been using the mooring since May 06.

 

[neilmcc]

No great problem at Troon, although I haven't donned the mask and snorkel recently......
There has been a little growth on the waterline but nothing a quick brush didn't deal with.

 

[Aja]

Based just roon the corner from Gordonmc and can confirm that bottom is very clean. Not a hint of weed or slime.

Blakes' Ocean Performer over 1000 miles since April. Very pleased

Donald

 

[SoSageofLorn]

I was surprised when we lifted the boat in May after 11 months to find that there was nothing to speak of, just a quick wash off and relaunch, Shogun 33.

 

[dimdav]

yes I have found it very bad this year in clyde marina.

 

[cindersailor]

Hmm... Sounds like it is either a Gareloch thing or I need to spend a bit more on antifouling next year. Have been using the cheap stuff (XM cruising, 3 litres for £35) which had been fine on the Forth, but maybe weed is a bit more of a problem on the W coast. Thanks for the feedback chaps.

 

[duncanmack]

Ermm, did you get it from Donny perchance?

 

[catmandoo]

Iread in the news thatthere are a lot of slugs about this year due to the damp conditions which explains why my dahlias and roses have no leaves out here in rural Perthshire ,

So why not breed an aquatic variety that will chomp on the Clyde weed .
Some project for some biologist some where

 

[catmandoo]

Does the sewage boat from Glasgow still discharge into the Firth . Judging by the amount of tomato plants growing around the " Heads of Ayr etc something dark and brown is still coming "Doon The Watter"

 

[bhud]

I have our boat in Loch Craignish, and am now the prowd owner of a reef!!! Here was me thinking I could put 2 coats of antifoul on and expect it to last 18 months.

 

[Aja]

TuT TuT! That sort of thing stopped some considerable time ago. The Dalmarnock and Shieldhall are long retired. In fact the Shield hall was last spotted as an 'attraction' in Southampton.....

I did notice in Irvine Bay last weekend that the wayer was a dark brown, but probably caused by the run off from the River Irvine....

Donald

 

[Spyro]

Quite often like that after heavy rain and last Saturday it didn't stop the whole day, but I probably don't have to tell you about that.

 

[Aja]

Too true. It pi$$ed the whole day, and yes we did get wet.

Donald