DAKA
Well-Known Member
Cowes Sealift
Felix was lifted 14 months ago and I decided to try Sealift at cowes, I phoned to book a lift and I was given a date and time, a little concerned the weather could spoil plans I was told not to worry and I could rebook if the weather was foul.
You can see a Yacht being finished here.
Note there are two large waiting pontoons, but we were not waiting long at all.
This is why we are here, dirty props, note anodes only year old, shaft anodes gone !
Note how the trim tab anodes have been fitted under the tabs, I presume this is to protect the props, they have a really good view from there.
Has anyone seen or herd of this before ?
dirty props and shafts
International Cruiser Uno, a good advert 14 months of growth, not too bad at all, a little water line green that I could have reached from the pontoon.
They have a massive selection of antifoul and I needed a petty touch up in one or two places.
You take your own anodes, I needed bar anodes and I was loaned their launch to buy some from a local yard, you can fit the anodes yourself or they will do them for you. The standard clean includes jet wash and Prop and shaft scrub.
Extras include Anode fitting and full antifoul.
They didn't charge me anything for the antifoul touch up
I was particularly impressed with the state of the boat after the lift, usually I have found dirt and grit all over the decks, with rusty silt from slings and chains but there was none of this, the boat decks were perfectly clean.
They make the service very family friendly.
They loaned me the 15 hp work boat to play in and take my wife and daughter ashore who went shopping and later returned in the local water taxi .
The whole thing cost £155 (plus anodes) and was enjoyable.
I particularly liked the idea of being there so I could see the anodes had been changed and the props had been cleaned.
Last year I paid a professional to do this during the 4 week lift out and the Marina told me he had forgotten to change the anodes before it got lifted back in, the engineer denied this and said they had been done and charged me accordingly.
Highly recommended, full details here
http://www.sealift2.com/
I believe we benefited from an increased 2 knots following the scrub, the hull wasn't too bad but the props were grubby.
That's about 10% which could be self financing if I get an extra 10% fuel economy, but it is too early to state that as a fact.
Felix was lifted 14 months ago and I decided to try Sealift at cowes, I phoned to book a lift and I was given a date and time, a little concerned the weather could spoil plans I was told not to worry and I could rebook if the weather was foul.
You can see a Yacht being finished here.
Note there are two large waiting pontoons, but we were not waiting long at all.
This is why we are here, dirty props, note anodes only year old, shaft anodes gone !
Note how the trim tab anodes have been fitted under the tabs, I presume this is to protect the props, they have a really good view from there.
Has anyone seen or herd of this before ?
dirty props and shafts
International Cruiser Uno, a good advert 14 months of growth, not too bad at all, a little water line green that I could have reached from the pontoon.
They have a massive selection of antifoul and I needed a petty touch up in one or two places.
You take your own anodes, I needed bar anodes and I was loaned their launch to buy some from a local yard, you can fit the anodes yourself or they will do them for you. The standard clean includes jet wash and Prop and shaft scrub.
Extras include Anode fitting and full antifoul.
They didn't charge me anything for the antifoul touch up
I was particularly impressed with the state of the boat after the lift, usually I have found dirt and grit all over the decks, with rusty silt from slings and chains but there was none of this, the boat decks were perfectly clean.
They make the service very family friendly.
They loaned me the 15 hp work boat to play in and take my wife and daughter ashore who went shopping and later returned in the local water taxi .
The whole thing cost £155 (plus anodes) and was enjoyable.
I particularly liked the idea of being there so I could see the anodes had been changed and the props had been cleaned.
Last year I paid a professional to do this during the 4 week lift out and the Marina told me he had forgotten to change the anodes before it got lifted back in, the engineer denied this and said they had been done and charged me accordingly.
Highly recommended, full details here
http://www.sealift2.com/
I believe we benefited from an increased 2 knots following the scrub, the hull wasn't too bad but the props were grubby.
That's about 10% which could be self financing if I get an extra 10% fuel economy, but it is too early to state that as a fact.
