East Coast Fouling - Scrubbis?

[AntarcticPilot]

the clips are easily available via e bay amazon etc ,known as pole spring clips , I have had my scrubbis for approx 6 years and wrapped in artificial grass with green garden wire when the foam starte to break up.Use it on my 12 year old coppercoat approx every 2 weeks ,best way from the pontoon.,and find the springs last about 12months or so. The artificial grass is very effective, particuarly on the weed growth just below the waterline.yacht is sailed about twice a week, between March and October. IMO that really helps

Thanks - I'd forgotten what they were called!

 

[shanemax]

I don't get this, all this faffing around with auto cleaners, why not run it up against a post (like they do at waldrigfield or Brightlingsea etc) quick scrub off between tides, quick prop clean, quick safety and maintenance check and back to your mooring/pontoon same day.

 

[Daydream believer]

The above comments say a lot for copper coat

 

[Plum]

I don't get this, all this faffing around with auto cleaners, why not run it up against a post (like they do at waldrigfield or Brightlingsea etc) quick scrub off between tides, quick prop clean, quick safety and maintenance check and back to your mooring/pontoon same day.

Agree, that is what I do, but the small number of places with scrubbing posts makes it hard for many. Great scrubbing posts at Bridgemarsh Marina

 

[AntarcticPilot]

I don't get this, all this faffing around with auto cleaners, why not run it up against a post (like they do at waldrigfield or Brightlingsea etc) quick scrub off between tides, quick prop clean, quick safety and maintenance check and back to your mooring/pontoon same day.

Because they charge for a tide against the wall at Titchmarsh, and you can only get to one side!

 

[Egret]

Definitely more fish in the river now - maybe as quite a few boats have coppercoat so low and local toxicity - and not so many boats - seems to work here reasonably - don't expect no weed but not much on the hull. mainly mud which comes off with the scrubbis or similar - and has died now it is getting colder - waiting for the Essex University update on antifoulings and mud testing

Happy to do some scrubbising if it means fish in the river.

Big advantage of coppercoat is you might not have to re-coat for 12 years - so another coat will see me out.

 

[shanemax]

Because they charge for a tide against the wall at Titchmarsh, and you can only get to one side!

Dont think I said a wall, I think I said a post

 

[Daydream believer]

Dont think I said a wall, I think I said a post

Yes I checked your post & it was post. Not a thread of evidence to suggest otherwise

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Yes I checked your post & it was post. Not a thread of evidence to suggest otherwise

Dont think I said a wall, I think I said a post

But there are no posts at Titchmarsh - the only similar option is a wall, for which they make a significant charge. My point was that drying posts aren't an option for many.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I don't get this, all this faffing around with auto cleaners, why not run it up against a post (like they do at waldrigfield or Brightlingsea etc) quick scrub off between tides, quick prop clean, quick safety and maintenance check and back to your mooring/pontoon same day.

I used posts for many years but many have fallen into disrepair, probably because of high costs for insurance.

If you do use them , you are probably looking at a 12 hour window if you are deep draft, where the Scrubbis takes me about 20 minutes. At my age , I need to get all the sailing I can when the going is good to try and cheat the Reaper.

 

[DanTribe]

There is a chap, who I believe operates a "Keel Crab" service based in Woolverstone and will come to your boat.
It is a remote hull and keel cleaner similar to what they use on ships.

I don't know how much it costs .
Anybody used the service ?

A club member bought one with view to starting a business sideline. He gave me a free demonstration to try it out.
We were booked to scrub the next week so we could check.
It was fairly effective but not so good around the fiddly bits, propellers, shaft and rudder mount. It had a camera but as soon as it started the water was opaque.
He planned to charge half what the boat yard did for a scrub so was not a bad deal. His plan was scuppered because the yard refused to allow use of their facilities. There was a lot of interest from neighbouring boats, pity it never took off.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

A club member bought one with view to starting a business sideline. He gave me a free demonstration to try it out.
We were booked to scrub the next week so we could check.
It was fairly effective but not so good around the fiddly bits, propellers, shaft and rudder mount. It had a camera but as soon as it started the water was opaque.
He planned to charge half what the boat yard did for a scrub so was not a bad deal. His plan was scuppered because the yard refused to allow use of their facilities. There was a lot of interest from neighbouring boats, pity it never took off.

Thanks for the feedback.
That's interesting.

Woolverstone no longer offer lift outs or hard standing services so they probably welcome the KeelCrab service offered by a berthholder.

Perhaps some matey berth holders could club together and buy one. This is the link

Underwater Drone Keelcrab Pro | Keelcrab

The feedback I have is similar to your own. , not suitable for heavy fouling.

Currently. I am happy with hard antifoul and Scrubbis.

 

[Egret]

Scrubbis for me also now

Maybe the Keelcrab more suited to much bigger boats/MOBO's where you can't reach with a Scrubbis

Sad what has happened at Woolverstone - hope the yard re-opens at some time