Lift Out??

paultallett

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Hi,

We had to have the boat lifted last August so at the time we thought we should anitfoul her and change the anodes (even though this was done that Febuary) and keep her in the water over the winter and enjoy some chilly cruising with a view to having another lift about now ready for this season.

Now I know she needs to have her anodes changed, but I'm wondering if I should just have a lift, scrub and anode change and wait until we haul her out at the end of October (we will be wintering ashore this year), or have her lifted and blocked and do the anitfouling again?

She's currently got what looks to be very fresh 'Interspeed Ultra' on. How effective will the anitfoul be after a scrub? Can I get away 15 months between antifoul's and a scrub?

Thanks Paul.
 
Depends, if she had two goods coats last time and a third on the water line and rails then this may well last till Oct for you particularly if you havent done that many hours and thus washed too much away. As PaulGooch said, go for lift anode check and gentle pressure wash - assume you had in mind to do this with her in the strops for an hour or so then put back in. If when she was lifted you didnt like what you saw after the wash, then you could go to plan B and get the yard to block her up for a week whilst you redo things.
 
Hi Paul,
I tried the same thing a couple of years ago as after a year the Interspeed Ultra looked perfect and there was no fouling when lifted - anyway, I decided to dunk it back in for a further 5 months and couldn't believe how much fouling there was on the hull (barnacles) when lifted again 5 months later - so will religiously paint every year now as getting the barncales off cleanly and completed took ages :(

(based in Port Solent BTW)...
 
CMJ said:
Hi Paul,
I tried the same thing a couple of years ago as after a year the Interspeed Ultra looked perfect and there was no fouling when lifted - anyway, I decided to dunk it back in for a further 5 months and couldn't believe how much fouling there was on the hull (barnacles) when lifted again 5 months later - so will religiously paint every year now as getting the barncales off cleanly and completed took ages :(

(based in Port Solent BTW)...
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Hmmmmm..... thats what I was worried about. I gave her a right good antifouling in August cause the weather was ace and it was quite a pleasent-ish job. But I am worried that all might look well, but once shes been pressure wash, some how the 'goodness' would be missing from the anti foul??
 
Philiz said:
Couldn't you just dry her out to do the anodes and give her a scrub? You could then check the state of the antifoul and make a decision wether to have her lifted out or not.
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I've give that some thought before, but to be honest I've never dried the boat out. I'm not totally sure if the stern drive lifts clear of the hull bottom so I don't think thats the route for me really...... Too much of a scaredy cat!!!
 
paultallett said:
I've give that some thought before, but to be honest I've never dried the boat out. I'm not totally sure if the stern drive lifts clear of the hull bottom so I don't think thats the route for me really...... Too much of a scaredy cat!!!
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Dry her out, and as the water receeds put a large fender or similar under the stern to take the weight and ensure the stern drive is off the bottom - but if its soft mud you should be fine.
 
It will all depend on how many hours you intend to use her and also the fouling in the area you are based.

We did 350 hours last year but moor in an area with little fouling. When we lifted her in March this year, the antifoul (Cruiser Uno), which had been applied in October 08 so was going on for 18 months old, looked fresh as a daisy and judging by the lack of fouling was working well.

As we had her out for an outdrive service, trim tab ram replacement and anode change anyway we did apply some fresh antifoul (Premier Paints Premier 1) to the hull as we wont be lifting her for another 18 months.
 
CX54WEK said:
It will all depend on how many hours you intend to use her and also the fouling in the area you are based.

We did 350 hours last year but moor in an area with little fouling. When we lifted her in March this year, the antifoul (Cruiser Uno), which had been applied in October 08 so was going on for 18 months old, looked fresh as a daisy and judging by the lack of fouling was working well.

As we had her out for an outdrive service, trim tab ram replacement and anode change anyway we did apply some fresh antifoul (Premier Paints Premier 1) to the hull as we wont be lifting her for another 18 months.
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As you're inland you won't get barnacles and next to no growth, most likely just a dirty line or some slime. If you picked any barnacles up on a sea trip, they'd drop back off when you got back to fresh/brackish waters.
 
PaulGooch said:
As you're inland you won't get barnacles and next to no growth, most likely just a dirty line or some slime. If you picked any barnacles up on a sea trip, they'd drop back off when you got back to fresh/brackish waters.
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You would be suprised. Mussels are one of the bigger headaches. They attach themselves to everything. There are some interesting weed growths on the pontoon poles as well.

But yes i agree on the whole we dont get as much growth.
 
PaulGooch said:
Jimmy doesn't get much time to use his boat, he spends most of his spare time searching for bits lol
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Tell me about it, that's when I'm not on here actually writing about searching for bits. (But you know what, I've actually managed to track those deck fittings down, apologies to OP for fred rift).

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Tell me about it, that's when I'm not on here actually writing about searching for bits. (But you know what, I've actually managed to track those deck fittings down, apologies to OP for fred rift).

Cheers
Jimmy
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Haha your more than welcome. I was just smiling at what you wrote, I don't spend all my time looking for bits, just bloody working to pay for the time to go boating........ 350hr a season would be dream, it would also be ace if the weather played ball for that lenght of time!!
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Sorry - I was being impressed. I'm all for people actually using their boats. I meant it like wot I wrote it! :D

Cheers
Jimmy
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Ah, you never know on these forums.

Its been a slow start this year what with the weather, we have only got 75 hours under the belt so far, mostly in the last month and a half!!!
 
paultallett said:
Haha your more than welcome. I was just smiling at what you wrote, I don't spend all my time looking for bits, just bloody working to pay for the time to go boating........ 350hr a season would be dream, it would also be ace if the weather played ball for that lenght of time!!
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The weather dont matter as much when you are based inland. There is always somewhere to hide from it if it gets too bad.
 
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