No barnacles (or salt)

[AKR]

Just a couple of end of season queries

Yesterday we took Harmony home, a bit early but the new kitchen project starts next week so I will be plumbing/plastering/painting for some time to come, this year I have noticed that for the first time ever there are hardly any barnacles on the hull, I used the same antifoul (Uno), the same number of coats (2 plus extra around the waterline and keel/rudder leading and trailing edges) and still on the same mooring (Hamworthy Poole) has anyone else in the harbour noticed any increase/decrease in the marine growth? there was a line of weed around the waterline but that just scraped off easily, otherwise the hull is clean as a whistle even after nearly 6 months afloat.

On another subject completely, having stripped the gear off for the winter I find yet again that the salt (as in salt & pepper) has set hard, this season I tried putting rice grains in it, wrapping it up in clingfilm and keeping the lot in a supposedly moisture proof container all to no avail, has anyone found the answer? maybe a load of those little blue bags they used to put in Smiths Crisps would sort it.

Tony

 

[prv]

Maybe try one of those rock-salt grinders, like a pepper-mill, instead of pre-granulated salt?

Pete

 

[longjohnsilver]

Maybe try one of those rock-salt grinders, like a pepper-mill, instead of pre-granulated salt?

Pete

They clog up just the same, even with rice grains added. Main problem is where the salt gets ground up.

 

[pampas]

Must be on holiday in the Fal. from June. I have had to scrape off three times and at present really need another go. I`m in fairly brackish water and this year is the worst seen in nearly 40 years on the same mooring, another thing noticed is salt spray drops have been leaving, when dry very hard salt deposits as opposed to thin smears.

 

[[70521]]

I never use salt in cooking so never carry salt.