Quaggas in thames

[Mark26]

Some mussels inside standpipes and attached to anode nuts. Also inside my weed hatch tube. Just a few small ones.
Basically anywhere there was no antifowling.
Why the concern?

 

[LittleSister]

Quaggas were a now extinct, zebra-like species of pre-historic horse. Not often seen in the Thames.......?

I used to wander across the Thames-side Erith Marshes (now Thamesmead) as a child . Some of the horses kept there then did look a bit pre-historic!

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Basically anywhere there was no antifowling.

Does this help to stop ducks pecking the side of the hull?

 

[GFox]

Some mussels inside standpipes and attached to anode nuts. Also inside my weed hatch tube. Just a few small ones.
Basically anywhere there was no antifowling.
Why the concern?

Was just interested in how many would be attached if a boat wasn't taken out for a while, as mine got quite encrusted after a few months. Sounds like yours wasn't so bad, antifouling doing its job. How did you clean them off?

 

[sarabande]

Use muscle power. Seemples.

 

[Mark26]

LOL. Yes, as sarabande said.

Those inside standpipes where cleaned out with a round file then the pipes treated with anitirust paint followed by antifowling. Same for those in the weedhatch. Those on the anodes were dislodged when the anodes were removed.

The main place they had congregated were in the weed hatch tube which wasn’t treated with antifowling.

In total, about a handful after three years since the last haul out.

 

[GFox]

Seen stuff about them damaging engines so I think it is possible if your boat is moored for a while, seem to get everywhere This Invasive Mollusk Could Destroy Your Boat's Engine

 

[Binnacle]

Read the article and learn from the advice. Preferably read sensible, scientific articles based what is happening in this country. Do try not to panic repeatedly about them.

 

[BobnLesley]

Oh... and by the way, it's quagga mussels! Quaggas were a now extinct, zebra-like species of pre-historic horse. Not often seen in the Thames.......?

Thanks for that; I'd never heard of a Quagga Mussel and on seeing the thread title had thought WTF?

 

[GFox]

Thanks for that; I'd never heard of a Quagga Mussel and on seeing the thread title had thought WTF?

Instantly regretted not adding "mussels" to the title when I made this thread ?