the place where weed won't grow on the bottom of the boats

T'was the same on the Frome that runs into Poole Harbour. Did depend on how far up the river you were. Unlike Chichester which positively encourages growth of every concieveable species known to mother nature. I continue to scrape and probably will still be scraping when the new year arrives. Bring back TBT additives!

Hows the vinyl holding up on Katie L?
 
Kip marina is, in the main, brackish consequently fouling classified as light.
Mainly slime with a slight coating of mud where A/F has been applied, however at keel block and shore sites mussel growth can be a problem with the odd bit of tube worm on the props.
 
do you mean on the roof lining

BarryH said:
T'was the same on the Frome that runs into Poole Harbour. Did depend on how far up the river you were. Unlike Chichester which positively encourages growth of every concieveable species known to mother nature. I continue to scrape and probably will still be scraping when the new year arrives. Bring back TBT additives!

Hows the vinyl holding up on Katie L?
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a few places it is shifting but the previous owner did the job - so might need re-glueing here and there
 
dylanwinter said:
Brough alternates between salty and fresh water with springs and neeps

as a result

the weeds just can't survive on the bottom of the boats
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Yes. There's nothing like a good neep for keeping the bottom clean.

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penfold said:
Inverkip must have this to an extent, especially after heavy rain; any resident boatowners care to comment?
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Fouling is very light at InverKip, but the same is true pretty much anywhere on the upper Clyde; I've mocvd to James Watt Dock at Greenock, which is a Victorian dock with no substantial fresh-water input, and fouling doesn't seem significantly different. There isn't that much growth on the dock walls, which are not anti-fouled and are otherwise perfect homes for fouling organisms!
 
Which brings me nicely to Gaelforce cheap and cheerfull cruiser anti foul-under £30 for 2.5 litres.Thick and gooey and horrible to apply but after six months in an area of heavy fouling the only thick fouling 4 plus inches deep on a couple of 12 inch square areas on underside of keel where it was resting over winter on blocks.Plus around rudder pintle.
Yes otherwise absolutely nothing!!
Dont know whats in it but its very good.
 
thick

ffiill said:
Which brings me nicely to Gaelforce cheap and cheerfull cruiser anti foul-under £30 for 2.5 litres.Thick and gooey and horrible to apply but after six months in an area of heavy fouling the only thick fouling 4 plus inches deep on a couple of 12 inch square areas on underside of keel where it was resting over winter on blocks.Plus around rudder pintle.
Yes otherwise absolutely nothing!!
Dont know whats in it but its very good.
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if the stuff is thick then one thing you can do is to put the can into a bucket of hot water

the warm anti-foull goes on much easier
 
dylanwinter said:
Brough alternates between salty and fresh water with springs and neaps

as a result

the weeds just can't survive on the bottom of the boats

http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/blogs/no-antifoul-needed-at-brough/

I seem to remember there was a marina in the solent that was a bit similar

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Port Dinorwic marina is the same.
Freshwater fed with a considerable flow through lock gates and sluices when there has been a bit of rain. No weed at all this year and we didnt bother with any additinal AF at the start. I have a lifting rudder that has no AF and this needs a wipe off every other month to stop the green stuff sticking.

We have suffered from badly stained topsides due to oil contamination from the stinkies in the dock. Oxalic acid clean mid season sorted that but needs doing again.

Is there a downside of greater potential for osmosis in freshwater sites.
 
perhaps all our salt water marinas shoudl have a little lock full of fresh water, so that keen non-anti-foulers could pop their boats in for a day or two, and watch all the weed and barnies fall off ?


Sarabande's Environmentally Friendly No-paint Hull Cleaning System (pat pending) :)
 
sarabande said:
perhaps all our salt water marinas shoudl have a little lock full of fresh water, so that keen non-anti-foulers could pop their boats in for a day or two, and watch all the weed and barnies fall off ?


Sarabande's Environmentally Friendly No-paint Hull Cleaning System (pat pending) :)
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I'm afraid the intellectual property rights for this one belong to the Vikings.
They would haul their longships to fresh water lochs.
Not sure if they registered a patent, though so you could be on to a good thing.
 
We lifted 17 boats mostly from the Medina yesterday and the amount of fouling in general this year was considerably less than last year. Wonder if it can be put down to the effect of the heavier rainfall on the river?
 
AntarcticPilot said:
Fouling is very light at InverKip, but the same is true pretty much anywhere on the I've mocvd to James Watt Dock at Greenock, which is a Victorian dock with no substantial fresh-water input, and fouling doesn't seem significantly different.
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Probably because, like their mamallian counterparts, they'll do anything to avoid spending too much time in Greenock? ;)


Ffil, re: The Antifoul, i've got the MSDS sheet if you'd like to know what's in it! :D
 
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