Portofino
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@TonyR123 ...how do you know for certain the yard operatives will @ work at the end of April with all this C19 outbreak people movement policy’s from the Spain?
As said earlier for me I suspect my annual ,booked in Savona ( Liguria Italy ....not that badly effected btw as Lombardy) is in theory booked for early May ........but I very much doubt it’s gonna happen .
Its too far out to contact the yard and ideally I want to fly to Genoa ( with my mechanic mate for the engines )
Be very surprised if Liguria is “ open “ by May looking at the unfortunate stats coming out of IT ...to date !
Fortunately we applied Micron 350 , the then latest 2 y stuff last May .First time I used a alleged 2 y AF .
Anodes were good last Oct , last time I went snorkelling to eyeball them , and replacements along with a diving tank are on the boat .So I could as a fall back this year ....change them under water as and when allowed back on .
Plenty of shallow clear sandy beaches / bays were we are .
I have done “ dive n tank “ maintenance before .You need a a place where you can easier pick up dropped stuff .
We have finger pontoon in Loano .....a Med rarity I know , so if necessary it needs a hull cats lick and a polish I can just about access the hull sides .
As said Hull paint is on the cards anyhow , or was until this crisis........no biggie if that’s postponed a year or two anyhow .In fact it’s probably best I don’t cake more wax on tbh ?
Obviously all this differed maintenance by all of us either planned , unplanned or shift more towards DIY as and when is not collectively gonna do the local to you marine maintenance industry any good .
Just take a moment to think of AF sales in N Italy or Balearics for that matter ?
As for Anodes Zinc for me because I know they work .They deplete .If they are not depleting it means something else might be .
I don’t buy into the economic argument of AL as it’s a trivial saving if there was one in the totality of my boat running costs .Meds more salty too than U.K. waters .
As said earlier for me I suspect my annual ,booked in Savona ( Liguria Italy ....not that badly effected btw as Lombardy) is in theory booked for early May ........but I very much doubt it’s gonna happen .
Its too far out to contact the yard and ideally I want to fly to Genoa ( with my mechanic mate for the engines )
Be very surprised if Liguria is “ open “ by May looking at the unfortunate stats coming out of IT ...to date !
Fortunately we applied Micron 350 , the then latest 2 y stuff last May .First time I used a alleged 2 y AF .
Anodes were good last Oct , last time I went snorkelling to eyeball them , and replacements along with a diving tank are on the boat .So I could as a fall back this year ....change them under water as and when allowed back on .
Plenty of shallow clear sandy beaches / bays were we are .
I have done “ dive n tank “ maintenance before .You need a a place where you can easier pick up dropped stuff .
We have finger pontoon in Loano .....a Med rarity I know , so if necessary it needs a hull cats lick and a polish I can just about access the hull sides .
As said Hull paint is on the cards anyhow , or was until this crisis........no biggie if that’s postponed a year or two anyhow .In fact it’s probably best I don’t cake more wax on tbh ?
Obviously all this differed maintenance by all of us either planned , unplanned or shift more towards DIY as and when is not collectively gonna do the local to you marine maintenance industry any good .
Just take a moment to think of AF sales in N Italy or Balearics for that matter ?
As for Anodes Zinc for me because I know they work .They deplete .If they are not depleting it means something else might be .
I don’t buy into the economic argument of AL as it’s a trivial saving if there was one in the totality of my boat running costs .Meds more salty too than U.K. waters .
