[c350ia] Barnacles On The Prop
William J Cullen
WJCullen@armstrong.com
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:51:25 -0400
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Barnacles on the Prop has been a mission of mine for a decade. I've tried =
everything to coat the prop, and get it to last a few years. I developed=20
a solution, I call it the "Silver Bullet". I sell this kit to my club=20
members for $20. The last time I hauled my boat after 20 months in=20
Florida waters, all the anitfouling paint was still on the prop, no=20
barnacles, no problems. There are some other paints on the market now,=20
but I can't recall the name of it. It costs $200/quart.
If your prop has no antifouling paint on it now, you are out of luck.=20
--------------------wjcullen@armstrong.com ------------------
Bill Cullen
Sales Manager - South Region
Architectural Specialties
Armstrong World Industries
Office: 813-989-8000
Fax 866-566-2593
www.armstrong.com
"Art Torino" <atorino@comcast.net>=20
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[c350ia] Barnacles On The Prop
My C350, located on a mooring in Cape Cod, was not used for a bit more=20
than 3 weeks from late June till July 14. When I left my mooring in=20
Cotuit Bay, I could make no headway in reverse and very little in forward=20
even at 3000 rpm. It turns out my prop was loaded with barnacles=20
preventing the proper flow of water through the prop. Wow ? after 30=20
minutes of free dives and many cuts on my hands, I managed to scrape off=20
enough of those lousy critters to make close to normal headway.=20
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Does anyone know of any way to keep the barnacles off the prop when the=20
boat is not used for a while? Other than going down and scraping, does=20
anyone have any tricks to get them off the prop or will normal use of the=20
prop and boat shake them off?
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Art
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On Behalf Of jjoc2005@comcast.net
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Subject: [c350ia] Ground Points
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At the recommendation of my dealer, I bought a grouper zinc anode. It's=20
the one that is attached to a 20-foot cable with an alligator clip that=20
attaches to a ground point, and is dropped into the water. The dealer=20
recommended that I do this until I can get a new shaft anode attached.
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I want the zinc to hang in the water as close to the prop as I can get it. =
What is the closest ground point to the stern of the boat that I can=20
attach the clip to? Thanks.
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John O'Connell
"Second Wind" - Hull 84
Annapolis
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<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Barnacles on the Prop has been a mis=
sion
of mine for a decade. I've tried everything to coat the prop, and
get it to last a few years. I developed a solution, I call it the
"Silver Bullet". I sell this kit to my club members for
$20. The last time I hauled my boat after 20 months in Florida
waters, all the anitfouling paint was still on the prop, no barnacles,
no problems. There are some other paints on the market now,
but I can't recall the name of it. It costs $200/quart.</font>
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<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">If your prop has no antifouling paint
on it now, you are out of luck. </font>
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--------------------wjcullen@armstrong.com ------------------<br>
Bill Cullen<br>
Sales Manager - South Region<br>
Architectural Specialties<br>
Armstrong World Industries<br>
Office: 813-989-8000<br>
Fax 866-566-2593<br>
www.armstrong.com</font>
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<br><font size=3D2 color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial">My C350, located on a moo=
ring
in Cape Cod, was not used for a bit more than 3 weeks from late June till
July 14. When I left my mooring in Cotuit Bay, I could make no headway
in reverse and very little in forward even at 3000 rpm. It turns
out my prop was loaded with barnacles preventing the proper flow of water
through the prop. Wow – after 30 minutes of free dives and many
cuts on my hands, I managed to scrape off enough of those lousy critters
to make close to normal headway. </font>
<br><font size=3D2 color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial"> </font>
<br><font size=3D2 color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial">Does anyone know of any w=
ay
to keep the barnacles off the prop when the boat is not used for a while?
Other than going down and scraping, does anyone have any tricks to
get them off the prop or will normal use of the prop and boat shake them
off?</font>
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<br><font size=3D2 color=3D#000080 face=3D"Arial">Art</font>
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[mailto:c350ia-admin@catalina350.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jjoc2005@comcast.=
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Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:31 PM<b><br>
To:</b> C350 List<b><br>
Subject:</b> [c350ia] Ground Points</font>
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<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">At the recommendation of my dea=
ler,
I bought a grouper zinc anode. It's the one that is attached to a
20-foot cable with an alligator clip that attaches to a ground point, and
is dropped into the water. The dealer recommended that I do this
until I can get a new shaft anode attached.</font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">I want the zinc to hang in the
water as close to the prop as I can get it. What is the closest ground
point to the stern of the boat that I can attach the clip to? Thanks.=
</font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">John O'Connell</font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">"Second Wind" - Hull
84</font>
<br><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">Annapolis</font>
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