Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

"MMC" wrote in message
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Looks good Wilburrrrr!
Mine is currently a habitat for all manner of marine life. Got to get to
the yard!

Mine was beginning to get that way after ten years scrubbing. Much of the
paint was gone or very thin. While I don't mind doing a monthly scrubbing
to keep the slime off when the water is warm, I refuse to get in 50 degree
water to keep things under control. Also in the last year the barnacles
were starting to adhere along with some types of crusty coral growth. I
hate
scraping barnacles and crusty stuff. It wears me out having to hold my
breath again and again and again. It was time - high time. Now it should
be good for years and years with just a light scrubbing from time to time.

Why do you need to hold your breath to scrape barnacles?

Surely all you need to do is run her aground at high water, then wait for
low water and then half the hull will be exposed for you to do your stuff.
At the next low water make sure she leans over on the opposite side so you
can do the other half. Or wait a few weeks if you don't have time to do
both sides on two consecutive low waters, if you can live with asymmetric
performance meanwhile.

I know in your part of the world the tidal range is not very big, so you
will have to do it at springs when the range is 2ft, but I'm sure a skilled
navigator of your calibre will know what to do to avoid being neaped.