On Dec 28, 3:20*pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message

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On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

There is NEVER
any real need to scrape barnacles provided you re-new your anti-fouling
annually.

I recommend that you scrape together enough nickels for a multi-season
paint, Neal.

Your comment proves you are a mere lubber. What does multi-season paint
really mean? It means it MIGHT work for a couple of years provided you haul
out and store your boat for half the year like all typical lubbers. We real
sailors sail our boats the entire year around and the boat is never on the
hard for six or more months at a time.

I don't care how much money you spend for bottom paint, here in the tropics,
where we real sailors live and sail, paint only lasts a year before the
barnacles start to attach themselves and grow. On an ocean voyage (oops,
sorry, I guess you've never done that, huh?) at a certain time of year,
gooseneck barnacles can attach themselves and grow within mere months of
applying new premium bottom paint. Probably even that has-been old chap,
what's his name again?? Oh yah, Bruce at the Bangkok Dock! Even he probably
knows this much as he did manage to make it half way around before he
chickened out because he couldn't handle or afford the overly large pig of a
boat he has and still has because nobody will buy it because it's such a
derelict-looking mess.

Wilbur Hubbard

well that clears up the sock puppet mystry.

On Dec 28, 3:20*pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
Wilbur Hubbard


Two meter troll wrote:
well that clears up the sock puppet mystry.

It wasn't a mystery to most of us... and it's not the first time he's
forgotten who he's signed in as.

DSK

"Gregory Hall" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

There is NEVER
any real need to scrape barnacles provided you re-new your anti-fouling
annually.

I recommend that you scrape together enough nickels for a multi-season
paint, Neal.

Your comment proves you are a mere lubber. What does multi-season paint
really mean? It means it MIGHT work for a couple of years provided you
haul out and store your boat for half the year like all typical lubbers.
We real sailors sail our boats the entire year around and the boat is
never on the hard for six or more months at a time.

I don't care how much money you spend for bottom paint, here in the
tropics, where we real sailors live and sail, paint only lasts a year
before the barnacles start to attach themselves and grow. On an ocean
voyage (oops, sorry, I guess you've never done that, huh?) at a certain
time of year, gooseneck barnacles can attach themselves and grow within
mere months of applying new premium bottom paint. Probably even that
has-been old chap, what's his name again?? Oh yah, Bruce at the Bangkok
Dock! Even he probably knows this much as he did manage to make it half
way around before he chickened out because he couldn't handle or afford
the overly large pig of a boat he has and still has because nobody will
buy it because it's such a derelict-looking mess.

Wilbur Hubbard


Sure you are, Gregory! You don't fool anybody as usual. The least you could
do is forge the headers so the NSP's are the same at least. Doh!

Wilbur Hubbard

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

There is NEVER
any real need to scrape barnacles provided you re-new your anti-fouling
annually.

I recommend that you scrape together enough nickels for a multi-season
paint, Neal.


I definitely need to haul my boat, but it's working on three seasons with
very little bottom growth. I'd have to look, but I believe it was Trinidad.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
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My kid, home for Christmas, had me weld up a barnacle scraper.
A long wood handle with a sharp steel blade. Does this seem like a
good idea to you? If not, how? and with what?

Thanks for clueing me in.

Brian W
I use both one of these things that looks like a hoe thats been straightened
and a 7 in 1 tool (fancy name for paint scraper from Lowes and HD). The hoe
thing lets me get some momentum on the swings because of it's lenght and
because of the wood handle is easy(er) to find when I drop it. It stands up
with the scraper end on the bottom. The 7 in 1 tool (with parachute cord
lanyard) is handy for the running gear and light stuff.

mmc wrote:
"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
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My kid, home for Christmas, had me weld up a barnacle scraper.
A long wood handle with a sharp steel blade. Does this seem like a
good idea to you? If not, how? and with what?

Thanks for clueing me in.

Brian W
I use both one of these things that looks like a hoe thats been straightened
and a 7 in 1 tool (fancy name for paint scraper from Lowes and HD). The hoe
thing lets me get some momentum on the swings because of it's lenght and
because of the wood handle is easy(er) to find when I drop it. It stands up
with the scraper end on the bottom. The 7 in 1 tool (with parachute cord
lanyard) is handy for the running gear and light stuff.


I asked him later how it went. He was very pleased with the improvement.
Yess, there was some scraping of the surface, and yes, he still needs a
haul out for a bottom coat, but he was happy how much better the boat
looks now.

Thanks

Brian W