On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:18:50 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:


"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
.. .
A friend came up with a novel solution. He talked about wrapping
tarpaulins under the boat and hosing water between the tarps and the
hull to keep a layer of fresh water on the hull. He reckoned that
would keep the barnacles from growing. I don't know that he ever tried
it though.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

I've seen that done in the Long Beach area (SoCal) with varying degrees of
success. Seems to work best on powerboats, since they don't have the keel
and everything associated with it -- including ****ing off marina owners for
the wasting of fresh water. Even there, though, pulling the boat up out of
the water makes a whole lot more sense.


Had lunch yesterday with an Aussie who had actually tried such a
scheme (in contrast to the friend who had only thought about it). the
Aussie said that it did keep the growth off the boat but had much
greater then normal buildup on the outside of the traps due to the
lack on anti-fouling on the tarps.

Said that it really, really, upset the Marina people when you dragged
that awful mess of dirty traps, slime, gunk and barnacles up on the
jetty :-)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)