On 2007-12-08 06:22:05 -0500, Bruce in Bangkok said:

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:22:16 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

I have heard that cayenne pepper powder (the really hot stuff) mixed
with paint is a great help with barnacles. I assume this is used with
ablative paint, but have no personnal knowledge myself if this is true.
Has anyone else tried this?
Steve

That was hacked over some time ago, if I remember correctly, and the
final consensus was that the barnacles eat chili peppers too. :-}

On the Chesapeake, they seem to consider pepper a delicacy.

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Jere Lull wrote:
On 2007-12-08 06:22:05 -0500, Bruce in Bangkok
said:

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:22:16 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

I have heard that cayenne pepper powder (the really hot stuff) mixed
with paint is a great help with barnacles. I assume this is used with
ablative paint, but have no personnal knowledge myself if this is
true. Has anyone else tried this?
Steve

That was hacked over some time ago, if I remember correctly, and the
final consensus was that the barnacles eat chili peppers too. :-}

On the Chesapeake, they seem to consider pepper a delicacy.


Someone earlier mentioned Interlux Optima. I think you will find it
has been discontinued. They say is was good but didn't catch on because
it was water based and so people assumed it was no good. A few dealers
still have some in stock but it will soon be gone.
Gordon