I switched from Trinidad to Trinidad SR this season. My diver was so impressed she is using it on her boat. Don't know if you can buy it up North or how it would perform there.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Bob showed me his hull last week. The boat was hauled and not pressure > washed this Fall and had not been scrubbed all season. The bottom of the > hull looked about the same as all those that had been pressure washed by > the yard. I am most impressed with the anti fouling characteristics of > Micon 66 compared to Micron CSC, VC Offshore and other high performance AF > paints used in this area. > > > > The down side is that Micron 66 is not available in Canada. It contains > higher levels of copper than is allowed here. A pity since this paint > would likely reduce hull cleaning costs by over $400 per season for a > typical boat that races. > > > > Mike > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Robert > Abbott via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:43 PM > *To:* Bill Bina - gmail; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat > > > > Several years back, I switched antifouling paint from Micron CSC to Micron > 66...... Micron 66 is very effective in controlling algae growth, at least > it is in our climate....for all of those that are bottom cleaning every > month, maybe Micron 66 would minimize that work. Just a thought. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > On 2014/12/23 12:35 PM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List wrote: > > I looked at Dri Diver before making my rig for about $15-$20. In fact, it > was my original inspiration. One big difference is that my system can do > the keel. I also wondered if the scotch brite pad might be a little too > aggressive on my ablative bottom paint. Different strokes I guess! :-) > > Bill Bina > > On 12/23/2014 11:21 AM, Gary Nylander wrote: > > There's an outfit called Dri-Diver which makes a device like you > described. I hope they are still around, because I need a new scrub pad. > > > > It is about 6 inches wide and 3 feet long. A scotch brite style pad hooks > to a plastic (maybe 1/8 inch thick) backing strip which has half a dozen > cylinders of floatation hooked to it (crosswise). All is attached to a > plastic pipe handle with a bit of a bend in it. There used to be a lesser > version with just a single floatation pad on the back, but after I wore > that one out, I got the special model with the cylinders. The only downside > is that you cannot reach the keel. > > > > I use it between diver trips. > > > > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:59 AM > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat > > > > I made a rig that uses an outdoor broom with stiff bristles, and some > flotation that screws onto the end of a boat hook. It makes bottom cleaning > at a slip a short, and relatively easy job. I'm now on a mooring, and have > to work my way around the boat, tying the dinghy to the railing as I go. It > takes a little longer and a little more work, but it is still not that hard > to do. > > I'm not a racer, so this method is more than adequate. I'm sure a diver > would do a better job, since he can see what he is doing. > > I use the same rig to do my outboard rudder from the cockpit. Screwing the > broom head directly to the boat hook does not work very well. In addition > to the pool noodle floation, I also added a curved extension made from > plumbing so that the broom head is offset from the boathook by about a > foot. That clearance makes all the difference in reaching the center area > of the hull without the boathook hitting the hull. I think I have some > pictures of this thing on my home computer. If I can find them, I'll post > them somewhere on the web. > > Bill Bina > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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