As result of a recent problem (pictures on my last blogpost) with a mass of seaweed (maybe eel grass) wrapped tightly around the base of my prop, I am considering the installation of spurs line cutters during my mid-summer haulout. Does anyone have any advice based on their experience with spurs?
Bob Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) (Spending winters in the Bahamas, summers in Baltimore, and somewhere on the ICW in between) blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com email: dainyr...@icloud.com > On Jan 10, 2020, at 10:45 PM, Len Mitchell via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The way I have to look at it is based on being on the hard from October to > May. If I was in the water like Josh 11/12 months or Bob 12/12, I wouldn’t > even look at it. It wouldn’t make sense to me either and simply is not > required. If you have ever checked on your boat and found water just under > the floor boards or quite possibly just over the floor boards frozen solid > you would understand why I have no problem properly installing one. It’s just > peace of mind. I think this hull penetration is much less a risk than the > others. Just count for yourself how many hull penetrations you have when you > include instruments, stuffing box and traditional thru hulls. I believe stock > I have 9 “holes” and the garboard plug is 10. It’s really a different mindset > based on a northern climate. Anyway glad I finally did it after 20 years so > we can travel where it’s warm without worry, that was the point of my > original post lol. > Len > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
