Barnicals

[5th Tuition]

My boat has been in the slip since March I didn't have it covered this winter because I knew I was having some things done to it before spring. I added a couple rod holders, had the ECM on the motor replaced and also the O2 sensor.
Around my house, the Maple trees drop those red blossoms that stain the deck. Then the "helicopters" fall by the millions soon after. To avoid this barrage, I put the boat in the slip before these events I knew the water was cold and the bottom wouldn't foul during the early weeks. The last several weeks have been a different story. I met Skip to use my sidescan/downscan to locate some anchors, and I knew my returns weren't what I expected. I suspected the transducers were fouled
I pulled the boat this week and sure enough, they were fouled. After I power washed the green "gunk" off, I was afforded a good look at the barnicals
Some scrapping with a putty knife and screwdriver (in the hard to reach areas) got them looking almost as good as new.
I will try to post a before and after photo. Sure wish I had a lift slip like somebody with red curtains That would be sweet
5th (Marty)

[Spot77]

At least your bottom paint still looks good.

[drichitt]

Hey Marty - I was wondering if putting some anti-fouling paint on those transducers (HDS & LSS) would affect their ability to operate correctly. Gotta be a better way.....

Here you go....Check out this thread I found over on THT....
http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-e...ing-paint.html

Don

[Chessie27]

Sounds like you need to use your boat more! Barnacles can't hit a moving target .

I have been in since early April as well. Since she didn't get over until Oct last year, I didn't bother painting the bottom this spring. I need to pull and see what I got happening under there one of these days soon. I have put about 150 hours on it so far this season so I am hoping for the best.

As for transducer paints, someone helping me paint the old boat's bottom covered it by mistake with standard West Marine Bottomshield (the cheap stuff) and it seemed to screw up the water temp sensor, unless the bay often heats up to 120*F in the spring??? That was a Garmin 2010C. I usually run them naked and scrape every so often.

[5th Tuition]

Thanks Don; Ive seen that transducer paint before and never tried it. My old boat (without the swim platform\bracket) was easy to clean while in the water. This one is harder to reach. I will be pulling the boat more often to trailer south (ches beach\point lookout) so it shouldn't be a problem. I just tried to press my luck a little to far this spring
5th (Marty)

[Hockleyneck]

Ha Marty,
It is probably not so new anymore, but congratulations on the new boat. The transducer anti foul paints do work pretty well but are not cheap. More trips down south sound like fun. You retired guys get to have all the fun. Maybe you can stay with Don is the rolling Richitt Ritz.