My wife and I found the best solution for a mussel problem is some fra diavlo
sauce and some white wine.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
On Jan 7, 2013, at 2:29 PM, Bill Connon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robert Abbott wrote:
>> The topic is back.....last year, in an attempt to inhibit the growth of
>> mussels on the prop and prop shaft, I coated them with lanolin.....was told
>> or read this would help. When the boat was hauled in October, the
>> prop/shaft were completely encased in mussels, again. The growth has a
>> noticeable, negative effect on the performance of the prop later in the
>> season e.g. higher RPM's to attain same cruising speed when motoring.
>> After trying a few so called 'remedies', I am now convinced the only
>> effective way to keep the prop free of marine growth (mussels on mine) is to
>> dive a few times a season and physically remove them. Maybe I need a few
>> pounds of lead, my safety harness on and tethered to the toerail and a few
>> feet of hose the top end tied to the pushpit and me breathing from the
>> bottom end.
>>
>> However, before I comtemplated something like that, there is one more
>> 'remedy' I have heard/read about......it involves coating the prop/shaft
>> with "galvanized zinc spray paint". I have never seen this done and do not
>> know what effect it might have on the bronze prop (shouldn't be negative but
>> I'm not sure). There is never any marine growth on my sacrificial zinc(s).
>>
>> Has anyone heard of this? Anyone with any experience with this paint on
>> props?
>>
>> Bob Abbott
>> AZURA
>> C&C 32 - 84
>> Halifax, N.S.
>>
>>
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> Bob,
>
> The breathing tube won't do it. I tried that as a kid and you won't get any
> air. You'll need an air supply - bottle or compressor and a mouthpiece to
> control the pressure.
>
> Bill
> Caprice 1
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