Martin, In answer to your last question, What do the local power generation and utilities use to keep intake and discharges clear?
The answer is divers!! Nothing else will keep some intakes clear, no matter what coating or treatment is used. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Prop Mussel Farm I suspect that the broad difference in prop anti fouling coating performance relates to the way sea creatures attach to the prop. Here in the PNW, at Shilshole Bay Marina, barnacles are the problem not mussels. Even when the zinc paint is wearing out a light brush will remove any that remain after applying power to the prop for a few minutes. The zinc paint seems to kill the barnacles or at least prevent them from attaching to the coating. IIRC mussels attach with a self created fiber. Barnacles seem to grow onto the substrate with a softer foot or base which may be easier to poison. What do the local power generation and utilities use to keep intake and discharges clear? Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
