[C320-list] Diver: Was Leaving the 320 list

[mtpoodles]

We're at Bay Bridge Marina, Kent Island, MD, and one of the live-a- boards
is a diver who regularly cleans boat bottoms for us, many other private
owners and boat brokers at the marina.  He checks our boat bottom twice a
year on the years it stays in the water and changes zincs and cleans the
bottom.

Marshall & Diane Lucas and
The Merrythought Poodles
S/V Merrythought, C320, #1037


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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Allan Field
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:15 PM
To: 'C320-List'
Subject: [C320-list] Diver: Was Leaving the 320 list


Orlando - When we stayed on your boat this summer, we were amazed at the
number of divers zipping around Marina del Rey in their inflatables.  At our
Marina, divers are not allowed.  The folklore is that many years ago a diver
was electrocuted from stray current in a local marina.  So to get a diver on
our boats, we have to go out into the Bay, anchor, and have the diver with
us.  My sense is that really is going on our here is that the Marina wants
us to pay the haul-out fees.  For other owners on the Chesapeake, I would be
curious to know if divers are allowed in your marinas.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD