[C320-list] Prop and shaft barnacles

[clburti at gmail.com]

We keep a plastic short handled grill brush with stainless bristles and scraper on a couple of feet of light nylon line with a wrist loop hanging from the stern pulpit ready to go. I do not dive and clean the prop at the dock as we are on the fresh side of brackish water and I worry about stray electrical current. For some reason, now that I am eligible for social security, it seems to take me longer than it used to... I’m thinking about buying a tank.



Fair Winds
Chris Burti
Commitment
Catalina 320, #867



From: Joseph A Tamucci
Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎July‎ ‎23‎, ‎2013 ‎1‎:‎21‎ ‎PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com

I haven't used Andante in over 3 weeks so she just sat on the mooring. I
tried to go out this past weekend but loads of black smoke under load.  The
prop, and shaft were completely incrusted with barnacles and the feathering
prop would not even move.  After many dives with a rigid putty knife and
wire brush the prop and shaft were cleaned up.  Boat ran fine after that.
I wanted to post this just in case any of you are having similar problems.
I used prop speed (2 part epoxy formula) at the beginning of the season at a
cost of over $200. what a waste.

 

Joe Tamucci #619