[C320-list] Hull cleaning

[Joe M]

Thanks Jack.

Tes the bottom paint is just under $1,000 fof 2 coats by marina. The going
rate here.

And the diver gets 150 per month, also the going rate but my waterline
looked bad and I got whacked for $30 for a shaft zinc that reallcosts $5
dollars. So this year I double zinc there but want to cut out the diver
expenses altogether to save money.

Just really looking for an adequate flashlight to use. The water is never
clear here but no shark’s either, otherwise I wouldn’t be going in the
water at all.

Joe 2002 C320 # 902

On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 3:21 PM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Hi Joe:
>
> $1,000 sounds like a lot. Maybe you should shop around a bit. I pay $55 a
> month in St. Petersburg, Fl.
>
> Be careful with cleaning ablative. The soft kind comes off verrry easy, as
> in there are clouds of it in the water. The newer hard ablative is supposed
> to be better.
>
> I don’t have any answers on murky water. Personally, I don’t go in unless
> it’s clear. That’s because I live in bull shark country in Tampa Bay. They
> have been known to take a nibble now and then when they sense something
> moving and can’t see what it is 😊
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
> From: Joe M
> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:54 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Hull cleaning
>
> Looking to cut costs and prepare for trying to keep our boat into
> retirement years, I want to do my own hull cleaning on the mooring.
>
> Bottom paint is $1,000, planning on having it painted with ablative every
> other year here in the northeast. The monthly diver is another $1,000 per
> season, so I want to drop that expense.
>
> I have snorkel gear. My present issue is seeing down there. I read some
> amazon reviews and tried a flashlight but couldn’t see adequately at all. I
> need something that would actually be useful down there. Any
> recommendations?
>
> Joe 2002 C320 # 902
>
>