tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post309173880803888804..comments2024-03-18T11:29:50.055-07:00Comments on ELEPHANTS CHILD: PELICANS HUMMERS AND SOME SCARY STUFFUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post-30381041267618190332016-06-20T10:31:07.653-07:002016-06-20T10:31:07.653-07:00A dirty bottom is a terrible thing on a boat. I us...A dirty bottom is a terrible thing on a boat. I use an 8 inch SS scraper mounted on an 8 ft pole. I can do my 44 ft hull in about an hour working from the surface in snorkel gear.John Dunckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806049432245756272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685762971299131814.post-67826047280269647522016-06-05T23:55:18.144-07:002016-06-05T23:55:18.144-07:00I hope you had a good sail down to Tyrel Bay. I ha...I hope you had a good sail down to Tyrel Bay. I have just experienced the power of the humble barnacle. My mentor here mentioned that the boats bottom needed a clean and true enough it was bad. After cleaning the fuel consumption is almost half of before. I have no idea when it was last cleaned or painted so I suppose anti fouling is in order, oh joy.<br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477371571273615514noreply@blogger.com