Barnacles
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:45 am
Ok, the gloves are off! My boat (along with several others) are located in a Marina on the east coast of Florida. (no names to protect the guilty). The water is brackish. I cleaned my prop about 4 months ago, painted it and then back in the water. Yesterday, tried to motor over to have it hauled and barely made it. I had started the engine and ran the prop every week - no help. The prop was still COVERED with barnacles. A friend on his boat (unpainted props) fouled after only 2 months!
Mine is now like new (took forever to get them off), but before I put it back in the water, I am going to coat it with a pepper based coating. (I bought both the Carolina Reaper powder and the Ghost type). My plan is to mix it with something that will remain on the prop for at least enough time for the barnacles to tell their friends "Persona Non-Grata" and hook up with my neighbors' boats.
My question is, what type of clear coating should I get? I was hoping to not use a paint, since the pigments take up valuable space in the liquid where pepper flakes could reside instead.
Any thoughts?
Also, I am going to use a Magnesium collar behind the shaft this time. It seems it is a better metal for brackish water.
thanks
dave
ps. the only drawback to my plan is that I can't sail it to Mexico. Their local barnacles would love to move to my prop! And MUCH MORE IMPORTANT....wash ones hands after working with or even sniffing the Carolina Reaper powder. I didn't, got only a couple of specs on my hands - thought nothing of it......until I had to relieve myself from too much coffee. The rest of this is left to the imagination of the reader.
Mine is now like new (took forever to get them off), but before I put it back in the water, I am going to coat it with a pepper based coating. (I bought both the Carolina Reaper powder and the Ghost type). My plan is to mix it with something that will remain on the prop for at least enough time for the barnacles to tell their friends "Persona Non-Grata" and hook up with my neighbors' boats.
My question is, what type of clear coating should I get? I was hoping to not use a paint, since the pigments take up valuable space in the liquid where pepper flakes could reside instead.
Any thoughts?
Also, I am going to use a Magnesium collar behind the shaft this time. It seems it is a better metal for brackish water.
thanks
dave
ps. the only drawback to my plan is that I can't sail it to Mexico. Their local barnacles would love to move to my prop! And MUCH MORE IMPORTANT....wash ones hands after working with or even sniffing the Carolina Reaper powder. I didn't, got only a couple of specs on my hands - thought nothing of it......until I had to relieve myself from too much coffee. The rest of this is left to the imagination of the reader.