Bob The growth on the prop was likely because yoru boat never leaves the mooring :)
Will be interesting to see bottom of Nut Case next week. We have used VC Offshore prev two Fall seasons in Halifax and Micron CSC this year - judging from rudder the micron seems better suited for NW Arm Last race for Nut Case tommorrow. Lots of wet and lots of wind forecast. Mike Halifax -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Abbott Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Miscellaneous Because of excessive mussel growth on my prop and prop shaft the past several seasons, this past Spring I tried something new, namely applying "lanolin" to them....boat was hauled this week and I can report that the lanolin was not very effective.....there were approx. 3 dozen mussels attached to the prop and the prop shaft was covered as well. On another note, applied Micron 66 antifouling paint to the boat this past Spring (have been using Micron CSC for over 12 years).....absolutely no growth of any kind....and specifically no 'slime' which is common with the CSC.....the bottom looks like it did when it was painted in the Spring and I only applied a very light coat of the '66' (actually diluted it approx. 10%)....it is incredible antifouling paint.....only regret is that it is not sold in Canada. And, after 7 sailing seasons, I decided to check the air filter on the Yanmar 2GMF.....took the cover off to discover there was no 'actual filter' in the metal casing...ooops! There will be by next Spring. Lastly, how often do you guys changedthe impeller in the raw water pump? Not what the specs recommend but actually how often.....every year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
