Has anyone tried having their props copper plated? I know I person that did
this back in RI. He had ZERO growth on the prop, just a bright green color out
of the water.
Michael Cotton
>________________________________
> From: Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net>
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:07 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Prop Mussel Farm
>
>Martin,
>
>In answer to your last question, What do the local power generation and
>utilities use to keep intake and discharges clear?
>
>The answer is divers!! Nothing else will keep some intakes clear, no matter
>what coating or treatment is used.
>
>Jake
>
>Jake Brodersen
>C&C 35 Mk-III
>Midnight Mistress
>Hampton VA
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin
>DeYoung
>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:18 PM
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Prop Mussel Farm
>
>I suspect that the broad difference in prop anti fouling coating performance
>relates to the way sea creatures attach to the prop.
>
>Here in the PNW, at Shilshole Bay Marina, barnacles are the problem not
>mussels. Even when the zinc paint is wearing out a light brush will remove
>any that remain after applying power to the prop for a few minutes.
>
>The zinc paint seems to kill the barnacles or at least prevent them from
>attaching to the coating.
>
>IIRC mussels attach with a self created fiber. Barnacles seem to grow onto
>the substrate with a softer foot or base which may be easier to poison.
>
>What do the local power generation and utilities use to keep intake and
>discharges clear?
>
>Martin
>Calypso
>1970 C&C 43
>Seattle
>
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