We have the bottom cleaned when the boat's hauled fornthe season. I never know exactly when it'll be hauled until I getbthe email. Bybthe time I hear, the boat's been out ofne water for a day or two. By the time I get to see the boat, anything on the bottom is dried out. So, I pay the $4/foot. Ed
On Sep 3, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hookah compressor, w hose and regulator cost me $850 brand new. You can buy > cheaper ones on Ebay, I'm sure. We clean our own bottom before each race and > change zincs, and lend the system to others, it's proven a very good > investment. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > From: "Ed Dooley" <edoo...@madriver.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 5:53:00 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List self-cleaning shaft > > My marina here on Lake Champlain charges $4/foot. > Ed > > > From: Jack Brennan <jackbren...@bellsouth.net> > Down here in Florida, you really need to have the bottom done every month, > even . > after a haulout and repaint. The algae growth is amazing. (The Tampa Bay area > bans the sale of fertilizer during the summer to protect against major > blooms.) > > So the divers concentrate on a volume business. They try to get a couple of > dozen boats in one location – they often offer a deal at large marinas – then > go right down the line and get them all done at once. On a monthly contract, > a boat won’t accumulate that much growth, so it takes about 30 minutes on a > 30-foot boat. > > I suspect you folks are partly paying for drive time. Plus, there are a > million divers here who love to be in the water all of the time, so there is > a good deal of competition. > > > From: Josh Muckley <mailto:muckl...@gmail.com> > > $35 is an amazing price, especially in a warm climate where the growth is > guaranteed to be heavier. I've heard of others in the Solomons area getting > a recurrent contract price of $100 per month for biweekly cleanings. Comes > down to how often you think it needs done and how good your paint is. > > Josh > > On Sep 3, 2013 10:18 AM, "Jack Brennan" <jackbren...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > $35 for a monthly cleaning on a 30-footer in St. Petersburg, Fl. I paid $45 > in Pompano Beach, Fl. > > At those prices, there’s no way I would ever jump overboard and do it > myself. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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