Gary
I have been using a dri-diver for years now and the pad is shot. I
can't find anyplace that will replace it I was wondering if we could by the
stuff by the sq ft or sq yd hope someone can help on this. I think it is a 3m
product I will keep looking for now.
Gary Kolc
---- Gary Nylander via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> There's an outfit called Dri-Diver which makes a device like you described. I
> hope they are still around, because I need a new scrub pad.
>
> It is about 6 inches wide and 3 feet long. A scotch brite style pad hooks to
> a plastic (maybe 1/8 inch thick) backing strip which has half a dozen
> cylinders of floatation hooked to it (crosswise). All is attached to a
> plastic pipe handle with a bit of a bend in it. There used to be a lesser
> version with just a single floatation pad on the back, but after I wore that
> one out, I got the special model with the cylinders. The only downside is
> that you cannot reach the keel.
>
> I use it between diver trips.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat
>
>
> I made a rig that uses an outdoor broom with stiff bristles, and some
> flotation that screws onto the end of a boat hook. It makes bottom cleaning
> at a slip a short, and relatively easy job. I'm now on a mooring, and have to
> work my way around the boat, tying the dinghy to the railing as I go. It
> takes a little longer and a little more work, but it is still not that hard
> to do.
>
> I'm not a racer, so this method is more than adequate. I'm sure a diver
> would do a better job, since he can see what he is doing.
>
> I use the same rig to do my outboard rudder from the cockpit. Screwing the
> broom head directly to the boat hook does not work very well. In addition to
> the pool noodle floation, I also added a curved extension made from plumbing
> so that the broom head is offset from the boathook by about a foot. That
> clearance makes all the difference in reaching the center area of the hull
> without the boathook hitting the hull. I think I have some pictures of this
> thing on my home computer. If I can find them, I'll post them somewhere on
> the web.
>
> Bill Bina
>
>
>
>
> On 12/23/2014 9:33 AM, Dave Godwin via CnC-List wrote:
>
> Put a checkmark for me in the column of 50’ hose with regulator and a
> tank sitting on the dock. Works well without all the hassle of a BCD.
> Although I can’t really “stand” on the bottom cleaning the bottom is not a
> terribly strenuous activity.
>
>
> Saves much money from having a diver clean the bottom, especially if you
> race…
>
>
> Best,
> Dave Godwin
> 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin
> Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
> Ronin’s Overdue Refit
>
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