How often do you have a diver clean the bottom and running gear, or do you just do this annual pressure wash
The paint seems to be holding up well. How old is it? What kind is it?
It's Sea Hawk Bio-Cop.
So what is the philosophy on banning divers from the marina? Besides the obvious of money not going in their direction.
Art, Bio Cop has a pretty good reputation. It might not be as good Now as it was about a year ago. They were putting illegal tin based biocides in it. One of the company big wigs actually got arrested. I don't know what happened after that, but I don't imagine they are still doing it.
My guess is that they were making it for export for use where it is legal and some got into the U.S. Market.
Art, Bio Cop has a pretty good reputation. It might not be as good Now as it was about a year ago. They were putting illegal tin based biocides in it. One of the company big wigs actually got arrested. I don't know what happened after that, but I don't imagine they are still doing it.
My guess is that they were making it for export for use where it is legal and some got into the U.S. Market.
I've been hauled out the past 2 weeks as well. Splashing in the next half hour.
I hate the hard! Noisy dusty, dirty!
Possible liability issues concerning electrocution from stray electric current in the marina.
There are places like Mass where you can't do in-water hull cleaning at all. The boat has to be hauled. I heard the same is true in lake Union and Washington in Seattle. Don't know about out in the sound and other salt water bodies.
No offense, but none that is true, either in Massachusetts or Washington.
Interesting, and no offense taken. What's your source? In Mass, I was told this by a diver who I asked about cleaning my bottom. He said there was a big fine for doing it now. An in lake union (actually Salmon Bay), I just helped a marina-owner friend disassemble a contraption previousely used for hull cleaning because they aren't allowed to do it any more.