Maverick Martin Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Well today saw Madness come out of the drink for approximately 6 weeks I made sure I was at Cobbs to witness her coming out and take a look at any fouling. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the hull was clear of weed growth and barnacles with just a thin layer of slime. The iron work had a few tiny barnacles but nothing much. So this coming year I will be using SeaJet 033 Shogun antifoul paint again. The rear anodes were well worn although they still had some meat left on them. The propshaft anodes were all but gone in fact one had totally gone with the remaining one barely visible. Last year I had rope cutters fitted. These were fairly expensive to buy but after picking up my own anchor rope just before 2015 Christmas I thought they would be a good investment. The only minor problem I found after fitting them was a reduction in top speed by about a knot or so. Well having used them for about 10 months without incident I was thinking I may remove them, efficiency and all that however, when the boat came out there was the remnants of a rope on the port prop. I have not felt anything happen during the year and have no idea when we picked up the rope but one thing is for sure I am now glad I had the cutters fitted. Needless to say I shall be keeping the cutter on for the foreseeable future Edited January 26, 2017 by Maverick Mal acting as grammar police :-) charlieannear, Kingfisher 126, Mike Fox and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjb Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 nothing like a clean bottom on your best girl as my grandad told me you look after them and they will look after you Jim and Reel Wizzard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Thomas Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Nice report Martin how many knows do you get out of her. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Thomas Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 And there it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 And there it was gone. Yes read the edited by line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman1055 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Are you going to use anything to prevent barnacles on the prop and rudder? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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