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Oil Headed my way
camsize	#1  Posted on 06/03/10 - 10:01 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/03/10	I have 13 foot whaler. I live on the Mobile Bay and have my boat on a lift. Due to the oil spill on its way, I would like to move my boat to Fish River nearby and leave it in the water for a while. The water there is brackish. Will this hurt the boat if I leave it in for the summer?? Edited by camsize on 06/04/10 - 11:10 AM
CES	#2  Posted on 06/04/10 - 7:12 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	How long will you leave it in the water? If you do keep it in the water and decide not to paint the bottom, I'd be in the water scrubbing that bottom down every week or so. I've kept my boat in salt water almost a week with no issues. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
camsize	#3  Posted on 06/04/10 - 11:14 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/03/10	I was hoping to leave it in this particular slip for a couple of months
number9	#4  Posted on 06/04/10 - 11:42 AM
Member Posts: 210 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/13/08	"Brackish" water can promote/support a crop of barnacles in as little as two months especially during the summer. The oil may be easier to deal with. Bill...On the Ogeechee 1984 Outrage 18...Yamaha T50...that's right, 50hp
duf	#5  Posted on 06/04/10 - 12:51 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Posts: 840 Comments: 9 Joined: 04/22/07	13ft and no trailer? Duf
John Fyke	#6  Posted on 06/04/10 - 3:06 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	I would put some bottom paint on it. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
albert	#7  Posted on 06/04/10 - 3:46 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 1 Joined: 05/17/10	you have to be very carefull with all kinds of water live it to long the water can effect the gelcoat you can put some antifouling if you want to
HarleyFXDL	#8  Posted on 06/05/10 - 6:55 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	albert wrote: you have to be very carefull with all kinds of water live it to long the water can effect the gelcoat you can put some antifouling if you want to Correct me if I'm wrong, but gelcoat is a barrier to keep water out of the glass. I've seen boats left in the water for months and the worst that has happened is extensive marine growth, nothing more. A trailer would be you best option if bottom painting is out of the question. Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
John Fyke	#9  Posted on 06/05/10 - 8:42 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	HarleyFXDL wrote: albert wrote: you have to be very carefull with all kinds of water live it to long the water can effect the gelcoat you can put some antifouling if you want to Correct me if I'm wrong, but gelcoat is a barrier to keep water out of the glass. I've seen boats left in the water for months and the worst that has happened is extensive marine growth, nothing more. A trailer would be you best option if bottom painting is out of the question. Osmotic Blistering is a condition found in most fiberglass boats. Blistering occurs when water penetrates through the gel coat and mixes with water soluble materials found in the fiberglass layers beneath it. The seawater then becomes a solution that will try to equalize with the seawater outside the boat. As the solution has now grown molecularly, it cannot back out of the passage it entered, it builds up pressure as it tries to escape and then it explodes, resulting in blister domes which appear on the outside of the hull. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
CES	#10  Posted on 06/05/10 - 6:03 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Just keep an eye on it. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker