I'm well along towards deciding to winter 04-'05 in Pamlico Sound, NC. Most likely in New Bern- Oriental area, but that's still open....anyway,almost certainly fresh water... I'll be hauling in NY in a few months for bottom painting. From then the boat will remain in salt water until fall when I cruise through the Chesapeake...So I expect to lose my salt water growth ....and I think salt water barnacles, if any, die in fresh water....And my experience is that after an active summer boating season, there is very little salt water bottom growth. Question: What kind of bottom growth can I expect laying over for three of four months in Pamlico fresh water??....especially, any barnacles?? mussels?? Have the zebra mussels gotten that far? Cheers, Rob Brueckner 1972 Hatteras Yachtfish

Rob, No zebra mussels down here, think the water temp is too high in the summers. In the New Bern area my vessel has been in the water for almost exactly one year since last haul out. A diver checked her three months ago, no barnacles other than a few on the prop. I should be able to go two years, or more, between haul outs. You still have to keep an eye on your zincs though. You will get some slime growth of some kind, more appearance than anything. John Adams m/v Oriental CT-T35 New Bern, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: <GYMKIDD319@aol.com> To: <trawler-world-list@lists.samurai.com> Cc: <rwhb@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:49 AM Subject: TWL: Winter bottom growth > I'm well along towards deciding to winter 04-'05 in Pamlico Sound, NC. > Most likely in New Bern- Oriental area, but that's still open....anyway,almost > certainly fresh water... > > I'll be hauling in NY in a few months for bottom painting. From then the > boat will remain in salt water until fall when I cruise through the > Chesapeake...So I expect to lose my salt water growth ....and I think salt water barnacles, > if any, die in fresh water....And my experience is that after an active > summer boating season, there is very little salt water bottom growth. > > Question: > What kind of bottom growth can I expect laying over for three of four months > in Pamlico fresh water??....especially, any barnacles?? mussels?? Have the > zebra mussels gotten that far? > > Cheers, > Rob Brueckner > 1972 Hatteras Yachtfish > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-list > > To Unsubscribe send email to trawler-world-list-request@lists.samurai.com > Include the word "Unsubscribe" (and nothing else) in the subject or body of the message. > >