In a message dated 6/15/02 12:03:03 AM, Capt. Al writes: << I had my pilings wrapped about 10 years ago with what looks like a black vynl, nothing has grown on this material not even slime or grass. Right along side are the old pilings that look like a reef with the growth they are covered with. I want my props wrapped, lets make up a dip, the line forms to the right............... >> My boat is moored in an exceptionally high fouling area (lower Hudson Valley, warm brackish water). Despite what we put on the props and underwater metal, it takes at least two midsummer dives to scrape off the assorted barnacles, zebra mussels, and other growth. If we have to leave the boat unattended for a few weeks we learned that the best way to keep the fouling off the prop is to encase it in a black plastic 30 gallon garbage can liner. Hefty or Glad bags work fine. The ones with plastic tie strings on the top let you fasten the bag around the shaft easily. It also helps if you drop a swimming pool chlorine tablet in the bag before tieing it on. Even after a month of inactivity, the prop is squeeky clean. CAUTION: Remember to remove the bag before starting the engines when you return. Larry Z

At 11:17 AM 6/15/02 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 6/15/02 12:03:03 AM, Capt. Al writes: > ><< I had my pilings wrapped about 10 years ago with what looks >like a black vynl, nothing has grown on this material not even slime or >grass. Right along side are the old pilings that look like a reef with the >growth they are covered with. > >I want my props wrapped, lets make up a dip, the line forms to the >right............... >> > >My boat is moored in an exceptionally high fouling area (lower Hudson Valley, >warm brackish water). Despite what we put on the props and underwater metal, >it takes at least two midsummer dives to scrape off the assorted barnacles, >zebra mussels, and other growth. If we have to leave the boat unattended for >a few weeks we learned that the best way to keep the fouling off the prop is >to encase it in a black plastic 30 gallon garbage can liner. Hefty or Glad >bags work fine. The ones with plastic tie strings on the top let you fasten >the bag around the shaft easily. It also helps if you drop a swimming pool >chlorine tablet in the bag before tieing it on. Even after a month of >inactivity, the prop is squeeky clean. ============================================================ You are cutting off the oxygen supply to the little creatures so there is no growth. The piling wrap does the same thing to eliminate worms from creating a host of the pilings. Someday someone will find the answer.............. . Captain Al Pilvinis "M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47 2630 N.E. 41st Street Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064 Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666 Email yourcaptain@earthlink.net Website http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain