will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
01-06-2006 | 08:23 AM
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From: medellin colombia, pablo escobar's lil town
will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
im buying a lil donzi type runabout and plan on leaving it in the water behind my house on some weekends and was wondering if a bubbler would help prevent banacles from forming if the water is always moving? any ideas guys, bottom paint is out of the question, thx ratman
01-06-2006 | 08:35 AM
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Re: will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
Originally Posted by ratman
im buying a lil donzi type runabout and plan on leaving it in the water behind my house on some weekends and was wondering if a bubbler would help prevent banacles from forming if the water is always moving? any ideas guys, bottom paint is out of the question, thx ratman
01-06-2006 | 08:38 AM
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Re: will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
Yeah, i don't think the bubbler would make any difference at all. Just buy a small lift. I think they even make davit systems that could handle an 18'er.
01-06-2006 | 08:49 AM
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Re: will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
Lift should be easy to come by in your area.
Letting any boat with outdrives in salt water does not seem like a great idea to me.
Letting any boat with outdrives in salt water does not seem like a great idea to me.
01-06-2006 | 09:57 AM
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Re: will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
Actually the moving water might make them grow more, they depend on water movement to bring them food 
01-06-2006 | 10:11 AM
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From: E- Dock, GLOC, Coral Gables, FL Ft Lauderdale, FL
Re: will a anti ice bubbler keep barnacles from forming on a hull?
yeah, I've never seen barnacles attached to pilings that were in a current... 
...call P offshore for a lift!
...call P offshore for a lift!
01-06-2006 | 02:04 PM
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