My boat came with hard antifouling. It is in need of a scrub.
Is it safe to just do it in swimmers? Or will it release toxins, meaning i should get a pro to do it?
Thanks.

I have hard anti foul because it doesn't come off in blooms in the water like ablative does.
It is easy to scrub clean.
A lot of professional divers in Sydney won't clean ablative anti foul because if the RMS guys see it in the water they get charged.

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MorningBird said..
I have hard anti foul because it doesn't come off in blooms in the water like ablative does.
It is easy to scrub clean.
A lot of professional divers in Sydney won't clean ablative anti foul because if the RMS guys see it in the water they get charged.

Thanks.
I know it is easy. But is it dangerous?

Used to do ours in bathers/board shorts or the fashion of the day.

easy depends on how long you can hold you breath, easy for me, I got sons to do it.

Now changed to ablative so not more scrubbing I hope.

I have scrubbed my ablative anti off late in its working life , and I have suffered no ill efffffffffffffffffffffffffffectssssssss.

So so the hard stuff should be fine !

Just don't lick it off ............ I,m sorry couldn't resist , the devil made me do it!

On a serious note , everything can be dangerous . So reduce the risks as best you can .....

I would do it but I am afraid of getting eaten by a bull shark.

The guy at CYCA charges $90 but is somewhat 'casual' with his booking times. Another crew will do it for $170 and give you a full report of the hull including (i think) pictures. I can find out the name if you desire.

Ed

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SandS said..
I have scrubbed my ablative anti off late in its working life , and I have suffered no ill efffffffffffffffffffffffffffectssssssss.

So so the hard stuff should be fine !

Just don't lick it off ............ I,m sorry couldn't resist , the devil made me do it!

On a serious note , everything can be dangerous . So reduce the risks as best you can .....

No need to be sorry when you are obviously sufferjng from long term exposure to ablative antifouling

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Cav30 said..
I would do it but I am afraid of getting eaten by a bull shark.

The guy at CYCA charges $90 but is somewhat 'casual' with his booking times. Another crew will do it for $170 and give you a full report of the hull including (i think) pictures. I can find out the name if you desire.

Ed

Bull sharks are a big concern where i am also.
I found a bloke to do it, but want to save as much money as i can. Owning a boat can get a bit expensive when you are on a budget.

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BJRobinson said..
My boat came with hard antifouling. It is in need of a scrub.
Is it safe to just do it in swimmers? Or will it release toxins, meaning i should get a pro to do it?
Thanks.

Bull sharks are everywhere but you would be unlucky to encounter one. I would suggest you move your boat in close to shore over a sandy bottom at the bottom of the tide. Nudge it in till the keel touches and anchor. If you can stand on the bottom and scrub it's a lot easier. I would avoid early mornings and late afternoons and keep clear of areas that have a lot of baitfish. The antifoul you want to scrub is spent and you are looking to get down to fresh stuff. It wont hurt you, not like dust when your up on the slips, that can make you crook! In NSW it is legal to scrub your bottom but not to scrape off shell. Keep clear of pensioners with time on their hands.
Time to show this photo again of my mate rescuing a young female white pointer that had beached herself chasing mullet. This is about half a mile up river from my mooring. I had been diving that week too!

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Ramona said..

BJRobinson said..
My boat came with hard antifouling. It is in need of a scrub.
Is it safe to just do it in swimmers? Or will it release toxins, meaning i should get a pro to do it?
Thanks.

Bull sharks are everywhere but you would be unlucky to encounter one. I would suggest you move your boat in close to shore over a sandy bottom at the bottom of the tide. Nudge it in till the keel touches and anchor. If you can stand on the bottom and scrub it's a lot easier. I would avoid early mornings and late afternoons and keep clear of areas that have a lot of baitfish. The antifoul you want to scrub is spent and you are looking to get down to fresh stuff. It wont hurt you, not like dust when your up on the slips, that can make you crook! In NSW it is legal to scrub your bottom but not to scrape off shell. Keep clear of pensioners with time on their hands.
Time to show this photo again of my mate rescuing a young female white pointer that had beached herself chasing mullet. This is about half a mile up river from my mooring. I had been diving that week too!

Hi, are you sure that it's OK to scrub the paint but not remove the shell, I had a maritime officer "explain" that it was the other way round, while I was in the water removing shell from the prop.

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UncleBob said..

Ramona said..

BJRobinson said..
My boat came with hard antifouling. It is in need of a scrub.
Is it safe to just do it in swimmers? Or will it release toxins, meaning i should get a pro to do it?
Thanks.

Bull sharks are everywhere but you would be unlucky to encounter one. I would suggest you move your boat in close to shore over a sandy bottom at the bottom of the tide. Nudge it in till the keel touches and anchor. If you can stand on the bottom and scrub it's a lot easier. I would avoid early mornings and late afternoons and keep clear of areas that have a lot of baitfish. The antifoul you want to scrub is spent and you are looking to get down to fresh stuff. It wont hurt you, not like dust when your up on the slips, that can make you crook! In NSW it is legal to scrub your bottom but not to scrape off shell. Keep clear of pensioners with time on their hands.
Time to show this photo again of my mate rescuing a young female white pointer that had beached herself chasing mullet. This is about half a mile up river from my mooring. I had been diving that week too!

Hi, are you sure that it's OK to scrub the paint but not remove the shell, I had a maritime officer "explain" that it was the other way round, while I was in the water removing shell from the prop.

I would suggest looking for the answer in writing. The shell you remove is dangerous to the fish feeding on it. When you are on the slips the shell is not supposed to go back in the water but be carted off to the dump.

There are people making a living wiping down the bottoms of boats in the water with scourers.

Thanks Romana.
I have the perfect spot for this near swansea channel.
I spoke to the company that did the antifouling, and they said ok to do in swimmers.

Watch out BJ there are some massive flathead in the Swansea Channel, and with that amount of berley floating around some of your extremities may be at risk, wear some protection son!.however they are partial to soft plastics.your call!