Ever wonder what’s under the waterline on a Great Loop veteran boat? Here’s what mine looks like right now.
At the end of the boating season, instead of leaving my boat in the water (in a slip I pay for regardless of occupancy), I bring it home for safekeeping. After all, it is trailerable and I have a trailer and truck to move it. I also have a cavernous garage where the boat fits snugly with whatever other stuff I cram in there. This is infinitely better for the boat than leaving it in the water all winter for stuff to grow on the bottom and moisture to grow mold and mildew on canvases. Honestly, how could they expect me to leave my boat there when I have this option?
Having the boat at home before the season also gives me a chance to do some maintenance, especially on the bottom. This year, I’d planned to do some touch-up paint on the bottom, put PropSpeed on the prop, and wash and wax the red painted part of the hull. To that end, I got to work this weekend. And since I think the bottom of my boat is kind of interesting, I made a video of what it looks like before I scraped off the dead sea life.
Here’s that video, along with the description that appears on YouTube.
Description:
Boating season is quickly approaching and I’m prepping my boat to be launched before month end. Right now, the boat is on its trailer in my garage, staying cozy warm and waiting for attention. In this video, I show you what’s under the waterline on the stern of the boat and the kind of work I need to do before launching it. My cat, Rover, makes a special guest appearance.
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@admin Not sure why this was double-posted. Sorry about that. Will investigate.
If you only had the boat in fresh water, how different would the bottom look?
Very different! The powerwashing would have gotten all the algae off it. Mussels would have been minimal, depending on what body of water it was in. No barnacles at all.