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Heartbroken

Posted By: Capt. John League
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 1:40 a.m.

Sold my house on Tampa bay last Novenber. Moved my B28 from my boatlift at the house to a marina in Indian rocks beach. I got a covered slip, but my boat now stays in the water year round. During the transition, I did have the bottom sanded, epoxy coated, and anti ablative paint put on. During our move, the boat did get neglected. I just spent 2 days cleaning her up, and im still dumbfounded at how fast a boat will deterioriate just sitting in the water for two months, with no care. I had to scrape 2 inches of barnacles off my plastic trim tab cylinders just in that length of time. roosting birds also had a field day Sh___ing all over her, all my stainless has learned how to rust, Had to trace a pot full of electrical connections out to get things to work again,(deck lights, flood lights, livewell pump etc, etc.) After clean up, I hosed everything down with corrosion X. I just hope that helps. Amazing how harsh the saltwater environment is.

Messages In This Thread

Heartbroken
Capt. John League -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 1:40 a.m.

Re: Heartbroken
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 10:00 a.m.

Re: Heartbroken
Tom Annulli -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 7:42 p.m.

Re: Heartbroken
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 8:06 p.m.

Re: Heartbroken
Capt. John League -- Thursday, 31 March 2005, at 12:21 a.m.

Re: Heartbroken
Capt. Doug -- Thursday, 31 March 2005, at 10:09 a.m.