"Joe" wrote in message
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Mooron, I have no need to haul my vessel every year,

You do but you just can't bother.

My zincs are in
almost pristine condition all 7 of them.

Then they aren't doing their job.

I only need to haul every 3
yrs or so to put a new coat of antifoulant. The epoxy barrier coat will
last 20 yrs if not damaged while removing old antifoulant. Here we dive
to brush away the scum dont need a wet suit either.

Antifoulant that lasts 3 years in a tropical climate is some toxic sludge
alright! I wouldn't swim in your area ... let alone dive there!


Waxin boats is
for wussies. My paint shines like new for 3 years and never need
waxing.

Painted... Hah.... I have original gelcoat! Paint is for metal and wooden
boats.


Here i can sail for 45 min and be dragging a shrimp net that
will fill with shrimp, flounders, crabs, and the occasional redfish all
most excellent for eating. I can land on a number of oyster reefs and
rake up 2-3 sack within an hour...a perfect cold weather adventure. 10
mile offshore we have crystal clear blue water with excellent reefs for
catching Ling, Red Snapper, Groupers, Tuna, Kings, Dolphins, Shark ect
ect......

Your area is one of the most polluted locations in the USA next to Florida!!
Nova Scotia has way more seafood available year round.... and it's not
tainted by industrial run-off and the pollution of a million vessels whose
hulls are coated with a toxic, ablative coating that lasts 3 years...
constantly dropping paricles onto the scallop and oyster beds!


And my equipment is kept in excellent condition at all times
because it's used all the time.

Used for what... you're at the dock 99% of the time. My equipment is
serviced and overhauled every season!


While your dryrotts as your hull hoggs
in a cradle.

It's a custom cradle... no hogging and no flexing. The pads and keel bed are
all adjustable. Drying a fibreglass hull is not damaging at all... unlike
leaving a rust bucket in salt water all year.

CM