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Old 13-04-2019, 21:35   #1
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One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

There is nothing visible below the waterline that indicates this is a boat!

https://youtu.be/eOFx47M9DIg
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Old 13-04-2019, 22:48   #2
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This is one reason I want to own a trailerable boat. lol. Holy cow, what a mess.

Maybe when they scrape it off the boat will sink.
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Old 14-04-2019, 01:08   #3
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Looks like a job for a chainsaw.
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

Was sure i seen a Moray stick it's head out
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

Careful, you may have to file an environmental impact report before cleaning that one!
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Old 14-04-2019, 06:09   #6
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

There is one on facebook where they lifted it out of the water,
It looked like a tropical rainforest island upside down,
You could see the muscles growing on it, It was very dense growth,
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Old 14-04-2019, 06:32   #7
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So you didn't take the job?
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Old 14-04-2019, 06:47   #8
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

I asked you to clean my boat not film it.
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Old 14-04-2019, 06:55   #9
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

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So you didn't take the job?
I quoted $10/foot. The prospective owner is weighing her options. But if I am asked to clean her, this will make the mother of all before-and-after comparison videos
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Old 14-04-2019, 07:03   #10
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

I'd like to see a boat like that pulled out of the water. I saw a guy pull his dinghy out of the water with a good couple inches of gunk growing on the bottom. How do you let it get so bad ...
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Old 14-04-2019, 07:30   #11
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

Wow. That's just... wow!
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I quoted $10/foot. The prospective owner is weighing her options. But if I am asked to clean her, this will make the mother of all before-and-after comparison videos
Just a question, Would being in fresh water kill all that growth on the bottom of the boat,
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I quoted $10/foot. The prospective owner is weighing her options. But if I am asked to clean her, this will make the mother of all before-and-after comparison videos
You ain't kidding. 10/ft seems awful cheap to me (but what do I know...)
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Old 14-04-2019, 10:42   #14
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Re: One Of The Worst Fouled Bottoms I've Ever Come Across

And some people say cleaning your bottom is a non issue and your just trying to drum up business. Wow that’s a mess.
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That looks like a job for an underwater pressure washer.
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