TWL: Desitin experiment
Subject: TWL: Desitin experiment
From: Richard (capnrich@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed May 01 2002 - 00:09:33 EDT
When that boat was hauled and prepped in Sept. 2000, I smeared Desitin over
the prop, shaft, and Cutlass bearing housing.
This was checked by a diver when he changed some zincs in May of 2001. No
more Desitin was applied.
The boat was lifted yesterday to reveal a significant barnacle growth on the
hub of the prop, none on the blades, lots on the bearing housing and lots on
the strut out to the bottom rudder bearing. I think this was a success for
something under one year, then it must be renewed, which I did not do.
BTW the barnacles were thick along the very bottom flat surface of the keel
which was not well painted, which again says the cayanne pepper works well.
Richard
