diverchet
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A boater asked if I could clean his boat hull. I don't know if this allowed. I would like to here some comments on this. Is this water restricted? The boat is at Michigan City Indiana.
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No offense dude, but this is simply not true.The bacteria levels of the average Marina, even in the most clean, pristine waters are often rivaling your basic bio-hazard waste sites.
No offense dude, but this is simply not true.
Perhaps. But I submit that you are speculating and have no actual evidence proving your claim. And Scuba.com was not referring to inland lake marinas. In any event, as I have no experience cleaning boats in freshwater, I am not particularly qualified to offer an opinion on that particular subject. But I will say that we are not a third-world nation and have amongst the highest public health standards to be found anywhere. I find it unlikely that any body of water that was chronically polluted with fecal coliform would not be identified and cleaned up. Certainly contact with the water would be restricted by local public health authorities if such a situation existed.Actually, it is quite true but depends on the marina.
This point, OTOH, is 100% correct and is especially true when working in freshwater. ALWAYS unplug any boat you are diving on from the shorepower.To the original question, I have been told to NEVER scrub a hull when the boat is connected to the dock and land-based electric because of the very high risk of electrocution. I understand that stray electric current can knock out a diver. If you want to scrub the hull, make sure the boat is completely disconnected from the dock.
By the foot for most boats. I figure my time in the water is worth $100/hour minimum and my rate structure reflects that. $2.25/foot for sailboats, $3.00/foot for powerboats. If the boat is truly nasty, the rate goes up considerably. But understand that hull cleaning rates vary widely by region, so what we get here in the SF Bay Area may not be representative of your area.That's a good link. I really like the homemade tools. This was the first time I was asked to clean a hull. I'm glad I looked before I leaped for once. I wound working my real job this weekend. I'll talk to the harbor master and my doctor, disconnect the shore power and I'd like to put tape or something over the ignition switch because of the props. Maybe a dive flag or signage on the dock. Do you charge by the hour or foot?