Hull Cleaning Information

[sterlingMarineService]

Is it very expensive?!?! I was putting air barrels under a float and using the standard compressor hose and it was a floating tangled mess that got wrapped around me a hundred times! It was horrible

 

[hullscrubber]

Yeah, the floating hoses can be a pain. I always worry about it getting sucked up into a passing boats prop, you really have to be aware of where it is all the time. On occasion, I'll take a 5# weight on a shackle and let it hang loose on the hose. It'll draw some of the slack away from the surface and help prevent fouling. I believe the stuff fstbttms is talking about is made by a company called Gates, used it years ago commercially but is tough to find in Florida.

 

[fstbttms]

Is it very expensive?!?!

Again, I've never bought it new, so I can't tell you what the price for new hose would be. I have three or four 50' lengths of the sinking hose, don't think I paid more than two bucks a foot for any of it. When you use a hookah every day like I do, the air hose is an extremely critical factor in how comfortable you are in the water. And that translates into productivity. If I had to pay $10.00/foot for the good stuff, I would.

 

[fstbttms]

That brings up anothe question! U work out of a boat? That makes what easier and what harder... Is it harder to park?! Do u just drive up and plug ur hookah up to the 30 amp with and adapter?

Thought you guys might like to see my setup:

 

[sterlingMarineService]

The hose holder is my favorite. ! That's cool...

U should put ur name on the boat though..

 

[hullscrubber]

Nice rig! I already see some good ideas for me to steal-I mean "borrow"...

 

[sterlingMarineService]

Nice rig! I already see some good ideas for me to steal-I mean "borrow"...

Same!! I have a Boston whaler which is good boat but no room to build the PVC system!! I'm gonna figure how to use that hose hanger though! It's so cool

 

[Neptune1]

Cool setup..I plan on going to a hookah system eventually.the only drawbacks with tanks are you have to fill them and if your not careful you can ding a customers hull.

 

[fstbttms]

I'd say the drawbacks to using tanks are many; time to refill, effort to refill, cost to refill, dangerous to transport, take up a lot of space, they're heavy, they can damage a boat and they run out of air! You eliminate all of these drawbacks with a hookah.

 

[grouchyturtle]

I'd say the drawbacks to using tanks are many; time to refill, effort to refill, cost to refill, dangerous to transport, take up a lot of space, they're heavy, they can damage a boat and they run out of air! You eliminate all of these drawbacks with a hookah.

Do you do any work on boats in mooring fields or anchorages? I love the hookah idea, but where do I find one that runs on 12v?