Hull Cleaning Information

[Neptune1]

Fstbttms,did you buy your prop puller online?I'm trying to find the best deal I can

 

[fstbttms]

Fstbttms,did you buy your prop puller online?I'm trying to find the best deal I can

I think I bought all of them from local prop repair shops.

 

[Neptune1]

Yea my buddy bought his locally.I'll just keep looking online till I find the best deal

 

[sterlingMarineService]

Hull cleaning! I have my first bunch of haul cleanings coming up that aren't from friends!!!!

Their is a race season starting and a few boats called me so I'll be cleaning their hulls after my vacation

just thought IDE share since I have never really talked about hull cleaning on the hull cleaning thread:/

 

[fstbttms]

Good for you! Remember; always use the least abrasive scrubber possible when cleaning boat bottoms. Very important!

 

[sterlingMarineService]

Especially race bottoms! Don't want to put a scratch on those!!

 

[sjensenpiper]

I like to use cut up old carpet on some of the lighter growth works good

 

[sjensenpiper]

if you are going to inspect a peir you really need to know what you are doing. there is alot of thing to look at for example weld craking, spaling of the concreat and other things there is alot involved. You should also clean marine growth off of any critical areas and make sure you take picture lot of them when you see any thing strange or questionalble. Also if you are going to get in to inspection work you should get the book call the Commercial divers traing manual it is used by alot of dive school and goes in detail about inspections and peir construction

 

[sterlingMarineService]

if you are going to inspect a peir you really need to know what you are doing. there is alot of thing to look at for example weld craking, spaling of the concreat and other things there is alot involved. You should also clean marine growth off of any critical areas and make sure you take picture lot of them when you see any thing strange or questionalble. Also if you are going to get in to inspection work you should get the book call the Commercial divers traing manual it is used by alot of dive school and goes in detail about inspections and peir construction

Thanks! I'll get that book...

I wasnt going to inspect it alone. I was planing on hiring a friend of mine who does alot of welding and knows a bunch of stuff about construction. I was also thinking of hiring another friend of mine who used to work for a very large commercial diving operation, so I definitely have enough eyes and minds looking at critical parts.

 

[sharkiee]

fastbottoms,

I cleaned hulls in LA, San Pedro, and Redondo, working for several different people, for about seven years, and have been doing something else for the last four years. I was thinking about getting back into into it on my own but have some concerns that maybe you could help me dissolve. It is quite a lengthy list, but these questions have been plaguing me for some time.

I have never dove off anything other than tanks because the noise of compressors is an issue in LA. I was wondering how may decibels the 1020 puts out and if anyone has ever complained about the noise. I know a honda eu 2000 generator puts out around 59 decibels and that seems pretty loud.

I was also wondering your process for plugging into shore power when all of the outlets are being used. Do customers mind if you have to unplug their power?

I never had to have insurance or workman's comp to clean boats in these places and was wondering if these are now necessary to have in California and the average cost?

I was also wondering your procedure for obtaining dock keys and your thoughts on the effects that "prop speed" and "boat baths" might have on the industry?