Need Advice- Cavitation Cleaners

[JordanFdiver]

Hey ScubaBoard, I recently have started my own Diving service company out of Charleston SC. So far I have been extremely successful as there seemed to be a huge need for a reputable Hull cleaner/ Diver. My question is if anyone has used any of the Cavitation Cleaners ? Cavidyne LLC or Cavitcleaner. And if they are worth the price, which i havent been able to find anywhere. I contacted the manufacturer and they are in the process of sending me a quote. But I mainly do boats from 30-60 Feet in length and rarely commercial ships bigger than 100. So would it be something that would be more time consuming and cumbersome than just doing it the old fashion way with a scraper and brush ? Any help would be appreciate! Thanks

 

[fstbttms]

Cavitation cleaners are not particularly suitable for everyday cleaning of pleasure craft. The gas-powered units are big (even the smallest models), heavy, noisy and expensive. I think you're looking at about $13,000 minimum. Plus, while they are absolutely amazing at cleaning even the most heavily fouled surfaces, they are too slow for relatively large areas like a boat hull. The flame covers such a small area that cleaning most boat hulls would take many times longer using a cavitation cleaner than doing it by hand, unless the hull was extremely foul. Some manufacturers have a "dome" accessory that enlarges the cleaning swath the machine is capable of, but these devices are really designed for use on commercial shipping and are too big for use on pleasure craft.

I have seen a relatively small, 220-volt electric unit which might be suitable for a hull cleaner, if he had access to 220-volt AC power.

If you're looking for a small machine to take the work out of hull cleaning, check out Remora:

www.remoramarine.com