club rib

[DAFFY]

I have managed to convince the club to leave the RIB moored at Dover marina from April to September . This will mean we would actually get to use the damned thing instead of the boat being up in mariners farm for most of the year, the issue has always been the lack of people available to tow it from Rainham to Dover and back (also the farm opens it's gates at stupid times which means normally we have to get the boat out the night before)

Are there other clubs who leave their boat in the water over a long period (I think canterbury divers do) and if so what anti fouling / regular maint procedures (if any) do you follow?

[Paul Oliver]

We did not use Anti-Fouling but probably will do next year. Best to get it out once a month or so and give it some TLC. Make sure members know that some post dive maintenance is part of the dive day and maybe have a checklist of pre and post dive checks and maintenance.

Getting a cover knocked up for the consul is a good idea, i can get you a contact for this if you want.

[Kent Tooling]

Originally Posted by DAFFY

Are there other clubs who leave their boat in the water over a long period (I think Canterbury divers do) and if so what anti fouling / regular maint procedures (if any) do you follow?

With regarding the anti-fouling i would definally do it it saves the weed getting on to the hull and it also stops the osmosis getting in to the hull if you have small chips or cracks water will get in you will need to repair these FIST BEFORE YOU DO ANY ANTI FOULING.

You will need to put a key in to the hull then put at least 2 coats of primer on to the hull then at least 2 / 3 coats of a good hard wearing anti foul, on my previous boat i used the interspeed extra strong in BLACK as i found this was the best stuff to use as i left her in all year. With the new boat i decided to use copper proof the reason for this i DO NOT HAVE TO ANTI FOUL FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS and it also very expensive to start with but in the long turm it save me MONEY

Have you checked up with DOVER MARINA if there is a birth available next year?

If you need any further advise on this please do not hesitate to give me a call

John

[DAFFY]

cheers for the info Paul will pass onto the boat handlers, and also Paul thanks for the reply on my other thread concerning the RHF. I signed up to the forum, since then have had a number of mails from guy's who served with my Dad also had some great stories from them

[nigelH]

Our boats live in the water and get pulled for a scrub at least once a year.
A jet washer, borrowed, is the trick.

Boats in the water mean we do dive-on-demand.
Evening dives in the summer, afternoon dives for shift workers and the self employed, early mornings to suit the tide and get back at dusk or in the night if enough people want to go.

Boats on trailers in sheds will probably last far longer than ours but that's not the sort of diving club we want to be.