Wyoming
20-05-2005, 04:36 AM
Forgive the second thread if you have seen it before. I thought that I had posted this, but I think it went to God.
We had our boat anti-fouled in early March and while it was out of the water, I fitted a Navman transducer (unpainted). So the boat goes back in the water and gets plenty of regular use, but it is "parked" at a jetty in a Raby Bay canal. Last Sunday, I went out and the Navman was not registering any speed - I checked over the blunt end and could clearly see the new growth of weed that had accumulated in 6 or 7 weeks!
So, I fished for a bit (in beautiful conditions) and went over to Horseshoe Bay (with all the other boats) and I pulled in to the beach on a rising tide at around 9AM, hopped over the side and cleared the weed off the transducer. My fingers got cut to pieces during the process because of the sharp mollusc growth that I couldn't even see.
So, the question is: Is there any way to prevent this growth short of pulling the boat out and anti-fouling the transducer? I would be pleased for any advice - thanks.
We had our boat anti-fouled in early March and while it was out of the water, I fitted a Navman transducer (unpainted). So the boat goes back in the water and gets plenty of regular use, but it is "parked" at a jetty in a Raby Bay canal. Last Sunday, I went out and the Navman was not registering any speed - I checked over the blunt end and could clearly see the new growth of weed that had accumulated in 6 or 7 weeks!
So, I fished for a bit (in beautiful conditions) and went over to Horseshoe Bay (with all the other boats) and I pulled in to the beach on a rising tide at around 9AM, hopped over the side and cleared the weed off the transducer. My fingers got cut to pieces during the process because of the sharp mollusc growth that I couldn't even see.
So, the question is: Is there any way to prevent this growth short of pulling the boat out and anti-fouling the transducer? I would be pleased for any advice - thanks.