bare bottom?
bare bottom?
Has anyone left the bottom without any paint before? Would it be any different than a bare aluminum bottom house boat? Other than the houseboat has a larger surface area in the water.
1968 32' Fisherman
beginning restoration fall of 2014
Lake Sidney Lanier
beginning restoration fall of 2014
Lake Sidney Lanier
Re: bare bottom?
This came up on the forum some years ago and, I admit, I can't recall the end result. I would suspect that some houseboats whose owners go bare bottom are in (very) fresh water and not moved very far or very fast. The algae would weigh them down even if corrosion is not an issue in those cases (paint isn't a preventive for galvanic trouble). Perhaps, if one's boat were on a lift, one can get away without anti-fouling treatment. But for the rest of us, the fuel penalty far outweighs the time and cost of painting.
-joel-
former owner 1988 '32 FB Sedan
Chesapeake Bay
twin 318 / 240 hp
Potomac MD
former owner 1988 '32 FB Sedan
Chesapeake Bay
twin 318 / 240 hp
Potomac MD
Re: bare bottom?
My boat would gain a hundred pounds of crap if I did that!
Agree; only in dead pure fresh water, and even then they gotta have 'issues'.
Jeff
Agree; only in dead pure fresh water, and even then they gotta have 'issues'.
Jeff
"We live at the bottom of an ocean of air, not at the top." General Marvage Slatington
Re: bare bottom?
Jeff is right. I follow his scheme of power washing the bottom and applying Trilux 33. This keeps the bottom slick and the plastic boaters jealous.
Some people sit at the dock more than I do--my dad used to love to just hang out on his houseboat--and might not care so much about saving on fuel. So like so many things, it depends on what you want.
Joe
Some people sit at the dock more than I do--my dad used to love to just hang out on his houseboat--and might not care so much about saving on fuel. So like so many things, it depends on what you want.
Joe
Joe Napoli
1977 28' Express
Twin raw water cooled 318s
Beaver River--near mile 25 on the Ohio
1977 28' Express
Twin raw water cooled 318s
Beaver River--near mile 25 on the Ohio