help--barnacles on my driveshaft!!

Hard to respond when we don't know where you boat or what kind of boat you have....
 
Narragansett Bay, docked from April to November. Getting ready to put in soon, but noticed barnacles were not removed when boat was winterized. That issue will be taken up with the service used. Looking to remedy the situation now.
 
Primer/antifouling.
Wasn't your running gear painted before launch last year? Why the barnacles? Boats kept in the water aren't maintenance free, you know.
Every area is different, and the water up there's a lot colder than here, but I'm sure you need to dive your bottom periodically (or hire a diver). I do mine monthly...
 
I hand my GF a plastic scraper and say "see those barnacles? make them go away".
 
ok I can't take it no more... Wes will probably yell at me and delete my post but here it is:

Every time I read the title of this thread I read it as Barnacles on my loveshaft (Is that better then crabs?)

Anyways I couldn't hold back.
 
Morpheus said:
ok I can't take it no more... Wes will probably yell at me and delete my post but here it is:

Every time I read the title of this thread I read it as Barnacles on my loveshaft (Is that better then crabs?)

Anyways I couldn't hold back.
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Finally... Someone broke the ice! I just want to say it sounds like a personal problem to me. And dont they have a cream for that?!? :lol::lol::smt043:lol::lol:
 
Ok, first, I am the wife of this barnacle encrusted boat/man. Barnacle man hired people to decommission and put in last year. They stunk, obviously. I am the computer savvy part of the operation. I'm looking for something to help him now since talking about what should have been done is of no help. The barnacles are in tight spaces, scrapers won't fit. Most product are not made for stainless steel. He's looking to fix the problem himself and he knows he should have done it himself in the first place. So, I'll ask again. Does anyone who has had this problem know of something that worked well? Thanks.
 
You'll have to get creative with the scraping tools. Dull table knife, kitchen scrubbing pads, assorted 'pick' types of tools, etc, are but a few things I've used over the years. There's balance between digging them out and not gouging the surrounding fiberglass.

It's tedious work, even more so if the boat's out of the water long enough for them to dry out. You really want to get at them first thing once it's out of the water.
 
My experience has been that if I can reach them, I scrape them off. If I can't reach them, running the boat and turning the shafts scrapes them off. If neither happens, when they get big enough it will.
 
Hello from Croatia!
You can use 9 to 19% Hydrochloric acid (I always use 19), just be careful, it is very aggressive to aluminum.
Also take care not to get it in your eyes etc.
Just soak or spray, leave it for couple of minutes and wash with plenty of water.
It does not eat plastic or paint.
Best regards, Goran!!!
 
The glue barnacles secrete is the strongest glue known to man!

Dead dried barnacles will be a scrape and cuss proposition
 
I had started a new thread, which is relevant to this.

http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8048

I just tried cleaning my BIII SS props with the wire cup brush. It came out pretty good. So, I'm thinking to use wire prush for cleaning my shafts on 320DA. I opened the thread to verify that this method is not doing any damages to the props or shafts. If it's not, I found it easier than scraping.

Alex.
 
Mine are cleaned w/ strips of emery paper, pulled back and forth. The shaft may be moved outwards by removing the coupling at the front of the V-drive.

Don't move the shaft out until the keyway reaches the seal or the spare seal. The keyway can nick the seal(s), mandating replacement. A seal protector prevents that problem and is easy to use.

Mine had been kept in Warwick for many years w/ only very light shaft build-up, but I cleaned them each year prior to launch.

This time I'm going to try Prop Coat. Prop Speed is another option. The coating requires removal before shaft removal as the thickness interferes w/ the cutlass bearing.
 
My vote is for emery tape easy to use and works quickly. Of course the boat has to be out of the water. i do my before launch in the spring.
 
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