Cleaning involves removal of scum and barnacles from hull and running gear. The benefits of hull cleaning is: lowered fuel consumption, easier to maintain boat speed, cost-savings from costly haul-out fees. Once we know the age of your paint and the daily operation of your boat, we can recommend a suitable hull maintenance program for you.
Dive hull cleaning is the fastest and most economical way to return your vessel to peak performance throughout the life-cycle of your anti-foul paint.
***Marine Growth***
Fouling, or more accurately ‘bio-fouling’, is the build-up of plant and animal life that occurs on all submerged structures, from rocks to oil-rigs – and, of course, boat hulls.
These are generally split up into two subdivisions: micro fouling and macro fouling.
– Micro fouling is made up of microscopic bio-organisms, such as slime, bacteria and other small algal life forms.
– Macro fouling is the bigger stuff that us boaters tend to get worked up about, such as barnacles, muscles, tube worm, sea squirts and seaweed.
The bottom growth of your vessel will depend on the location in the harbour where it is being kept. The closer to the open ocean the more marine growth will occur. Build up is also dependent on the last time the vessel’s hull was anti-fouled or bottom cleaned. Marine growth in excess creates dragging, clogging in outlets and intakes and affects performance in all parts of the running gear.
Our divers will inspect and clean the waterline, hull (including keels and rudders), through-hull fittings (including intakes and outlets), running gear (including propellers, shafts and thrusters) and all anodes. Also they can change any type of anode if needed or requested.
***Hull Cleaning Process***
Once we received the job by email with the location and details of the vessel, we attend and commence the clean after assessment is completed.
– For all sailing vessels, we conduct a special soft hand rub clean and inspection of the waterline, hull, rudder and keel.
– For all motor boats including large luxury yachts, we also include clean of all running gear: shafts, thrusters, intakes, outlets, trim tabs, propellers, all anodes as well as the hull, keel, rudder and waterlines.
On every job, as part of the inspection we provide:
1. Report with the grade of anti-foul, state of anodes, any anomaly in the structure if found.
2. Photos Before & After.
***Recommended Boat Plans*** – WINTER SPECIALS FROM $75
It is better for any vessel to be cleaned often “not much”… rather than once “a lot”. Growth affects massively in motor vessels especially in areas like: intakes, outlets, rudders, trim-tabs and propellers. For sailboats, rudders and keels are the most critical.
The WINTER SPECIAL BOAT HULL CLEAN PLANS start from $75 for sailboats and $100 for motorboats. The price applies once the boat is set on the regular customer plan for the season.
Because any significant growth of fouling has an immediate effect on your boat’s performance and its fuel efficiency:
– For racing yachts in weekdays/weekend club competitions, we recommend a clean every 1 to maximum 2 weeks throughout the racing season. Some of the vessels during full time competition racing twice or more during the week, we attend up to twice a week. Off-season and winter we recommend maximum every 3 weeks.
– For fast powerboats and runaround sailboats we recommend a clean every 2 to maximum 3 weeks to avoid barnacles developing on propellers, intakes & stern drives. In winter we recommend maximum every 4 weeks.
– For motor yachts and cruising yachts we recommend a clean every 4 weeks to keep down fuel costs and maintain lower growth on the running gear plus waterline topside appearance. In winter we recommend maximum every 6 weeks.
Racing Yachts & Runaround Sailing Vessels
We provide a very unique and special soft hand clean for all racing sailboats hulls.
If you are racing on weekdays or/and weekends, we can clean your boat the same day or the day before with ultra care on your hull with a gentle rub, making it ready for you to win!
Once we received by email the job order with the location and details of the vessel, we attend and commence cleaning after assessment has been completed.
We conduct the special soft hand rub clean and inspection of the waterline, topsides, hull, rudder and keel.
On every job, as part of the inspection we provide a report with the grade of anti-foul, state of anodes, any anomaly in the structure if found and before & after photos.
Motor Yachts & Luxury Cruisers
The bottom growth of your vessel will depend on the location in the harbour where it is being kept. The closer to the open ocean the more marine growth will occur. Build up is also dependent on the last time the vessel’s hull was anti-fouled or bottom cleaned.
Our divers will inspect and clean the waterline, hull (including keels and rudders), through-hull fittings (including intakes and outlets), running gear (including propellers, shafts and thrusters) and all anodes. Also they can change any type of anode if needed or requested.
Once we received by email the job order with the location and details of the vessel, we attend and commenced cleaning after assessment is completed.
For all sail and motor boats including large luxury yachts, we conduct a clean of all running gear: shafts, thrusts, intakes, outlets, trim tabs, propellers as well as the hull, keel, rudder and waterlines.
On every job, as part of the inspection we provide a report with the grade of anti-foul, state of anodes, any anomaly in the structure if found and before & after photos.
