Some questions about hull cleaning

[Scuba Bud]

Not many houseboats, mostly small power boats, or small-medium sail boats.

 

[fstbttms]

If you have a marina full of folks that live on houseboats, they don't come with trailers. Some of those boats haven't been out of the water in decades though.

OK, so let's put it this way; properly maintained boats with anti fouling paint in good condition that live in freshwater do not typically need in-water hull cleaning. Houseboats that haven't been hauled for paint in decades do not qualify as "properly maintained."

 

[Scuba Bud]

Bingo.

I had thought about this but I know there are many businesses offering hull cleaning services in the Toronto area and all around the great lakes...they have more or less the same season as we do.

 

[fstbttms]

1. Electrocution in the water. I understand in fresh water marinas this is a potential danger due to the salinity of my body being greater than the water and the current wanting to pass through me. How would I go about assuring that this will not happen? What power needs to be turned off either at the marina or on the boat or both? What can I do to test the surrounding water?

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[4dawgma]

Sorry fstbttmus, you are absolutely right. And I don't know what OP's locale will dictate as far as cleaning goes, but I do know this, people in Alabama have a different definition of 'properly maintained'. Honestly a scrub brush goes a long way but they're not the cleanest breed.

As for the electro-thing.....that's just crazy talk. Didn't yo momma teach you not to keep not to blow dry yo hair inda tub???