Hauling out

Given the oil leak we decided to get Robinetta towed to the yard again. This is getting to be a habit, and not a good one. I called the yard, and they were happy to move her on 2nd November. High water was at 17:30 (when it would be dark) but there should be enough water 2 hours before, so I walked to the yard then.

I was waiting by the slip as she appeared in the distance.

Mussel encrusted anode and prop

Once she was hauled out I could see how much fouling there was on the hull. There were clumps of limpets, and plenty of mussels on the depth sensor and the bottom of the hull. The most obvious patch were growing on the sacrificial anode. This, of course, can not be anti-fouled but I have never seen it infested as much, and wondered if this could be the cause of the engine problems. However the yard manager said not, that the anode should still be effective despite the mussels. Unfortunately the fact that the mussels were growing there probably meant that there was a short in the connection, so the anode was not protecting the engine...

fouling on starboard bow

fouling on port bow

I asked the person cleaning off the hull if there was a better anti-fouling paint for the local area than the Teamac-D we use (which was fine last year). He said that all the boats had been badly fouled this year, so not to worry.

Robinetta is now safely on a cradle, with additional props. She is not going anywhere for the next few months