Diaper Cream

[hardee]

Thanks for reminding me guys. I'm gonna try this this season. After only 3 1/2 months of keeping the 25 at my marina last year I learned my lesson....The transducer, trim tab bottoms and other parts were taken over by sea nasties (that's a technical term).

Jason, Did you have bottom paint on during the 3 1/2 months?

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

 

[South of Heaven]

Yes, Harvey. I had the bottom painted after I bought the boat because it was a fresh water boat.

 

[texasair]

Desitin also is a great sunblock for your nose, ears and face if you are going to be in direct sunlight all day

 

[Pat Anderson]

OK, another dumb question...here on the Upper Left Coast, bottom paint is more or less in the same category as air conditioners...heard of it but never used it. Ditto with diaper cream. And in 11 years we never used zincs on our trim tabs, only the outboards. As far as we can tell, we have suffered no bad consequences from failure to use any of this stuff.

Now, on the Great Loop, our boat is going to be in the water in all kinds of conditions for about eight months. It will probably be cruised every day and not sit in any one place for more than a day or two. We were not planning on bottom paint or trim tab zincs.

Thoughts?

 

[thataway]

See my comment on the paint thread. I would put bottom paint and zincs on for the loop. (May be OK without the zincs--a lot of variables there.)

But in Florida, you will be in salt water long enough to have fouling in the first month--Down in the keys, folks who do not have bottom paint, pull their boats Even with bottom paint, I had to have a regular diver (once a month) with the boat in a brackish water dock (Large boats, with higher salinity than where my current home is located.)

In S. Calif. When we were racing sailboats we dove on the boat once a week, even with bottom paint. During the winter it was monthly.

We also suggest a barrier coat for any boat having bottom paint--but that may not be necessary for you. Mainly this is for boats left in the water full time...again Osmosis is less in the colder waters you have in the PNW.

You might ask on the Great Loop thread how many boats have bottom paint. My guess is that it will be in the 90 to 100% number.

 

[hardee]

Pat, I'm with Bob here. Unless, of course, you could use Desitin. I don't know that it comes in 5 gallon industrial size tubs, but..., I would sure use something.

See the Bottom Paint thread for more answer to your question. Especially the last paragraph.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

 

[hardee]

Bringing this one back.

I still have some remnants of the last dose of white cream (Desitin) on my trim tabs. It is 2 years old. If it is still there (as white), does that mean it is still active? Before, I washed it all off and reapplied. I'm wondering if that is necessary or if I can just apply new over the older diaper cream?

And from that initial tube, I still have over half left. Enough for about 1.5 more applications.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

 

[thataway]

Apply over the old.

 

[TyBoo]

Ok, you guys better not be joking about this Desitin stuff! I am going to slather some on before I stick the boat back in the water. I'll do it just minutes before - I don't want people making fun of me.

Trim tabs and transducers, huh? They seem to collect the most green stuff growth around here in the brackish river and the nearly stagnant slough where the basin is. I usually use a lot of Tilex (or the generic Zep stuff) on them and the growth almost hoses off, but it would be nice to not have so much in the first place.

Or I can just make more trips out to the ocean where the salt cleans the green stuff off in a couple hours trolling.

I will report back as the water starts to warm up and the algae would typically start. However, if I say it is working you will never know if it really is or if I am perpetuating the joke.

 

[Sea Wolf]

(From an earlier post above):

Interesting how this type of knowledge seems to come and go. We used this back over 35 years ago on running gear of our large cruising sailboat. (Prop, & shaft).

If it works on transducers, trim tabs, prop shaft, props, and the like, why not the lower legs of outboards ? Might spin off the props a bit, but why not give it a try? I know the outboards can be trimmed up out of he water in marinas, but how about the inboard/outboard boats? In fact, for displacement boats, how about a whole bottom job? If it's good for babies,why not your boat bottom? How many tubes would it take to do a whole CD-22 or any of the others? Cheaper than anti-fouling bottom paint? The EPA is out to gradually eliminate copper, tri-butyl tin, etc, so maybe diaper cream is the answer? I think I'll go buy some stock in the company that makes it, no??? :bat

Joe. :teeth :thup

 

[hardee]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Oh this is good. We might katch Tyboo with Desitin on his fingers, (and it does't wear off forever,

and now Joe is buying stock in Johnson and Johnson. :shock: 8)

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Really guys. It does work. Promise :!:

I am finding it interesting that you are getting more growth in the brackish water. And to what do you attribute that to?

Harvey
SleepyC:moon

 

[TyBoo]

Ok Harvey, I’m going to try it. But I swear, if someone tells me to put Prepearation H on the thru hull fittings I’m calling BS.

 

[Foggy]

Should it be pointed out where not to put Destin cream
so as not to interfere with zinc anode electrolysis protection?

Aye?

 

[hardee]

Ok Harvey, I’m going to try it. But I swear, if someone tells me to put Prepearation H on the thru hull fittings I’m calling BS.

Mike, you are going to love it. As the Preparation H, I have no clue :roll:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon