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[bux]

ok got some different items stuck around thr propelor, is there any thing that i can wear on my hand and arm or any other thing i can do to stop my hand/arm freezing while ime tryingto dislodge whaterver gets wrapped around my propelor, darn that canal water is baltic, any sugesgions please....

[NB Lola]

2 marigolds, put warm water between em and tape top

[bizzard]

ok got some different items stuck around thr propelor, is there any thing that i can wear on my hand and arm or any other thing i can do to stop my hand/arm freezing while ime tryingto dislodge whaterver gets wrapped around my propelor, darn that canal water is baltic, any sugesgions please....

Hot water poured into the weed box first helps a bit.On the way down and on the way up though.

[G4YVM]

Hot water poured into the weed box first helps a bit.On the way down and on the way up though.

If its likely to be a moderately frequent event could you not try wetsuit gloves? Youll find them in anything from about 3mm up.
An old wetsuit jacket sleeve for the arm?
David

[bizzard]

You could also put your arms and hands in the fridge for a half hour before hand so as to acclimatize them before taking the plunge.But don't go away and leave them to it in case they get too cold.

Ps goose grease rubbed in makes quite a good barrier.

Edited by bizzard, 12 March 2012 - 08:45 PM.

[Darren72]

boil the kettle and empty its contents into the hatch

[AJLintern]

You can get long gauntlets like what James Herriot would wear when investigating a cow's internals...

[Rebotco]

ok got some different items stuck around thr propelor, is there any thing that i can wear on my hand and arm or any other thing i can do to stop my hand/arm freezing while ime tryingto dislodge whaterver gets wrapped around my propelor, darn that canal water is baltic, any sugesgions please....

As you will be moored up, wait for a passing pedestrian of the male variety, and ask if he would mind helping you to rescue your knickers ..................

[bizzard]

Stick with glue a waterproof glove onto the end of a 2'length of flexible ducting,thrust you fist through it and into the glove.

[Keeping Up]

boil the kettle and empty its contents into the hatch

Wot he said. Surprisingly it works.

[ditchcrawler]

You can get long gauntlets like what James Herriot would wear when investigating a cow's internals...

The only ones I could find were the disposable type which I thought wouldn't be very good, but maybe if worn inside a pair of surgeon type gloves may be better.

[bizzard]

If its likely to be a moderately frequent event could you not try wetsuit gloves? Youll find them in anything from about 3mm up.
An old wetsuit jacket sleeve for the arm?
David

That's a good idea,and if Bux has extra long arms she could use the legs.
I sometimes wore a wet suit when dinghy sailing and found that they tore easily on sharp objects though.

[Grace & Favour]

A thin cotton glove underneath yer Marigolds

[AJLintern]

The only ones I could find were the disposable type which I thought wouldn't be very good, but maybe if worn inside a pair of surgeon type gloves may be better.

How about these? http://www.baconsdoz...o.uk/gloves.htm

[The Bagdad Boatman (waits)]

Do not be so nesh! Cutting a car tyre off the prop high up on the Huddersfield canal on a trad with a very small weed hatch just as the canal opened after the winter stoppage two winters ago, there was still snow on the hills. now that's cold.

[WJM]

Bargee Bill's Medieval Prop Cleaner - works very well for me!




http://www.bargee-bill.co.uk/propcleaner.htm

[Farey]

I use pond gloves - you can get them at garden centres, or a google search will find plenty of online suppliers.

[koukouvagia]

I use pond gloves - you can get them at garden centres, or a google search will find plenty of online suppliers.

Thanks. That's a really good idea. Never heard of them before.