How acidic is your canal?

[peterboat]

20 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Sorry Peter. It was a poor joke. The OP had capitalised the H in hull, so Hull corrosion could only happen on the river Hull. Your mates boat is probably OK!

Phew Sabina is nearly 100 so I didn't want her bottom to get saggy ?

[IanD]

If you want more details of the phosphorus horrors in the Birmingham canals, there's a wealth of (sometimes alarmist...) material here...

 

http://www.whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk/

Edited February 1, 2021 by IanD

[Tam & Di]

1 hour ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Sorry Peter. It was a poor joke. The OP had capitalised the H in hull, so Hull corrosion could only happen on the river Hull. Your mates boat is probably OK!

I thought it was quite a good joke - the capital H put the same thought in my mind. ?

[Alan de Enfield]

Aithough there has been a lot of 'unexplained' corrosion in Hull Marina - some props have been just 'falling apart'

[Jen-in-Wellies]

1 hour ago, peterboat said:

Phew Sabina is nearly 100 so I didn't want her bottom to get saggy ?

Top tip, painting your bottom black delays it going saggy!

?

[peterboat]

2 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Top tip, painting your bottom black delays it going saggy!

?

We did that last time with keelblack so it should be fine

[tree monkey]

3 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Top tip, painting your bottom black delays it going saggy!

?

I'm never listening to anything you say again, that stuff does unpleasant things to the hairy bits and it itches

[Jim Riley]

The Rochdale is currently full to the brim with Hydric Acid. Some of it has mysteriously solidified overnight. 

[Jen-in-Wellies]

35 minutes ago, Jim Riley said:

The Rochdale is currently full to the brim with Hydric Acid. Some of it has mysteriously solidified overnight. 

Check the pH. If it is 7, get your boat away from there as soon as you can.

[Jim Riley]

OO err! I'll check,.... phew it's a big zero. Not that high then.