[Rhodes22-list] On Second Try, Intrepid Agrees to Leave Dock

[Hank]

She's been sitting on the bottom for those 24 years, so I suspect there's
not much growth at all, except maybe on the sides.  They also probably sent
down divers over the years to clean it off.

Hank

On 12/5/06, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>
> She hasn't moved in 24 years so she probably hasn't been painted in those
> 24
> years either.  My guess is that she has added MANY FEET of bottom growth
> that must now be removed.  Paint removal is not the problem!
>
> I was once told that the navy experimented with charging the hull with
> respect to the water to prevent marine growth, rather than apply bottom
> paint.  Does anyone know if this was actually true and, if so, did it
> work?
>
> Mike
>
> From: "john Belanger" <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> Tuesday, December 05, 2006 2:41
> PM
> wonder what kind of  bottom paint they use on her bottom?
>
> "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:  The Intrepid is no
> longer
> stuck in the mud:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/05/nyregion/06intrepidcnd.html?hp&ex=1165381200&en=00928e0a6bcd64c3&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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