Barnacle Bob
01-26-2003, 11:26 PM
Does anyone know where I can get one of those Barnacle Munching Robots that automatically keeps my bottom free of fouling? I would particularly like to obtain the model that moves along by grabbing onto the neighboring barnacle while munching them as it goes. The better ones have a large suction cup that attaches to the hull and after macerating and discharging the barnacle along with the water, creates an air chamber that dries the hull section it's covering and then sprays antifouling bottom paint on and allows it to dry before it moves to the neighboring section. So, you eventually are left with a defouled hull that has a new coat of bottom paint. It saves having to hull the boat out every season. Where can I get one and how much do they go for?