Love it or hate it, you can't escape it. Every boat that lives in the water 100% of the time needs to be hauled out and cleaned. This is how we do it here in in the Pelorus Sounds. It might not be fancy, but it gets the job done.
Hauling out to reapply the antifoul and anodes is an essential part of proper maintenance. This gets rid of all sorts of marine growth that slows the boat down, and is also the chance to check the condition of the boat under the water, in the places that are hard to get to normally. The anodes 100% must be kept fresh and functional and the only way to do some of them is out of the water, so there really is no escaping this job. It is also a chance to retune the propellers if they need it due to hitting something or clipping the bottom - thankfully we have not done either since owning the boat so this time around we got off lightly with just the clean and new antifoul application. It's also a great time to check the Cutlass Bearings on the propeller shafts as these wear over time and need to be replaced occasionally, and this is a job done out of the water as well.
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This is our very first boat so we are (k)not particularly nauti(cal) ..... yet!
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