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Would electrifying hull, or making some high frequency electric zaps to the hull make these barnacles to fall off/not to attach? (just thinking out loud, it is

• angry_octet 7y ago
  When you say electrifying, what are the places there is a potential across? Because salt water is an excellent conductor. I have wondered whether a microwave would do the trick. Basically cooking the algae. The trick is then to access all the books and crannies, e.g. near the propeller. Unfortunately it probably wouldn't remove any barnacle polymer cement or other buildup, like the awful tube worms, you'd still need mechanical scrubbing. With electrical techniques you also have to avoid magnetising the hull, which on navy vessels has been carefully degaussed.
  • tandr 7y ago
    Thank you. I totally forgot about degaussed hulls...