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from Vero Beach,Fl on 7/26/2011
Comments about Waveblade Waveblade Power Barnacle Remover:
This tool is a must have if you need to clean props in the water.I just cleaned a large 3 bladed prop with 1.5" thick fouling layer over the whole prop. The job was done fast with every bit of fouling removed and with little effort. In fact the tool works best when you do not push on it. Just a gentle touch and 3 inch square hunks of barnacles start falling off.
from South Florida, on 7/19/2011
Comments about Waveblade Waveblade Power Barnacle Remover:
I had let the running gear on my 47 ft. twin screw former LaFitte shrimp trawler slide until it was heavily fouled with half inch barnacles, calcarous tube worms and especially flat oysters up to two inches in diameter like those that encrust pilings and seawalls here in South Florida. As a former commercial inspection and ship hull cleaning/prop polishing diver, I was skeptical at first that the Waveblade would really be effective at removing such growth but guess what, it was very effective at removing even the tough oysters. My buddy who was helping by hand scraping with a putty knife would motion me over to remove stubborn oysters with the Waveblade that he had been beating on with the putty knife. I did put a hose clamp over the switch and tightened it until the unit came on and stayed on. The Waveblade ran continuously for over two hours underwater with no problems. Once you catch on to relax and let the tool do the work and that less pressure is better and find the best angle for the blade you can really effectively remove even heavy fouling. It's fantastic at cleaning keel coolers and the spaces between the cooler fins. Using the Waveblade I got out shells and barnacles that have probably been there for years that the boatyard had missed. Waveblade is powerful enough to do the job without the worry of doing any damage. The tool more than paid for itself the first time out. There is a sense of satisfaction watching all the crud come off fairly effortlessly. I'm guessing it's sort of an ultrasonic vibration action along with the mechanical scraping of the blade that removes the encrustation. It sure beats putty knifes and scrapers.
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from Miami, FL on 6/27/2011
Comments about Waveblade Waveblade Power Barnacle Remover:
At first I thought yeah right to good to be true but what the heck. I tried it out and love it for the running gear. I'm not wild about the power switch but I tied an elastic sail keeper around it and put the knot over the button. That solved that problem and my hands are glad of it.
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I called the company because I couldn't figure out how to get the bases of the barnacles off like on the video. They said people try to use it like a regular scraper and push too hard causing the blade to stall. That was me. I figured the harder the better. I tried barely touching the barnacle base with the corners of the blade like they suggested and it worked like a charm. Now if I come up against something that is really tough, instead of pushing harder I let the blade run against the edge of the growth and it comes off. Changing how steep the blade is to the boat or moving the blade to a different part of the growth also helps. It's like the tool finds a weak spot and the vibration pops it off. A light touch really is the key.
I've got no bases on my hull, I won't have to haul out this year and as far as I'm concerned this baby has paid for itself. Great gift!
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Waveblade Waveblade Power Barnacle Remover:
Requires power button be continuously depressed, which does begin to get very tiring after about a 10-15 min period.....BUT the bigger issue is the power constantly seems to shut off while in use, even though the power button is depressed. The unit will turn on, start to glide over the boat hull, removing everything in it's path, then as great as it's working...it just turns off, as if either the unit is overheating or the power button is not being fully depressed, while in fact, if pushed any harder, the device might break.
I will follow up with results of my attempted warranty replacement. But for now, I'd be leery on this product, as it appears the simple, yet required power button method was lacking attention when designed.
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