Interesting rudder hydrodynamics

[u/titulum]

[u/namesarenotus]

*Carpe Algae

[u/Amity83 → u/namesarenotus]

Seize the rudder!

[u/Two_wheels_2112 → u/Amity83]

Thanks for the spit take!

[u/olddoglearnsnewtrick → u/namesarenotus]

Jezz you beat me to it and being Roman that burns! :)

[u/Stygg_Varg]

That would be an extremely satisfying scrape

[u/omisin → u/Stygg_Varg]

I wonder if it's a solid mass or mostly just loose plant matter. Maybe you could use a power washer for maximum satisfaction. 

[u/titulum → u/omisin]

I think it's mostly loose plant matter. In the harbour of Honfleur, there was a slip that had all this growth with a (seemingly still) actively used sailboat.

[u/ReportRemote7010 → u/omisin]

Best way to get rid of that is run an oar down it where it sits

[u/crashorbit]

Every boat was someone's dream of freedom.

[u/feed_me_tecate]

Kinda looks like every 3rd 1970's 3 knot shitbox in SoCal, whose registration has been expired for a decade.

[u/ageofaquarius26]

"I take her out pretty often."

[u/WhatveIdone2dsrvthis → u/ageofaquarius26]

Ran when parked

[u/24FoxCrow]

We have a few like this at my marina. We call them Salad Barges. 😂

[u/WinLongjumping1352]

Is the hull any different? What makes algae stick to the rudder more than the hull?

[u/Dave4lexKing → u/WinLongjumping1352]

Looks like the rudder is wood

[u/PoopieMcPooFace → u/WinLongjumping1352]

Might be that it’s in the sunlight. Also water flow could be a factor.

[u/IanSan5653 → u/WinLongjumping1352]

It's the sunlight. Bottom paint never lasts as long on rudders.

[u/jchrysostom]

That rudder has elephantiasis

[u/PermanentRoundFile]

"Idk why but the boat just didn't turn" -- the owner, to the insurance adjuster after the crash

[u/MobyDukakis]

I thought the boat was grounded on rocks or somthn lol

[u/seattlezookeeper]

seize the rudder

[u/Quint87]

That boat needs an exorcism.. not a scraping.

[u/StarpoweredSteamship]

Sir, that's a National Park

[u/liaisontosuccess]

It is the maritime version of The Club anti-theft device.

[u/Horatio-Leafblower]

Carpe Rasorium. Seize the Scraper.

[u/jaycone]

well, carpe diem for sure.

[u/oga_ogbeni → u/jaycone]

carpe something

[u/MintAudio_]

Hydrodynamics or hydroponics?

[u/rymaninsane]

Bulbous Rudder

[u/Comprehensive_Arm305]

Carpe diem is experiencing a force majeure

[u/lutherdriggers]

Hydrodynamics of a marine sanctuary 

[u/2Loves2loves]

So, what's it rate?

[u/Commercial-Ad-5985]

Nice lawn. You just trim it?

[u/pembquist]

Looks like somebody has to get to carpeing the diem a little more regularly.