Water Weeds

[Purple Baron]

Will a fast electric cope with a little weed?, well a little more than a little. My local pond is full of weed, it tends to come to the surface in summer.
Is there a weed eating prop or boat out there?
It's a lot of work to remove it by hand....

Any ideas...
THE BARON
Return of the Triffids

[Purple Baron]

Right, roger that, OK, 10-4, your kidding....
What!
Has life out there ceased to exist?

:(

[martin richards]

It's a great way to stall your motor, burn out your ESC and trash your prop. No answers, except using an airboat.

[Purple Baron]

What!, so now I gotta design a weed wacker!
Mannnnn....
So what ya recommend a hull with razorblade chines?
or big sharpened prop?

THE BARON
No Weed

[Dunc]

(So obvious that I'm almost embarrassed to mention it) but if the weed is single-cellular then it shouldn't matter but I suppose you're talking about stuff with long stems etc where it would very much matter. Sharpen your props!!!!
Dunc

[Purple Baron]

Fish keepers call it Oxygen weed I think, it's bloody thickstuff, aybe a good fast sharp prop will chern through it, ...but that was my question.

THE BARON
All caught up

[Neil McGrath]

It does not seem to matter how sharp your prop is or how powerful your motor. Weeds or leaves floating on or just below the surface will get wrapped around your prop and eventually stall your motor.

Neil

[Purple Baron]

Mumble mumble mumble mumble......

THE BARON
Mumble....

[John Z]

purplebaron, check with your local authorities ...environmental types and Natural Resources Commision types to determine whether or not you may be able to apply a certain weed killer into the pond. Good luck. John Z.

[Neil McGrath]

I do not need to worry about weeds in my local pond. They have drained it for the winter!

Neil

[Purple Baron]

Why do they drain it ?

tHe bARoN pURplE
All choked up

[Neil McGrath]

The pond is artificial and is made of concrete. I think they drain it to prevent the concrete being damaged when the water freezes. Also, it stops the kids from venturing out on to thin ice. There are no weeds in the water but plenty of leaves in the Autumn, plus the odd plastic bag.

Neil

[Purple Baron]

Ah, Ice, we don't get that here (New Zealand - North Island). It gets a bit chilly, but the lakes/ponds never ice up, if your hard enough, you can swim all year round. (you gotta be a trooper).

Oh well
tHe baRON PUrple
None the wiser