Welcome to the club. They will cling to every submerged metallic part of your boat. We have had them for 10 years up here . They do clean up the water, and are not really much of a problem with the operation of the boat. We just brush them off several times during the season, then blast them off with a power washer before the boat goes into storage.
Just don't use your bare hands to clean them off.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:2000 Four Winns 268 Vista
Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral
235 ssi cuddy
