Air Pollution in Fort Lauderdale?

Cool, I hate scrappers on my bottom paint too.
On the prop and shaft however, scraping is allowed, before a trip and during a trip.
I have been known to pull a prop before a long trip, have it tuned and computer balanced at Frank and Jimmy's prop shop, then snorkel on it once a week to make sure it is squeaky clean while in the Bahamas.
Once or twice I had the prop acid dipped, then epoxy dipped and just before the epoxy "set" coated with epoxy based Trinidad bottom paint.
It would last for a long time or it would not. Mixed results.
(Slow turning 16,5" sailboat prop)

Always had a spare prop, clean, balanced and ready to roll.
Never needed it on short notice.
Like carrying an umbrella and it will not rain.

Nah, but spare prop for my sailboat. Fat blades cost me 1/2 knot compared to a folding prop, but lots of torque and bite when doing the New River with currents, traffic and blind bridge operators.

True, it could have been a factor as I took the above picture about that time.
Will monitor the boat for dust and dirt now that we are back to Easterly winds.

Yup, 110-120 degrees wind direction but I am East of I-95 and due North of the airport.
Still waiting for an answer from the Clean Air folks with the above link.

Well, I always had a problem with the FPL power plant, supposedly they tore it down and I was in the clear, pun intended.
Now I got the black dust again and probably over-reacted.
Wildfires and Westerly winds are hopefully the answer.
Thx.

I will look for more now that we have East winds and the trains are upwind from my place.
Good thing I waxed my boat 4 times in 12 months, it should be well protected.