Antifouling

[reb]

It's that time of year again when Janski comes out to have her bottom washed !

 

Can anyone recommend the best antifouling to use as the last lot seems to have only lasted 6 months . That was Seago extra strength hard . I think I need the extra strength as I am told the ordinary stuff will rub off at anything over 15knts . If you know where in Poole I am likely to get the best deal I would be grasteful to know that too !

 

Cheers, Richard

[Maverick Martin]

Hi Rich

 

Have a word with Pete at Quay West Chandlers. He is a mine of useful info and will also give you a good deal. Quay West are based in Turks Lane Whitecliff

 

Quay West are also sponsors of the club

 

Martin

 

[reb]

Thanks for that Martin

Cheers,

Rich

[mw]

I put copper coat on my boat last year

 

its expesive but they say its good for ten years but it has to go on a clean hull

 

mark w

[Sinbad]

Its too bl## cold for my liking to be rolling arround on peashingle with a paint roller an inch from your nose, so sod it... I'm waiting until it warms up a bit and will leave the old stuff to do what it can. Cant be much marine growth in the harbour, whilst the frost is still about - I'm hoping.

 

Paul.

 

 

[TomBettle]

Rich

 

The stuff that rubs off is supposed to.

That's one of the ways that it works.

It's called self eroding antifoul. As weed begins to form (and it will even with antifoul... just more slowly) it tries to take root. As the speed of your boat increases, a tiny little bit will erode off, taking the weed with it.

 

Anyway, that aside, we tend to use International Ultra and it is very good if applied properly.

Antifoul is one of those things that you do get what you pay for.

 

...Go to Beaulieu boat jumble and buy some stuff (known or otherwise) and you are asking for trouble. It's got a shelf life and needs to be applied well within it. Then it also need to be launched within a fairly short space of time after it being applied. Otherwise it will lose it's properties.

 

Good luck

Tom

 

PS: IMHO, Either Blakes or International are the best standard antifouls.

As Madw said, Copper Coat is the bees knees, but has a very specialist application process.

[bootlegger]

Little hint, if you go to the chemist and get some copper sulphate. Add it to your anti foul, I guarantee it will remain weed free and at the end of the season the hull will be easier to clean.

 

The best anti foul I have found is International hard anti foul.

[Adam F]

Copper Coat

 

Tell me more please? A few people have recommended it for a brand new boat so while we have the rare option of this, I'd like to know the pros and cons please!

 

Thanks

[great white]

It is expensive stuff Adam but worth considering on a new Build

 

I decided instead to go for an Epoxy treatment International gelshield 200 and then Antifoul with International Interspeed extra.

 

The coppercoat we use at work is from wimborne call them on 01202 888802 they will talk you through it.

 

We use it on new Club RIBs but it is a bitch to apply and get a good finish.

 

Other products are available that are not epoxy based and are easier to appply.

 

Charlie

[Coddy]

I might be wrong but in the case of where Adam is going to moor his new boat I would of thought that Epoxy coating would be better as it gives a little more protection to the hull against scrapes if the tide is low getting over the bar!

 

Are you also thinking of a keel band Adam?

 

I am watching this thread with interest as I might have to antifoul my new boat later in the year.

 

Coddy

[Adam F]

little more protection to the hull against scrapes if the tide is low getting over the bar!

 

Are you also thinking of a keel band Adam?

 

Nope - cause if we need one we'll have ripped the leg off the boat and a scraped hull will be the last of our worries!!

 

Our mooring wont dry out, and like the Aquafresh crew will just have to pick our tides a little more carefully.

[mw]

Adam with the copper coat you will need at least two people to apply it you have to put it on in stages one cote after another if you do use it use there rollers as some rollers melt i used about six rollers it was hard work for two as you do not get a chance to stop if it a hot day you have to get five cotes on and you cant use it if its going to rain cause it washes off with water until its dry it may cost you about

[Adam F]

Thanks Mark.

 

Two people is fine. Looks like an option, we'll look into it.

 

To be honest, we may just pop here in for a few months and see how bad the growth is before we act. Looks like we have a few options.

 

Adam

[mw]

if you kept it at rockly you would not have to ,as they wash it off and flush it for you each time you use it

mark w