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most tackle shops have a drop in service. I know that Wessex angling used to, the repair guy used to pick up on a Wednesday and drop back a week later. worth a call to the shop Mick to see if they still do this

Search ring repair (rod wise) on here, there is a guy Hooky knows the name of. He did a repair recently for me via Bournemouth Fishing Lodge R

I bought my boat secondhand, it already had antifoul on the legs, can't tell if there was a layer of primer between the antifoul and paint the drives come with. The bottom half on one of the legs however was replaced about 2 years ago (skeg damage due to rope entanglement). The guys at Ropewalk lightly abraded the new part and applied Trilux, there had been no problem with adhesion of the antifoul since. That's background, to answer your question, the antifoul is not being applied to bare metal where primer must be applied it is being applied to a tough paint finish. So what we are dealing with is a question of bonding. In my view if a good bond can be achieved without a primer no need to use one. The guys at Ropewalk didn't think it was needed to get a good bond, I went along with that, so far that's proven out to be fine. So in my view I don't think there is any harm in applying a primer but I'm not convinced it is actually needed to get a good bond. Lightly abrading is unfortunately needed to get a good bond, I say unfortunately because I don't like damaging in any way the quality paint job the legs come with even if just the top of it's top coat.

I painted mine from new, as do most if not all people with out drive legs at the Yacht Club Initially Primed with primacon and then I used Trilux anti Fouling which I was not that happy with I now use International Interspeed, in a lighter colour than the hull so I can see when they start to weed up. You will see a massive difference in performance and fuel consumption when the hull and legs get weedy

Jerry clean them off, very lightly abrade the paint then apply a coat of trilux. I use aerosol for all the tricky bits and brush for the flat bits. Saves money on the aerosols, it's just ok for a season, just.

Happy Birthday to you both hope you had a great day

Happy birthday both

Happy birthday to you both hope you had a great day 🎂🎂

Happy birthday guys Hope you enjoyed the day🎂

Happy birthday guys

Happy birthday to you both