Stemar
Well-known member
I haven't antifouled for years, but On High has decreed that the bottom of the boat will change colour, so we'll have grey antifoul and a black boot top. The bottom isn't in bad nick - no flaky bits and reasonably smooth, but there's a brown layer on the bits that sit in the mud at low tide. It's pretty hard - comes off with a scraper, but not easily; a commercial jetwash doesn't touch it.
Is there a) an easy way to remove it or b) any reason for knackering myself to take it off?
Also, how fussy do I need to be with boot top prep?
The plan is to do the boot top first, then the antifoul, as I reckon the boot top will take masking tape better than eroding antifoul. Is that correct?
Final question - I need to change the log through-hull; I'm putting in a Nasa electronic log sensor. Best goop for that? Again, I've done it, but it was a long time ago!
Thanks everyone
Is there a) an easy way to remove it or b) any reason for knackering myself to take it off?
Also, how fussy do I need to be with boot top prep?
The plan is to do the boot top first, then the antifoul, as I reckon the boot top will take masking tape better than eroding antifoul. Is that correct?
Final question - I need to change the log through-hull; I'm putting in a Nasa electronic log sensor. Best goop for that? Again, I've done it, but it was a long time ago!
Thanks everyone