alexincornwall

Thanks. As per original post I've already bought the boat which has not been antifouled (yet).

Thanks everyone for the input on this - an interesting read and I would not have predicted the strong argument for not antifouling at...

That does look interesting. Unfortunately, we don’t have a finger berth, they’ll probably just stick us on the outside of the eastern...

The floating dock is usually owned by the boat owner https://www.tetradock.com/ and although pricey would pay for itself relatively...

Most hard paints, including Coppercoat, will deactivate if they dry out (davits). Some can be reactivated with a stiff scrub with light...

I’d just leave it as is. It’s small enough to easily run it up the beach/slipway/hard and just give it a scrape once in a while.

Little more than applying conventional paint as you are starting from a clean base. Five coats instead of 3 and no more for the next 10...

International Micron 350 eroding antifouling will work well for your use and speeds. If you apply the correct film thickness it can last...

Unfortunately we don't have such luxuries at our marina. I could tow the boat home after every outing but I think the level of hassle...

That would be a nice thing to do but a lot of work for a <11 foot boat.

This might be one for the motor boat specific community but I'll start here. We've recent acquired a small RIB (3.3M with console...

We left our boat in Alicante for 6 months last winter at the Real Club de Regattas de Alicante. It's more of a working sports club than...

Thanks for all of the replies on this, very helpful. The good news is that my problems appear to have been solved - it was indeed the...

Thank you. Yes, I spoke to Epifanes in Holland shortly after posting, very friendly and helpful. Gave them the batch number which was...

I had a similar problem with a varnish. I bought it some years earlier and never opened the can. When I applied it, it was sticky for a...