Anode Update

[Tranona]

In October 2023 I posted a bout the rapid anode erosion on my new Featherstrean Propeller as the first anode was almost gone after less than a year. my boat stays in the water all year round apart from 2 weeks so clearly something needed to be one. There had been a lot of discussion on ways of reducing wastage including adding a hull anode and painting the propeller to reduce the exposed surface area. I decided to do both, plus fitting the latest anode which has greater bulk than the original. The first 2 photos show the hull anode and the stern gear coated in Hempel Prop O Dev.

For various reasons the boat had little use in 2024, but was lifted in September for a wash and while there was some fouling there ws little wastage of the nodes so they were not changed. . Since hen little use and lifted today. The photos speak for themselves. Taken after the small amount of slime and growth around the bearing housing was washed off but before the barnacles were removed.

The Antifouling is Cu-Pro from SML and very pleased with it - lust slime and some growth at the bottom of the keel

 

[ducked]

If the photos speak for themselves, I think the last one might be speaking Klingon.

Or, for older readers, Venusian, if I remember correctly that that is what The Mekon spoke.

 

[Dellquay13]

In October 2023 I posted a bout the rapid anode erosion on my new Featherstrean Propeller as the first anode was almost gone after less than a year. my boat stays in the water all year round apart from 2 weeks so clearly something needed to be one. There had been a lot of discussion on ways of reducing wastage including adding a hull anode and painting the propeller to reduce the exposed surface area. I decided to do both, plus fitting the latest anode which has greater bulk than the original. The first 2 photos show the hull anode and the stern gear coated in Hempel Prop O Dev.

For various reasons the boat had little use in 2024, but was lifted in September for a wash and while there was some fouling there ws little wastage of the nodes so they were not changed. . Since hen little use and lifted today. The photos speak for themselves. Taken after the small amount of slime and growth around the bearing housing was washed off but before the barnacles were removed.

The Antifouling is Cu-Pro from SML and very pleased with it - lust slime and some growth at the bottom of the keel

I’m interested in your thoughts on the CuPro. I know it’s very dependent on local conditions to evaluate, but how does it compare to the other popular effective brands for your area? What makes are you comparing against?
I’ve used Tiger xtra for over 20 years with good results in Milford Haven (on a boat getting regular use, berthed in a locked harbour).
For most of that time I had a planing motorboat, and now I have a sailboat I’ve been told the Tiger xtra is a bit overspec’d and I could go down to a standard soft eroding.
I currently get 2 years out of 3 coats of Tiger Xtra, boat afloat 48-50 weeks a year, with a mid season scrub while in a local drying harbour.

 

[Tranona]

Not really done any direct comparisons as my last boat was Coppercoated. However the actual level of fouling mainly slime is not much different from Coppercoat. No growth on the waterline and the only real fouling was on the bottom of the keel and the bilge plates where the coverage was poor. I will try to get some more paint on those areas this time. Seems to live up to the 2 year claim.

Just added a couple of photos. First one straight out of the water, second after pressure wash

 

[Tranona]

Now ready to go back in the water. Propeller and stern tube now coated in 2 coats of Hammerite Special Metals Primer and 4 coats of Velox. New larger Prop anode so on the basis of the last one this should go 3 or more years