Anti fouling a bottom like this

[Chiara’s slave]

If you do it often it removes soft AF entirely. As does scrubbing of course. I would very much use hard on this boat. We have coppercoat, shame that isn’t available for Rum Pirate.
Thinking onwards, the standard F27 trailer also removes soft AF, the boat rests on a long carpet covered plank.

 

[gordmac]

That is a shame, I suspect soft would have otherwise been easier.

 

[geem]

Unfortunately it is not available here.

Considering Antifouling, Islands 44 Plus Black Hard Gal
Antifouling, Islands 44 Plus Black Hard Gal - Budget Marine

Nip over to St Martin. Available there by the bridge on the French side

 

[Neeves]

If the tri is to be used properly, ie enough to get the heart pumping, and is used regularly then a hard AF is the order of the day and CC must be top of the list. The Clippers use CC and when they stopped over in Sydney - the hulls were as clean as whistle (I checked them). Normally the fleet would be lifted (one by one ) power washed and touched up where necessary for the Sydney stop over. When I looked - they looked as if they had just been put in the water. Ideally you use CC at commissioning (which I think might have been what thew Clippers did, or the costs balloon (which is why we have not done it). But if you have that need for speed and want to keep a fast yacht in the water - CC is a no brainer.

BUT

Leave the yacht idle for any length of time, especially in warm water - it will initially collect a nice coating of slime - the the fouling will commence.

I'd be packing ready for the trip to St Martin

When I saw the initial photos on post 1 I actually wondered if it had been CC long previously and there had been some wear, but maybe the colours did not reproduce too well

Jonathan