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looks like boat is going to Southern Spain this year (fingers crossed)
what does the panel of experts recommend for antifouling in med spanish waters. Also should I bother coating the props and stern gear with anything specific or are they a waste of time.
 
kashurst said:
looks like boat is going to Southern Spain this year (fingers crossed)
what does the panel of experts recommend for antifouling in med spanish waters. Also should I bother coating the props and stern gear with anything specific or are they a waste of time.
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My boat is in Mallorca where the problem is crustations rather than weed.

The first year I used International (White) and after 12 months there was only a slight layer of green verdigre which came off easily with a power washer.

Last year I used International M66 (Black) as Black was recommended by the local Sunseeker Agent.

The boat comes out 1st week in April but from inspections underwater the Black antifoul looks completly clear.

Props and rudders, forget any coating as they do not work and are a waste of money.
Best way is to get a local diver to clear them several times a year.

Having said that it is common knowledge that 'Hurricane' of this forum whose Princess 67 is berthed in Santa Cala(?) suffers not from crustations but from a heavy weed build up, so it is probably best to ask the locals where you plan to moor the boat.

If it would be of interest you are most welcome to see my boat on the hard in April at Arenel Marina which is just outside Palma. Flights are very cheap and I will be in Palma being a pest to the guys doing the work all week.
 
We are in the north med bit of Spain (Empuriabrava) and my guy uses something called Seajet 033 Shogun (Blue) for the hull. I get it done every year but I reckon it might do two seasons....good stuff!! The stern drive antifoul is a different problem and one I haven't solved yet.

Unless you are always charging around at 30knots + I would recommend soft antifoul. It jetwashes off so you don't get the build up that you get with hard which at some stage has to be scraped off.

San Carles antifoul problems are due to the River Ebro outlet and will probably be different to your situation.

best of luck
 
We are based in Mallorca and use Jotun Marenostrum self polishing. We find that the blue is best. The props, shafts etc are best to polish with fine wet and dry sand paper then metal polish. We haven't found a product that works on metal here so making the surface as smooth as possible helps to stop things stick.
 
DougH said:
My boat is in Mallorca where the problem is crustations rather than weed.

The first year I used International (White) and after 12 months there was only a slight layer of green verdigre which came off easily with a power washer.

Last year I used International M66 (Black) as Black was recommended by the local Sunseeker Agent.

The boat comes out 1st week in April but from inspections underwater the Black antifoul looks completly clear.

Props and rudders, forget any coating as they do not work and are a waste of money.
Best way is to get a local diver to clear them several times a year.

Having said that it is common knowledge that 'Hurricane' of this forum whose Princess 67 is berthed in Santa Cala(?) suffers not from crustations but from a heavy weed build up, so it is probably best to ask the locals where you plan to moor the boat.

If it would be of interest you are most welcome to see my boat on the hard in April at Arenel Marina which is just outside Palma. Flights are very cheap and I will be in Palma being a pest to the guys doing the work all week.
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Last season, we used International Micron 66 - its now called Micron 77
It works well for us
In fact so well, I was going to leave it for an extra season but I'be been offered a good price to spray Micron 77 again in March.

Antifoul isnt going to be your problem though.
Barnacles on the sterngear is far more of a concern and, as yet, there isn't a solution.
The good price I refer to above includes a new treatment for the props etc. The guy doing it seems to think that his treatment will work. I'm not expecting miracles but I'm going to try him out. We plan to lift and do the work in March/April and then go off to the SoF for a month or so - at least a 1000 nm - I told the new contractor guy that if his prop treatment was still on and working when we get back "I'll kiss his feet"!!!

Anyway - here's a few pics from the end of last season - Micron 66/77 seems to work - and as I say its not the antifoul that will be your problem.

EDIT - BTW these pics were BEFORE a wash down - you cant really wash the Micron 66 cos it will all wash off.

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When I was in Majorca, I was recommended to use Titan Yate Medium Self Polishing antifoul paint http://www.titanlux.com/productos.asp?id_linea_producto=5 and it worked very well. I used to go two seasons between repainting. But as has already been said, antifoul paint is the least of your worries as sterngear fouling is a far bigger problem. I tried various treatments but in the end nothing really worked and I resigned myself to paying a diver to clean the sterngear 3 or 4 times a season
 
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I tried various treatments but in the end nothing really worked and I resigned myself to paying a diver to clean the sterngear 3 or 4 times a season
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We get cheap lifts and washes - less than the cost of a diver - hence the pics.
This regime seems the best strategy at the moment – the pressure washer seems to get the ?astards off.
 
kashurst said:
thanks for the offer to have a look, but I'm going to Alicante area. anyone near by in Denia, Torrevieja etc.
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As you enter Denia you will see a yard on your starboard side.(Deleted User - established after you left). Quality work done with care and reasonably priced.

Can't recommend the other yard - Club Nautico!

Them tiny crustaceans are a real curse. If I didn't turn the prop shaft about every 10 days then it sounded as if I'd got something round the prop. Took 5 minutes or so for them to be burned off and then all was well.
 
Hurricane said:
We get cheap lifts and washes - less than the cost of a diver - hence the pics.
This regime seems the best strategy at the moment – the pressure washer seems to get the ?astards off.
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Unfortunately lift outs in Majorca were far more expensive than a diver
 
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