Antifoul- maximum time before immersion

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We painted the OH's boat the day before the announcement that people should avoid pubs and the like and the club's lift in was subsequently cancelled when the new laws were introduced.

The product data sheet says 6 months is the maximum time allowable between painting and immersion but I wonder what the likely impact on performance would be if it up missing this season altogether?
 
Little Grebe said:
We painted the OH's boat the day before the announcement that people should avoid pubs and the like and the club's lift in was subsequently cancelled when the new laws were introduced.

The product data sheet says 6 months is the maximum time allowable between painting and immersion but I wonder what the likely impact on performance would be if it up missing this season altogether?
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We got told at our club just in time for me not to have done it so I heaved a huge sigh of relief.. if I had done it though, mine has an out of water life of two or three months, and if it was out longer that I think I would just have put the boat in the water anyway and accepted I might need to scrub a little more.. the damn stuff is useless anyway! :D
 
I guess any lack of effectiveness ought to be mitigated by not being in the water for so long.

We painted mine the following weekend but if I have correctly read the sheet for my antifoul then the maximum time is 12 months. If it really is that long then it's performance may well be the last of my concerns
 
None of it works as the spec sheet says anyway, 2 years protection, ideal for high fouling areas etc, so I wouldn't worry about immersion times!
 
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xyachtdave said:
None of it works as the spec sheet says anyway, 2 years protection, ideal for high fouling areas etc, so I wouldn't worry about immersion times!
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I agree. If your done, get splashed and put up with a little more fouling next spring. Id she stays out longer than the summer, just give it another thin coat next spring.

I am very glad my lift got cancelled (was going to be the 27th) because the last thing I would have wanted is for her to dry out on the hard as being wooden, sooner later she would start to open up. Much better that she is in the water, although I expect pretty fouled by now.
 
xyachtdave said:
None of it works as the spec sheet says anyway, 2 years protection, ideal for high fouling areas etc, so I wouldn't worry about immersion times!
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Micron works for me. Lasts 2 full years in the water, with very little fouling on lifting after 2 years. But it's important to apply the correct amount; lots of people don't and get poor results.
 
With the threat of 'lockdown' I held off the antifouling and just settled for prepping below the waterline and polishing the topsides. Probably need to wash topsides and apply a UV wax to boost the polish once launch imminent then antifoul and oh! better refit Propeller!!
 
Little Grebe said:
Forgetting the prop could lead to an interesting start to the season! (refitting the blades is the one thing I have left to do before launch)

No doubt when we are finally able to launch it will coincide with some unseasonably bad weather which would hinder any last minute painting
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Just don’t! I have varnish to apply. About 12 coats this year.
 
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