Antifoul on an outboard leg

[dmmbruce]

I have a nice little Heavenly Twins cruising cat. I can sort most things but I am stuck with how to antifoul the long leg of the outboard that is mounted under the centre cockpit. It is not practical to lift it during the season. I am on a swing mooring in Poole so barnacles etc grow in profusion. Standard antifoul has little effect and is explicitly not recommended by the makers.

Any ideas would be very welcome please.

 

[VicS]

International "Trilux" or Blakes "Mille Drive" should be suitable. they are made for use on aluminium. Cannot comment on performance though.

http://www.yachtpaint.com/uk/

http://www.blakespaints.com/

 

[misterg]

Trilux is OK to use on aluminium legs. I used it on a Honda O/B leg that was permanently immersed on our prevous boat. Didn't seem to do much good /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif but the leg survived. A couple of times a season, I had to scrape barnacles off the prop, and rake out mussels, etc. from the exhaust.

Andy

 

[RogerMayne]

Hi there.
There was an article on antifouling outboard legs in the June issue of Sailing Today (p67 "gear on test")
Colin Jarman used International Primocon primer (two coats) followed by International Trilux antifouling (two coats)
I also have a catamaran on a swinging mooring and will be antifouling the drive leg when it gets a bit warmer. I am hoping to beach the boat and then do the antifouling between tides /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[alec]

Can sympathise with the problem !

Have found non copper based antifoulings very poor on immersed aluminium 'bits' on boats.

This www.boatpaint.co.uk/acatalog/Boatpaint_co_uk_Shop_Antifouling_76.html#a2368 might be worth a look.

Seajet 'Emperor' is ok for aluminium and you could also do the whole boat with it.

Not cheap, but if it works, probably as much as normal antifouling plus Trilux etc costs.

I am going to give it a go this season.

 

[dmmbruce]

Thank-you very much to all of you. You are the first people that I have found anywhere with some positive thoughts.

I shall look into and/or try all these.

Again, thank-you!