Antifoul & prices

[Guest]

Nearly that time of year again.

Any good deals around on antifoul

I prefer selfpolishing variety and normally can find some good prices but this year all the pricing seems very similar in which case my local chandler might get the business.


Pete

 

[Guest]

London Yacht Centre (Cruisermart :-( ) are clearing old stock out at half price. It doesn't have a shelf life so I've picked some up.

 

[brianhumber]

Do not buy the fertiliser made by XM unless you want to win an award for the longest weed and thickest slime in your harbour.

 

[philip_stevens]

Unless it is the HS3000. I took my boat out two weeks ago - from launching in April - and only needed to wash the slime off. The boat is moored off Mylor - a good weed and barnacle growing area.

The HS3000 to my astonishment, did work. The 2000 doesn't appear to.

Another boat taken out at the same time with 2000 on, had a growth on the bottom that old father time would have been jealous of!!

I won't be putting 3000 back on, as with all the bad reports early in the season, I went and bought Jotum SuperTropic at a boat jumble.

If I knew then what I know now, I could have put 3000 back on for next season.

I even have photos of the bottom when she came out.

regards,
Philip

 

[brianhumber]

Yep, my fertilizer was C2000. I summer in Chichester harbour and several others have had same problem when I asked around.

good sailing for 2002
Brian

 

[Guest]

had excellent results from the xm hard racing, except that it seems a bit sensitive to what is the paint you are putting it on - a few small localised ares of flaking