Antifoul recommendations please

[Philiz]

Boat is due for antifouling shortly and we'll need to do it over a tide as Siaban is too heavy to be lifted anywhere nearby. Can anyone please recommend an antifoul which is most suitable for immersion a few hours after application. We're in brackish water so don't suffer from heavy growth.

 

[rwoofer]

Boat is due for antifouling shortly and we'll need to do it over a tide as Siaban is too heavy to be lifted anywhere nearby. Can anyone please recommend an antifoul which is most suitable for immersion a few hours after application. We're in brackish water so don't suffer from heavy growth.

I've done this with Cruiser Uno without problem.

 

[Philiz]

Thanks, Uno seems to be popular.

 

[pmagowan]

I use hempel cruising performer and I dry out alongside a pier to apply it. It does say to give it 24 hours though.

 

[johnalison]

We use Micron Optima. This needs about an hour before immersion and would be suitable for between tides.

 

[JumbleDuck]

My antifouling of choice at the moment is Akzo-Nobel (ie International) "Nautical", which I selected initially on the basis of cheapness but which also works very well for me on the Clyde. If I choose a nice drying day to apply it - dry, sunny if possible, bit of a breeze - it's dry where I started by the time I've done once round. I am sure it would go on fine between tides.

 

[JSYmartini]

Just done mine as usual with Hempel Tiger. Tide was round my wellies by the time I finished, I had to go round with the dinghy to get the masking tape off!

No ill effects anyway.