Antifoul

[Soutie]

I have just finished painting antifoul, I used a red self polishing type that normally gives me 2 to 3 years protection (the boat is used in fresh water) while I was in the boat shop getting some bits and bobs the salesman told me about a type of “epoxy tar” antifoul that would give +/- 5 years of protection and it was about half the price of the regular type I use.
Although it is black, I was interested, has anyone used “epoxy tar” before, or heard anything about it. Any advise would be much appreciated.


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[Talbot]

I have epoxy tar on my boat. It is not anti-fouling, but a means of protecting the gelcoat from water and (hopefully) delaying the onset of osmosis

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[Johnjo]

I think this is what you are talking about !


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[Talbot]

yes that is the stuff - it is incorrectly labeled as an anti-fouling.

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[Mudplugger]

There is an antifouling called VC tar epoxy, VC17M, Made by the redoubtabe International, Double the price for half the quantity, but it does go a long way.....and its a pretty good one too. Regards Tony W.

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[Talbot]

Think you might be confused here. There are two products made by International under the VC label:

VC17: Highly-effective, hard, light-weight antifouling with Teflon for use where medium fouling is a problem. Super-smooth, low-friction finish. No sanding required between coats if applied within approx. 40 minutes drying time. Contains no toxic organic solvents. Tin-free. (Not suitable for aluminium). Coverage: 8m²/ltr.

VC Tar2: Tar-free 2-component epoxy primer providing good protection against osmosis for GRP and corrosion protec-tion for all steel and aluminium boats. No sanding between coats. Does not discolour light antifoulings. (This replaced VC Tar)

As you can see, neither of these is really Tar.

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