Antifouling in the Med

[rpb]

Does anyone have any experience of a reliably effective antifouling that I can use on the Med?

Rather than killing marine growth, the International antifouling that I have on the bottom at the moment seems to be a sort of barnacle-magnet - they love it!

PB

 

[colvic]

Where abouts are you in the Med? In Spain we use what the locals use, which isn't International and costs about half as much and we've never had such a clean bottom!


Phil

 

[Frankklose]

I spend several years in croatia. I used the normal VC17 Offshore when I arrived within a half year I had about an inch of fouling on the bottom. I ask International which kind of antifouling I should use and they said that the selfpolishing might work. I asked the same question at Hample say told me to buy the local Hample antifouling. They have a factory in Slowenia and use different substances most of them are most likey forbidden in our waters. I used the stuff and the boat was for 3 years in the water with almost no fouling on it. Never had such good antifouling.
But Hampel also told me I should forget the stuff which is available in Germany, since its made for North and Baltic see with different water temperatus