Antifouling recommendation for Shotley

[Daydream believer]

I'm afraid that's not accurate. I have seen two examples at Mersea of boats having invested lots in copper coat, and then taking it off a few seasons later and replaced with eroding AF...

Likewise, I have spoken to several east coast sailors who have given up on it. I have also spoken to those that do the jetwashing in other areas. They see the boats when they come out & all say that whilst some seem OK, the general consensus is that it is nowhere as good as the manufacturers claim.
The only reason I have stayed with CC is that I lay up in the winter so the boat is launched clean. I then have it jetwashed mid season. The cost of jetwashing equates to an expensive AF paint, equipment & my labour.
Plus I am too old & life now to short to spend time re applying paint every year.
Coppercoat is nowhere as good as AF paint, but I live with it because of the reduction in hassle.
I have started to apply Shogun 33 to the keel, due to rust & I can see the improvement compaired to the hull straight away

 

[PaulRainbow]

Ask the staff at Shotley about coppercoat, it does not work there.

Shotley is a little odd, compared to other marinas in the area, there are no Mussels, or Barnacles there. I've been told there is a freshwater spring that keeps the salinity a little lower. Not sure how accurate that is, but i've seen a thin layer of ice on the water in the area of H/J/K

 

[Biggles Wader]

Professional application only paints like Jotun Seaforce 60 and Hempel Globic can be obtained if you look hard enough or buy them abroad but they come in 20 litre drums and cost about £200-250 a go. 2/3 or even 4 small boat owners clubbing together could make for a satisfactory and very cost effective solution. These dont contain any banned chemicals and are widely used by commercial boats here in UK, you just cant buy them as a private individual from official suppliers. Just saying-------