Antifouling trim tabs... or not

[SimonD]

Just had the boat sandblasted and now seeing the stainless steel trim tabs for the first time. They were previously covered in a thick layer of 'normal' antifouling. As they look so nice and shiny, I was thinking of leaving them as they are. rather than antifouling. Don't know if it makes a difference, but the boat is normally kept in the brackish water of Weymouth harbour. Worth a try or a bad idea?

 

[Seastoke]

Colel is from Whale Mouth , he will be along soon.

 

[trialframe]

If you don't antifoul them they will get fouled fairly quickly & potentially cause drag. The difficulty is getting anything to stick to shiny stainless. Hammerite Special metals primer is sometimes recommended or Hempel light primer.

 

[Momac]

I leave them unpainted . But fouling is not a major issue here .

 

[oldgit]

If the hull of your boat fouls ...so will the tabs.

A bottle of nicely chilled "white" would certainly help this lot go down.