Cheap antifoul ?

[onenyala]

Decided to take the cheap route in the spring and antifouled with XM cruising. I have used Blakes for the previous few years. I returned to Portsmouth on the 8th July after a month away in the West Country. The hull was'nt too bad. Have been to the boat today and I have never seen so much weed on it.
Has this been a particularly bad year for marine growth or is it likely to be the cheapo AF

 

[mandlmaunder]

No such thing as cheap A/F just less expensive.
If you used soft - ablative A/F and dont move it will not work as water movement is what wears the surface to keep it clean and toxic

 

[ebbtide]

Applied one coat of XM PX 4000 in March, hauled out today, no complaint. Will scrub off and repaint, expecting it to last until Christmas.
Watch this space!!

 

[MoodySabre]

I read on one the weather postings that the unsettled weather has been caused by higher than average water temperature. Perhaps that has led to more weed growth.

Just a thought - I know nothing.

 

[Koeketiene]

Hempel Hard - €30 - £20 / liter (min 5)

Last coat lasted 3 years - AF end of May - still spotless, apart from tiny bit we seem to have missed.

 

[PeterGibbs]

Two key parameters:

1. Where the boat stands most of the summer weed growth period

2. How much you move it/use it.

If in a river with loads of fertiliser raining down on it, and hardly any movement/use there is little to save you from fouling.

If you're in a nice closed system marina where the water is toxic, no real problems, perhaps a spot of slime.

You could pile on 5 coasts of the most expensive antifoul and have no better outcome if the paint has no chance to work, and the environment overwhelms it.

Seasonal variations play some part, but the above are the critical elements, and a heavier fouling season just shows them up more.

PWG

 

[tritonofnor]

used XM3000 last year, painted between tides, and didn't get to use the boat much. Moored in a fairly strong tidal stream, but still had a good "beard" of weed around the waterline when we lifted a couple of weeks ago. Apart from the top six inches the rest of the hull was just slime. Try giving it a scrub, you may be pleasantly surprised...