Cheap antifouling

[davidivorwynphillips]

Just bought 2.5 L of Hempel glidespeed for £40 - seemed cheap and the price elsewhere is at least 2X this. Does this just reflect the high price chandlers ask or (i) is is fake or (ii) stolen? Any thoughts.......

 

[l'escargot]

Where did you buy it from?

 

[davidivorwynphillips]

Smith's quay, Itchen, Southampton.

 

[l'escargot]

Seems very cheap but wouldn't have thought a boatyard would openly sell stolen property. Haven't heard of fake antifoul being produced either. Old stock, loss leader, mistake on pricing?

Might head over for some myself.

 

[pvb]

If you still have a Westerly sailboat, why would you want to buy hard antifouling? A cheaper eroding antifoul would work just as well, and wouldn't result in a build-up of dead paint on the hull.

 

[davidivorwynphillips]

I'm on a mud mooring which dries hence the hard a/f

 

[l'escargot]

If you still have a Westerly sailboat, why would you want to buy hard antifouling? A cheaper eroding antifoul would work just as well, and wouldn't result in a build-up of dead paint on the hull.

It's cheap?

 

[V1701]

I got a couple of cans of hard racing af less than half usual price on Ebay, reputable seller...

 

[davidivorwynphillips]

I suppose the message is not to accept chandlery prices for this stuff

 

[FishyInverness]

I suppose the message is not to accept chandlery prices for this stuff

Fair enough, but don't complain when that chandlery disappears! No-one could afford to run a business selling antifoul at that price long-term, like another poster says it'll be clearance stock, or a loss leader to encourage browsing and further purchases, they'll be making a few quid on it, not enough to cover the costs of stuff, building, equipment, etc, etc....unless you want the future (and not just talking chandleries here) to be high streets with pawn shops, charity shops, bars and restaurants, and all your retail to be done on a computer with no human interaction, carry on with that point of view...

 

[Nicholas123]

If you still have a Westerly sailboat, why would you want to buy hard antifouling? A cheaper eroding antifoul would work just as well, and wouldn't result in a build-up of dead paint on the hull.

I am confused by this comment.My boat is'nt a Westerly but I used eroding anti-fouling & the bottom ended up looking like the moon.

 

[davidivorwynphillips]

Just put the stuff on my boat - looks great only issue seems to be the date (5 years old) but I don't think this is a major issue

 

[pvb]

I am confused by this comment.My boat is'nt a Westerly but I used eroding anti-fouling & the bottom ended up looking like the moon.

Slow sailing boats (the OP apparently has a Westerly) don't need hard antifouling. It doesn't work any better than eroding antifouling, and it progressively builds up a thick layer of dead paint which at some point has to be removed. Eroding antifouling results in minimal build-up.

 

[davidivorwynphillips]

But also I'm on a drying mud mooring and was advised that hard a/f was better in this situation. Impressed that you remember that I have a westerly.....