Copper coat - yes or no ?

[Hurricane]

3 seasons later and all is well. I had a small hiccup when the copper coat bubbled in a few, relatively small, places during the winter of 2018/19. When I spoke to Destys about it they confessed that they had had an issue with the compressor and had left too long between coats but that the manufacturer had sworn it would be ok. To their credit they offered to repaint the boat and sent a man down to South of France to do it. It means I lost the spray on finish, because they repainted by hand, but as I reported above I was never sure that the spraying made much of a difference.
So I guess I have had 2 seasons since then, and the coating is extremely effective at keeping the beasties at bay, as evidenced by my stern gear which gets horribly fouled. I think that the slippery nature of the copper coat combined with the speed of the boat effectively washes everything off every time I go out.
in terms of maintenance I have done nothing, and no touch up required. I do have the bottom lightly sanded (just a manual once over with a sanding block) when she goes back in but otherwise so far so good !
3 seasons since I paid for anti foul......so I am already up on the deal financially.

I think it is better applied by roller anyway - I think it "keys" better.

 

[pumpsmynads]

22 months mine has been on. I’ve never had a boat before so nothing to compare it to, but if the transducer looking like a 2ft bush is anything to go by, it works very well. I get a bit of a fringe along the waterline which I remove by hand with a pan scrubber (just the green bit rather than anything metal). Do this twice a year - job jobbed!

 

[rafiki_]

Works a treat on the Azi.