Copperbottoming a 23 metre boat: report and pix

[Talbot]

we did stick a couple of gash bits on a piece of marine ply that was slighly wet and dirty, and then attacked it with a very powerful water jet. The only bit that lifted was at the edge of the copper that had not got any glue on it (we trimmed of bits like that before use on the boat). I would expect that if it stuck in these circumstances, then a properly prepared dry wooden hull should be fine./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[MapisM]

Your guess makes sense.
Actually, I'd expect that stuff to attach even better to wood than plastic.
I just wonder if, in the long run, wooden planks couldn't get rot because they can't "breath" anymore.

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[Talbot]

Cann't see any difference between putting these sheets on, and the old barge habit of coating the bottom of the hull in tar, and then antifouling.

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