Coppercoat + E lectronic antifoul = snake oil*2?

[RichardS]

It is refreshing to see a supplier taking serious note of a negative comment of their product and all credit to Ewan. I hope if he obtains sufficient information to make an assessment that he is also able to post an update on this thread.

Jonathan

+1 :encouragement:

Richard

 

[Boo2]

Just my oppinion..Coppercoat and electronic antifoul do not work together. They are opposed.

I don't understand how that could possibly be true ?

Boo2

 

[Deleted member 36384]

A Rival 41C I believe.

 

[pessimist]

The level of anti-fouling is indeed disappointing. Would you please email us (info@coppercoat.com) with a few extra details (such as when/where the boat was treated, and where she is moored). I'd like to get to the bottom of the problem and see what I can do to help.

Thanks for your interest. Will email the requested info. as soon as possible.

Cheers,

Colin

 

[pessimist]

A Rival 41C I believe.

Close! She's a R41 but aft cockpit.

 

[pessimist]

The level of anti-fouling is indeed disappointing. Would you please email us (info@coppercoat.com) with a few extra details (such as when/where the boat was treated, and where she is moored). I'd like to get to the bottom of the problem and see what I can do to help.

Details sent as requested.

Cheers,
Colin

 

[pragmatist]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but replying on behalf of SansSerif as he's just had a cataract operation and is even more of a blind old ******* than usual Thought it only fair to say that Ewan Clark from the CopperCoat suppliers has been in touch by email and is being as helpful as possible - no problem with after-sales service. Wouldn't like anyone to think he'd walked off and ignored us.

Cheers
Penny

 

[J Neeves]

Best wishes to SansSerif and (no reflection on you Penny) a swift return to the keyboard

Jonathan

 

[cmsmarine]

They are not opposed and can happily be used together. For example, the owner of NRG Marine (who manufacture Sonihull ultrasonic antifoul) has Coppercoat and Sonihull on his yacht in Croatia and the combination works well. His view is that the hard epoxy surface of Coppercoat better transmits the ultrasonic waves than do softer conventional antifoul paints.

That said, forum regular Elesar tried an ultrasonic with his Coppercoat and (from memory) found it made only marginal difference at best. Though I'm sure he'll be along to correct me if necessary! In addition, it must be said that not all ultrasonic systems are the same and I can't recall which he trialled.

Ewan is correct, Ultrasonics work well in conjunction with coppercoat and as such we have many mutual customers. One slight correction (although the jury is out on this one) is that as a manufacturer of Ultrasonic system we recommend that the hull is still painted with a hard style paint as this will ensure longevity as apposed to the solid material helping the transfer. If a customer is going to consider an ultrasonic system and decides to apply a hard paint then you cant go far wrong with a good hard paint like CopperCoat.

Thanks

Sam
CMS Marine