DIY antifouling

[ianainge]

i am going to attempt to antifoul the boat after christmas what exactly do i need to do ,has anyone else attempted this ? is it as simple as rubbing down with an orbital sander to prepare the surface and then applying the antifoul with either a brush or roller. am i on the right track ? or nieve about its simplicity?

 

[ccscott49]

it's a simple job! Just pressure wash the beast, very well, it will shift almost anything and any loose old antifoul. DO NOT dry sand the antifoul, unless wearing a mask and hopefully using a hoover attachment to the scaper/sander, also make sure theres nobody else around you when you are sanduing, the stuff is highly toxic. get a nice flattish finish, on the hull. Now, buy a pair of paper overalls, some barrier cream and apply to hands and face. Get some rollers and handles, which a broom handle can be inserted, a couple of cheapish brushes. the type you would use for the house, not foam ones, they disintegrate. Stir the antifoul very well, the solids lie on the bottom, mask off the topsides, where you want your antifoul to end, paint the boat, two coats. After finishing painting, remove the masking tape whilst it's still wet. Allow to dry, mask off and then paint the boottopping with boottopping antifoul. If you have an echo sounder, transducer, make sure it's spotless, then apply a very thin layer of antifoul to it. This is the basics, it depends on the type of boat and drives, what you do next, such as anodes, props etc. But all this onformation and more will be forthcoming as soon as other people see you unloading tins of antifoul and brushes etc. By the way, when finished throw away the paper overalls, rollers and brushes, it's just not worth keeping them!

 

[ianainge]

thanks. sorry boot topping ? whats that.

 

[ianainge]

what about the bits where the supports have been?

 

[ccscott49]

Firstly get the yard to move the props for you, after the second coat and then put two coats on where they were, I normally keep a little bit of antifoul in a tin over, for this job and when they pick the boat up for lauch you can put some on the keel etc where it was sitting. Boottopping, is that nice painted line between the antifoul and the topsides, normally a nice contrasting colour of hard racing antifoul or boottop paint, between the colour of the antifoul and your topsides (hull) colour.

 

[LeytonC]

If you have outdrives, use a non-metalic antifoul on them and the transom shields. Also dont use metalic anitfoul within 1 inch of the transom shields, use the same non-metalic instead.

Also dont antifoul over ANY anodes. ie the zinc ring by the prop etc.

Hope this helps!!!!




Thanks

Leyton
(River Severn / Bristol Channel)

 

[Bejasus]

Did mine in the summer and believe me the bit about the barrier cream and the paper coveralls is no exaggeration. it took me almost 2 hours with help from swmbo to scrub the sh*t off in the tub.



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