Do you anti foul your mooring buoy?

[SeaStu1]

I've just bought a replacement mooring buoy, the other had deflated - it has a puncture and with the material feeling thin where it has bleached in the sun l am replacing it. Its on a club mooring where l own the chain, mooring buoy etc and it drys onto mud and has water around it for 4 hrs either side of high water.

The last mooring buoy was bought 2nd hand, l never anti fouled it but gave it a scrape once a season, it had been previously anti fouled. The new one is very shiny new plastic.

Does anyone else anti foul theirs?

 

[Tam Lin]

No.

 

[simonfraser]

Micron extra, two coats.
Wax the top, don't forget to polish the ring, sets it off nicely.

 

[Tam Lin]

Usual forum result to a question, two opposite answers! As usual you are going to have to make up your own mind!

 

[NormanS]

I antifoul mine, simply because it makes it easier to deal with in the Autumn, when I drop the riser to the bottom, with a messenger and buoy attached.

 

[john_morris_uk]

For me, life is too short to be anti fouling mooring buoys... We own our mooring in Devon, but the mooring contractor services it and it definitely doesn't get antifouled.

If it floats your boat then crack on.

 

[reeac]

No, I don't mind if it's slower than other peoples - life's not all about racing.

 

[Lakesailor]

I'm unsure if this is a joke....

 

[Tintin]

I would go for it if I were you, and perhaps do the chain too for a belt and braces job

 

[SeaStu1]

Thanks to those who gave sensible replies, sorry to the others if my question seemed stupid, l yet to have your superior knowledge on no doubt everything.

 

[Uricanejack]

I don't. But I think I should. I have to scrape a lot of growth of. Every year or it will gradually sink.
My current buoy is a red inflatable.
I am considering replacing with a hard grp. Which I will anti foul.
Other problem I find is keeping a legible name visable

 

[philip_stevens]

I've just bought a replacement mooring buoy, the other had deflated - it has a puncture and with the material feeling thin where it has bleached in the sun l am replacing it. Its on a club mooring where l own the chain, mooring buoy etc and it drys onto mud and has water around it for 4 hrs either side of high water.

The last mooring buoy was bought 2nd hand, l never anti fouled it but gave it a scrape once a season, it had been previously anti fouled. The new one is very shiny new plastic.

Does anyone else anti foul theirs?

Yes, otherwise it gets loaded with baby mussels, and weed.

 

[William_H]

I do not anti foul my buoy. It is provided by the local authority and made of hard plastic. It is quite heavy so stays in the water. I would paint it with a/f if it weren't so heavy.
I scrape the fouling off it (in water) every month or so in the summer as it gets quite thick. I also try to clean the chain and shackles so they can be inspected.
So not such a silly question. good luck olewill

 

[Strathglass]

Since I started antifouling the lower half of my mooring buoy a few years ago it has stopped becoming a seaweed infested farm.

I now always antifouling it and many others are now doing the same.