Greek antifoul, what's usually used?

[dgadee]

Boat is in Preveza and I haven't been at it for more than a year due to covid and other things. I plan to go out and prepare the hull around March and do other bits of work. But I am not sure whether I will launch before the summer or just after it. That would affect whether I antifoul on my trip over or wait till later - depending on what the antifoul instructions advise with respect to time before launch.

I last antifouled in Sardinia and wonder what are the usual products those who antifoul in Greece use? I presume they are not the same ones as in the UK? Or are they?

Edit: apologies for putting in the wrong forum. Meant liveaboards. Still, I got my answer.

 

[Daedelus]

Tzatziki?

 

[Frogmogman]

Tzatziki?

Loving your sense of hummus.

 

[Clancy Moped]

We've done it about 7 times in different parts of Greece and I've never used the local brew. Most brands are readily available, Seajet, Hemple International etc

 

[dgadee]

Tzatziki?

How many m2 per l?

 

[dgadee]

We've done it about 7 times in different parts of Greece and I've never used the local brew. Most brands are readily available, Seajet, Hemple International etc

Thanks. Makes planning a bit easier.

 

[Clancy Moped]

Thanks. Makes planning a bit easier.

Contact the yard and see what they've got or what they can get, look into shelf life, a lot of this stuff will have been sitting around for an age because of the obvious, it might not matter, just a after thought.

 

[Slowboat35]

TBT isn't it?

 

[Shaddickp]

I generally use Seajet 032 available from Nautilus in Athens, it is pretty cheap if you buy the 3.5Ltr or larger tins, and they deliver to the islands for a ridiculously cheap fee. I had 3 x 3.5 lts tins delivered for 10e. I think the max. immersion time after painting on is about 3 months. It is a self polishing one, but will in my experience only last 1 season.

 

[duncan99210]

We’ve been using the local antifoul for a number of years now at about half the price of the internationally known brands. Hasn’t been a problem using it for four to six months in the water, goes on easily and doesn’t flake off.
Edited to add the tins are labelled in Greek and I can’t remember what the brand name is: been nearly 3 years since I last did the job….

 

[Dellquay13]

I used the various local self eroding stuff for 10 years with no issue, the boat was in the water 9 months, and wouldn't be moved for 6 weeks at a time between visits. It didn't pick up a lot of fouling in a season. There was no dedicated chandlery on the island, just a hardware store that sold basic stuff like rope, chain, shackles and paint that the local fishermen needed.
You ask for "Far-maki ya skafoss" which means poison for boats

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I used the various local self eroding stuff for 10 years with no issue, the boat was in the water 9 months, and wouldn't be moved for 6 weeks at a time between visits. It didn't pick up a lot of fouling in a season. There was no dedicated chandlery on the island, just a hardware store that sold basic stuff like rope, chain, shackles and paint that the local fishermen needed.
You ask for "Far-maki ya skafoss" which means poison for boats

its good to see people making an effort to speak the local language; well done.

 

[Cariadco]

In Gouvia, the general view is that whatever you use, so long as it's the darkest colour possible, that works the best.
Mind you, that was before I Coppercoated mine.

 

[dgadee]

In Gouvia, the general view is that whatever you use, so long as it's the darkest colour possible, that works the best.
Mind you, that was before I Coppercoated mine.

I tried to buy white antifoul in Almerimar and was told that they didn't stock it - if they did it would lie on their shelves for years not being popular in the Med. Any evidence for it being less effective? Or just fashion?