Green Antifouling

[sideshowbob]

Last year as we had the bottom stripped of all old coatings we decided to change the AF colour to a pale green. We used Seajet Samurai 031 green. Turns out to be a bad choice for our location, Dart estuary, so we need to find a similar colour but a more effective brand.

Anyone use a green like this, what type, location and how effective?

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Green? GREEN??? .... tempting fate you know!

 

[Biggles Wader]

Green antifoul seems like a good idea. At least you cant see the weed when the damn stuff doesn't work.

 

[goskar]

 

[goskar]

cariad... 1938 mashford /harrison butler pre restoring. 20yrs ago.

 

[sideshowbob]

Your so funny!!

 

[sideshowbob]

That looks very close to our old 2.5 ton Hillyard 'May' we had before our HB 'Diana' the roof line is much prettier and the hull more refined though. Can I let the HB Owners assoc know of the boat?

 

[goskar]

Yes great, I did overlay a HB lines drawing over a picture of Cariad,,, Its identical .. But smaller . I also have a letter from Mashford confirming her history , She was in Falmouth for 30years owned by Gerald Morris, prior to my buying her from him.












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[goskar]

 

[yotter]

Try Hempel (used to be blakes) Tiger Green

 

[sideshowbob]

They dont do Tiger in green apparently, the only Hempels suitable for a slow wooden sailing boat is Hempels Broads!
Not sure how good that will be on the Dart Estuary.

 

[yotter]

Well,
We bought a tin of tiger green in Duncans Yacht Chandlers last year. Have just checked on WWW and Force 4 currently do 2.5 litres for 59.99, a good deal. Perhaps Hempel has discontinued green and this is old stock?
Angus

 

[Debenair]

I used Trilux 33 green this season, and it seems to have done the trick beginning July to date on a half tide mooring in the Salcombe/Kingsbridge “estuary”.

 

[sideshowbob]

Thanks Yotter is that a pale green. They dont show it in their current colour charts

 

[sideshowbob]

Thanks for that. How many coats did you put on?

 

[NormanS]

I couldn't give two hoots about the underwater colour of my boat, but for what it's worth, I use a copper rich a/f (ex MOD) which goes on red, but changes to green after a few weeks in the sea.

 

[Debenair]

Two coats

 

[sideshowbob]

Two coats

Thanks, will give it a go if I can get it.