Has anyone used Jotun SeaQuantum Ultra S on their boat? 90 months antifoul?

[steveallan]

Just emailed Jotun Iberia, Quantum Ultra S is available to me in light or dark red in 20L drums which I would sell @ €800.

Hi Graham
Can you supply it in 5L drums?

 

[Graham376]

Hi Graham
Can you supply it in 5L drums?

Sorry, they only have it in 20L drums.

 

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One retailer says "Please note that for Health & Safety reasons we can only supply this product to commercial operators & shipyards for use by trained/professional applicators on commercial/working vessels."

So it's unlikely that many leisure users might have tried it.

Said this before and will say it again. When I had a coded vessel UK distributors of Jotun 'commercial ' antifouling (Seaforce 60) were more than happy to supply me on production of my coding cert. So what has that to do with H&S? The fact that they would NOT supply it directly to a professional yard for application on a non-coded boat belies their motivation.
A lot to do with marketing on the assumption that us wealthy yacht owners will pay more more for less, I think, which sadly seems all too true.

 

[Rappey]

I've aquired a can of jotun megayacht imperial. "For slow speeds and long stationary periods"
Time will tell.

 

[Neeves]

I've aquired a can of jotun megayacht imperial. "For slow speeds and long stationary periods"
Time will tell.

I think you will find it excellent. Be generous with the coating, don't try to eke it out. We use 2 coats by roller. Not 90 months but a comfortable 2 years.

You need to spend a long time stirring 20l drums (our stirrer is on a battery drill - fine for 5l drums but tedious for 20l) and they are inordinately heavy.

I wish they would be a bit more consistent with their names.

Jonathan

 

[Rappey]

. Be generous with the coating

I've found a 9" roller gets heavy . Many use a 4" roller, probably because it's lighter .
I tried a 6" masonary and it was brilliant. It held lots of paint and it applied it quite thick.