how do you afored it

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how do you guys aford to do the bottoms of your boats??? you seem to have only 2 ltr tins at a very big price . i need 12. 4ltr tins to do mine if i was over there i would never be able to do it at your prices.i usualy pay 80 to 100 dollars for 4lts which in your money is about 40 pounds at present rate of exchange. give or take afew pounds ether way. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif dave
 
Depends what you buy. You need to be a multimillionaire to buy international, and I dont reckon it is as good as some of the other mucher cheaper brands anyway!

I use 6 litres - abt £80
 
He's got one of them CAT things ... you know - 1 boat, double the cost! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
He'd be better off buying shares in the paint company for that... so hes going to spend ca. 1000-1200 dollars to paint his bottom.... how does he afford it???
 
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how do you guys aford to do the bottoms of your boats??? you seem to have only 2 ltr tins at a very big price . i need 12. 4ltr tins to do mine if i was over there i would never be able to do it at your prices.i usualy pay 80 to 100 dollars for 4lts which in your money is about 40 pounds at present rate of exchange. give or take afew pounds ether way. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif dave

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Simple - on average we're much richer than you are /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Oh - and we have more sensibly sized boats /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Re: how do you afored it... 12 x 4ltr !!!

48 litres .... that is incredible amount for a yacht unless of good size !!

OK .... a) I don't antifoul ! so that answers that bit. b) When I did antifoul - I didn't slap on the amounts that paint company said - otherwise I'd be mortgaging the cheque-book .... c) I used 1 good coat with a second lighter over ....

25ft bilge keel boat - about 3 litres max - probably had a fair bit left over as well ...

Some would say - thats' why I have no faith in AF - didn't put on enough !! But maybe thats why I didn't waste money on large amounts - saw other boats putting on coat after coat and still having same results as me !!
 
Re: how do you afored it ... more than one coat ...

If Hard AF - then I would agree with you ...

If self-eroding - then technically no - as the 2 or 3 coats then continue cover on the boat as it erodes away.

You also have to bear in mind that biocides and active compononts leech out of the af - so if you have only one coat of any af - you risk having "dead" af left looking the colour etc. but in-effective.

I reckon most af nowadays is rubbish anyway - certainly not what it used to be ....
 
hi not quite 70 f00t motor sailor as a very big bottom i get a good discount from my supplier costs me about 400$ 500 so not so bad and i have all the comforts so its worth it 35 tons of boat . done three trips round the pound dave
 
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