Look at my bottom (Cppercoat)

[NoviceRod]

Had a rough trip from Torquay to Dartside Quay yesterday - blowing F5-7, so no match for Andy Bav's picture!

Hull has fine slime, which is comng off easily with pressure wash


But look at those trim tabs - mass of weed and gelatinous lumps suggest Interspeed Ultra is not much good.
I would upload some more, but computer says 'No'. I am sure there is a way to do this, but I am off to get cleaning shortly.

Question: I am planning on giving the Coppercoat a rub down with very fine Wet 'n Dry or Scotch Pad before relaunch. Is this orrect?

 

[rafiki_]

Check with Mark (Elessar) on the forum for coppercoat treatment.

 

[Hurricane]

Yes Rodney
It was a little lumpy yesterday but I enjoyed helping taking her over Dartside.

If its any help, this was the state of our Coppercoat this year
Lift was mid April - last cleaned early September last year.

Essentially, the Coppercoat is working well but, as usual, we still haven't cracked the metalwork treatment!!
Strangely, there was a small 24 inch long section on the port shaft of the old antifoul still left from last season.
You can see it in this pic
It didn't stay long - the pressure washer took it off on one blast.

This will be our third season with Coppercoat
Last year, I chose to do very little - no rubbing down.
This year, I bought some of these pads http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/deck...~27614229968&gclid=COvu4NyNnL4CFaXHtAodajsA_Q
The brown ones are the coarsest.
I bought a long handle and attachment device but in the end, an old plastic handle with cable ties to attach the brown pad worked best.
The idea was for one person to hose whilst the other scrubbed
In reality, one person with the hand scrubber and a bucket of water would work well.
Visually, this scrubbing didn't seem to do much but after it had dried, the bottom looked great
I'm really quite pleased with Coppercoat - it isn't as good as standard antifoul but much easier to maintain.

This is the finished job ready for relaunch after two seasons in the water.

 

[Elessar]

Had a rough trip from Torquay to Dartside Quay yesterday - blowing F5-7, so no match for Andy Bav's picture!

Hull has fine slime, which is comng off easily with pressure wash
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But look at those trim tabs - mass of weed and gelatinous lumps suggest Interspeed Ultra is not much good.
I would upload some more, but computer says 'No'. I am sure there is a way to do this, but I am off to get cleaning shortly.

Question: I am planning on giving the Coppercoat a rub down with very fine Wet 'n Dry or Scotch Pad before relaunch. Is this orrect?

Hey Rod. No, just jetwash. Abrade only when the performance starts to drop off. 6th year maybe.

 

[Elessar]

Check with Mark (Elessar) on the forum for coppercoat treatment.

Proud to have painted Rods boat when it was new

 

[rafiki_]

Proud to have painted Rods boat when it was new

Sorry Mark, I'd missed the connection.

 

[Aardee]

Proud to have painted Rods boat when it was new

Bit of a long shot, but was it you that epoxied and coppercoated Aardee, a 30' Gibsea yacht??

 

[Elessar]

Bit of a long shot, but was it you that epoxied and coppercoated Aardee, a 30' Gibsea yacht??

don't recall but we do 100s. pm owner and location and i'll look it up.

 

[Gwylan]

Our experience is that a run over with a 3m green scouring pad is a good route to go. do not overdo it, but it seems to have worked for us when we 'rough up' the surface before relaunching. But we are a silly slow moving 'stickie'