mille drive 'v' prop o drev

[Alrob]

mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

sorry another bleedin antifoul question but I need to do my bravo 3 leg and would value any recommendations for using international prop o drev or blakes mille drive

cheers

 

[gimmesunshine]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

not much in it, both cr*p, never yet found anything that i could call good though, sorry.
i think its because they cant put the copper in it..

 

[Margem]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

They are both very poor performers indeed, just do not work or last, even if you prpare prime multi cote it makes no dirrerance, I have used Trilux which is a little better.

 

[vanoord]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

Trouble is, as soon as the paint companies make something that kills stuff and market it, someone wakes up and bans it. Copper-based antifouling is the most reliable, but put it on a sterndrive leg and it'll dissolve it. The old Blakes Lynx did a decent job, but they discontinued it. If I recall correctly, Merc do their own antifouling for drives, but it's hellishly expensive.

 

[Pete7]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

Internationals answer to my complaint about barnacles on the stern drive painted with Trilux after just 8 weeks was to delivery a free, 3L tin of..........Trilux, hmm. So this year we will be sporting a blue stern drive. However the prop is a lost cause, nothing seems to stick to it. Chandler suggested Lanolin on the prop, might give it a try on top of the antifoul, or even a home brew of chilli powder.

Pete

 

[Alrob]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

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Merc do their own antifouling for drives

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maybe I should look at this

thanks

 

[davedpc]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

Tried it all tried it all-----best get under every few months with a wooden frying pan spatula. Ive been told that a lump of radioactive isotope on the stern will work wonders but the guy who tried it has grown 3 brests. Dave.

 

[Alrob]

Re: mille drive \'v\' prop o drev

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yeah found myself hanging off the bathing platform with the jet wash under the water, bloody uncomfortable & very slow work

aah well - the joys of boating