Non-stick coating rather than antifouling

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In July's issue of YM a Pure Seal antifouling product was mentioned which rather than destroying growth like normal antifoul, created a surface to which nothing can stick - like Teflon. Has anyone tried it? Does it work? Is it worth the extra expence? It is the Pure Seal product I am primarily interested in.
 
Even if it does work as anti-fouling it creates serious problems when trying to chock the boat. Only a cradle will do and then only with robust tie bars acros to prevent slipping!
 
Re: I asked the guys at International Paints

We have specified the silicon elastomers for fast 30 - 40 knot MoBos around 80 foot and have seen it on smaller (Intersleek, of which there is a big ship version and a small vessel version).

The boat has to be of high usage, like every day, and of service speed really quite a bit over 25 knots to stay clean. Sticky critters like the young of barnacles will attach if boat not run for some days and they then need to be scrubbed - the elastimer is relatively soft (but more durable than ablative antifoul) so you have to be careful. It has to be sprayed on (with its own primer) and only relatively small damaged areas are recommended for brush repair.

As you say, doesn't work on a yacht. I suspect that the hard product that the original poster refers to would need to be scrubbed on any vessel not run most days or which is slow - assuming it works at all, of course.

John
 
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Even if it does work as anti-fouling it creates serious problems when trying to chock the boat. Only a cradle will do and then only with robust tie bars acros to prevent slipping!


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