Out of the water - do I need to keep anti foul wet?

[RogerFoxTerrier]

I want to anti foul my boat today (as it's actually nice weather!) she might go back in the water in 3 weeks, but this might be longer, perhaps up to 6. Someone told me not to AF now as it'll dry out too much. Is that true? Or should I do it now and just give it a spray once in a while with a hose?

Thanks

 

[Goldie]

I no longer anti foul but IIRC, isn’t a ‘launch within’ timescale usually articulated on the tin? My recollection is that you’re likely to be ok for a few months rather than weeks.

 

[Stemar]

Two questions. If the answer to either is yes, then antifouling is likely to be a waste of money.

Do you keep your boat on a drying mooring? If so, in my experience, antifouling is a waste of time

Do you have access to a simple way to DIY scrub off? If so, scrubbing off a few extra times a year will keep your hull cleaner than any amount of antifouling.

 

[vyv_cox]

Two questions. If the answer to either is yes, then antifouling is likely to be a waste of money.

Do you keep your boat on a drying mooring? If so, in my experience, antifouling is a waste of time

Do you have access to a simple way to DIY scrub off? If so, scrubbing off a few extra times a year will keep your hull cleaner than any amount of antifouling.

My first boat was 10 years old when I bought it, never antifouled. It had been berthed alongside a drying jetty at Fleetwood. The PO would scrub down about every month.

 

[Pye_End]

I want to anti foul my boat today (as it's actually nice weather!) she might go back in the water in 3 weeks, but this might be longer, perhaps up to 6. Someone told me not to AF now as it'll dry out too much. Is that true? Or should I do it now and just give it a spray once in a while with a hose?

Thanks

There should be recommended min/max timings on the tin (or internet!). Some boats stay out for a lot longer than 6 weeks all painted up. Never heard of anyone watering their antifouling to keep it wet!

 

[RogerFoxTerrier]

Two questions. If the answer to either is yes, then antifouling is likely to be a waste of money.

Do you keep your boat on a drying mooring? If so, in my experience, antifouling is a waste of time

Do you have access to a simple way to DIY scrub off? If so, scrubbing off a few extra times a year will keep your hull cleaner than any amount of antifouling.

She is a lift keel, so we'll probably dry out on occasion. She'll be on a swing mooring on which, I'm think, she may just touch bottom (mud) low springs.

I no longer anti foul but IIRC, isn’t a ‘launch within’ timescale usually articulated on the tin? My recollection is that you’re likely to be ok for a few months rather than weeks.

Oh yeah, RTFM and all that... states 6 months on the tin!

 

[Fantasie 19]

I want to anti foul my boat today (as it's actually nice weather!) she might go back in the water in 3 weeks, but this might be longer, perhaps up to 6. Someone told me not to AF now as it'll dry out too much. Is that true? Or should I do it now and just give it a spray once in a while with a hose?

Thanks

Read the tin.. mine says within 6 months, others may differ..