Sailing to tropical seas

[Simon helene]

Hello , I ve decided to sail from Norway to brazil whith my colin archer , all made on pine
I want to upgrade for that conditions what u guys recommend for the hull against worms , my idea was boreacol first then normal copper primer , we can't find lead here ...
What about copper sheeting the hull? is a 35 ft
About deck and mast is naked pine i use oil and tar , so I am thinking to paint all white which kind of paint should I use?

 

[V1701]

Hi,

Here's an older thread on the subject, not many replies I'm afraid:

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Thread 'Wood in the Tropics'

31 Jan 2006

Hi,

Basically, I'm writing with a query which hopefully someone can shed some light on.

About 6 months ago, I returned form sailing a wooden boat through the tropics to Panama. (Named 'Amadis' for those in the Woodbridge/Mersea area.)

Before we left the UK however, we were told countless horror stories regarding taking a wooden boat into the tropics- from the basic (planks could dry out in the heat- they did, but soon swelled up again) to the down right scary (the toredo worm will eat the boat away from under your feet- not sure yet)

So my question is which is the best type of wood for...

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