Screwfix...Anti-Foul

[Nauti Fox]

Just noticed Flag 2.5L for £29.99.
Anyone used it?

 

[adrianm]

I used the bilge paint that they sell and it was awful.

 

[EdWingfield]

Yes. I applied it in March and it worked well until September when fine weed appeared near the waterline.

I scrubbed it off and reckon that little growth will take place through the winter. We are talking Ne England conditions.

I may wait until May 2007 to apply it again.

 

[iacle]

I used it a few seasons ago & was pleased with the results. On my drying mooring it compared well with the International I used previously. The following season the manufacturers changed agents & shipping costs became too expensive so I tried XM. This was disappointing, so I went back to International last year, but now Flag is available from Screwfix, I'll be using it again next spring.

 

[BlueChip]

I have used it for the last five seasons, the 2 coats I put on in 2005 are still working and I just needed one scrub mid season. I found it works as well as any other cruiser antifouling for me, with what I save I can have an extra £95 wash off on the Cowes boat lift.
I have just ordered another 4 cans @ £29.99, last time I bought some it was £10 more so I think they are selling off, maybe it will not be available much longer from them.
At this price its a bargain - free delivery too!

 

[Nauti Fox]

Best get the order in, thanks everyone.

 

[paddywackcocker]

Yep agree, I have used and will use it. Found to be as good if not better than some other better known a/fs. Didnt know it was on special offer. Order will be going in as soon as I can get off the forum.

 

[Nauti Fox]

Be quick, they only have white now!
Oh no they dont! They just phoned and have run out.
Bugger!

 

[misterg]

Thanks for the "heads up". Have just ordered this years supply. I've used it for the last 3 years on a swinging mooring in the tidal Conwy estuary. Works fine for me, and the absence of growth draws favourable comments from the guys on the travel hoist at lift-out time.

Andy

Edit: Just seen your last post - waiting for the call /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[anniebray]

I have use this for the last 4 seasons with good results. I'm a bit confused with the "new" specifiactions. Which one is as good as the Screwfix supply?

 

[muckypup]

Put some on for this season. Have not lifted out yet, but I can see some growth below the waterline. I'm considering using it again this winter but mixing in some copper powder as suggested by another forumite.

S.

 

[sailorman]

the white is a/f PRIMER /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

NOT A/FOUL /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[misterg]

No, they did have white A/F listed, but not any more (just the primer).

Andy

 

[alienzdive]

white antifouls generally do not last as long as darker colours as the copper content is synthetic. black colour can hold a higher concentration of copper and active ingredients. Always check the solids content and compare with other brands. The rest will evaporate away as a percentage. this is a rough indicator/guide of an antifouls longevity.

 

[misterg]

I had heard this said before of white A/F, but it has always been OK for me. The FLAG A/F has a really heavy sludge of what looks like copper filings which needs stirring up regularly when applying. I take the point of being able to get more copper into darker colours, but I'm not convinced that FLAG take advantage of this. We lift out for the winter, though.

Anyway, what other colour can you use with a yellow and white hull? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What not to wear:

Better??

(That is "white" A/F - it goes on a greyish-purple, but turns a paler grey on immersion)

Andy

 

[Nauti Fox]

Its now available from here at £44.99.
Boo Hoo, sob, blubber!
Called Flagship.

 

[vyv_cox]

"the copper content is synthetic." What's this techno-babble?

It has been reported that the copper content of white a/f is lower as the absence of dark pigments cannot mask the natural colour of the copper compound, so they put less in. It is also a fact that white a/f tends to go green at the waterline over time, when the copper compound degrades. However, I have used white a/f for many years, experiencing the usual variation between makes. The year before last I bought some that was sold as having 'the highest copper content that is allowed by law'. It didn't work particularly well. This year I used a tin of International Cruiser white that I had owned for a couple of seasons. It worked surprisingly well, although the fish had clearly played a part in the cleanliness of the hull.

Next year we will use the tin that I managed to obtain from Screwfix before supplies ran out. In general I find that antifoulings perform so badly that it makes no sense at all to buy expensive ones.