Silicone antifoul??

[Carols]

Has anyone tried silicone antifoul? It lasts for 5 years apparently
Its made by Seacoat
They have developed Polysiloxane (Silicone) based hard coatings as a foul release (FRC) bottom paint for all types of boat
Any experience anyone has would be greatly appreciated

 

[Hurricane]

I was interested to see at LIBS that Hempel also have a silicon product.
My interest is in propeller/underwater metalwork coating.
It seems that they are planning to release a silicon prop treatment - next year - but they all say this.
Hempel say that it is possible to buy it in large quantities so I challenged him by asking how much.
He said about 600/800 quid so I said "OK I'll have some" and he backtracked.
So still nothing for props yet but silicone paint is worth a try on props - IMO

 

[russ]

Has anyone tried silicone antifoul? It lasts for 5 years apparently
Its made by Seacoat
They have developed Polysiloxane (Silicone) based hard coatings as a foul release (FRC) bottom paint for all types of boat
Any experience anyone has would be greatly appreciated

Have you ever heard of Everwet coating? From what I can see it is like the holy grail for protection but you can't seem to buy it as yet. It protects all kinds of surfaces and greatly reduces the need for cleaning.
Have a look at the link below.

http://www.neverwet.com/anti-corrosion.php

 

[Bandit]

International Paints brought one out about 14 years ago called Intersleek which is used on commercial bessels smells like almonds when they apply it . Similar to the stuff they sold for outdrives at one time.

The Condor wavepiercers use it and they reckon it works very well but the boat has be used a lot ( i suppose they manage with 400 miles per day each in the season) or it does not work well.

Its like a soft plastic to touch and can be damaged by bebris quite easily.

Also difficult to recoat .