Muxey
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Views on this antifouling finish ?
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Momac
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Maybe this would be better
Tranona
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The roughness is in the old AF still on the hull, not the latest coat. If you want a nice smooth finish you need to remove everything back to the gel coat (or epoxy if the hull has ben epoxied). Blasting best, but can be removed manually .
Seastoke
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If I paid I would moan about the anode , but the water line is important , you should really ask for photo after jet wash ,photo after sand or scrape and finish . What did you ask for and ie and how many coats etc.
Muxey
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Something I am looking at for sale just thought it wasn't a quality job
Seastoke
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Well they have done anodes on shafts , I would be looking at engine as bottom is ok
Momac
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Well the anodes are brand new which is of course very good and the fresh antifoul is better than nothing.
Clearly a better job would have involved removal of the old antifoul or wet sanding to achieve and even surface.
It's not really a reason to not buy the boat.
Sticky Fingers
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My 25 year old Princess looked a bit like that, I had it professionally blasted and copper coated. The hull before blasting was perhaps 5mm thick Antifoul in places but very rough. Looks miles better but it cost a bomb to do.
Before and after pics follow. Agree with Momac, that’s not a reason to reject it.
Before and after pics follow. Agree with Momac, that’s not a reason to reject it.
sharpness
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Looks a good job that. I’m curious to know if you saw an improvement in performance afterwards ?
Sticky Fingers
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Maybe 50rpm and 1kt at wide open throttle, but difficult to measure exactly of course. A bit academic as I never go anywhere flat out!
oldgit
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Looks like 99% of the boats in 99% of boatyards, at least the owner has had the decency to paint the thing entirely the same colour , have seen some real mix and clash jobbies out of several different tins.
One boat owner would use cheapo Red stuff on the bottom and a decent Blue hard on the visable bits.
If losing a knot is going to ruin your day an quick soda blast at £500 - £1000 should do the trick.
One boat owner would use cheapo Red stuff on the bottom and a decent Blue hard on the visable bits.
If losing a knot is going to ruin your day an quick soda blast at £500 - £1000 should do the trick.
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