Daedelus
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Cleaning and polishing the boat: then got fed up and tried just getting the dirt off then applying one of the new polishes direct. Brought it up like new without the usual machine polisher and finishing compound.
What job have you been doing the hard way for years?
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mjcoon
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But is it a silicone formulation which also acts as a release agent, meaning nothing else is ever going to stick to it until it is mechanically removed?
Stemar
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Maybe I should try something like that instead of overpriced and ineffective antifoul
Laser310
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My current boat , which I have had for 4 years, came with a couple of laminate jibs that go on a furler.
Because there was no sign of UV protection on the leech and foot, for the last 4 years my wife and I have been carefully flaking the sail after nearly every use. I only ever leave it up if I know for sure I will sail the next day - and even then not always.
At the end of last season, I contacted the loft that made the sails - asking about a quote for new sails. I indicated that I would want UV protection as flaking every day is a pain, and my wife hates doing it.
His response: "Oh.., your sails have UV protection - it's Tedlar.., a clear thin film that's hard to see.., we used it on some racing sails for a while. It's very light. Just roll the sail so our logo faces outward, and you'll be fine."
My response: "Don't tell my wife..."
Because there was no sign of UV protection on the leech and foot, for the last 4 years my wife and I have been carefully flaking the sail after nearly every use. I only ever leave it up if I know for sure I will sail the next day - and even then not always.
At the end of last season, I contacted the loft that made the sails - asking about a quote for new sails. I indicated that I would want UV protection as flaking every day is a pain, and my wife hates doing it.
His response: "Oh.., your sails have UV protection - it's Tedlar.., a clear thin film that's hard to see.., we used it on some racing sails for a while. It's very light. Just roll the sail so our logo faces outward, and you'll be fine."
My response: "Don't tell my wife..."
Poecheng
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Reminds me of when we took a sail into Jim Lawrence and asked it to be checked etc and to have a UV strip put on it. telephone call later 'It has a UV strip'. It was white, like the sail, and hard to see.
johnalison
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That reminds me of the time we replaced our jib with an unprotected laminate. Our solution was to use a jib cover, something that was very popular at the time, 20 yrs ago. Almost every afternoon, after the day’s sail, I went through the rigmarole of setting up the cover. Although I got fairly adept at doing this, even with a decent wind blowing, it was tedious, but worse still, it was hard to loosen the lacing and the act of lowering it started to abrade the sail. After a few years I had a UV strip put on, with no great change in the sail’s shape.
doraymefa
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I used to dread scraping down the old antifoul. I now remove the old eroding antifoul from the hull within 48 hours of coming out of the water at the end of the season. It is still soft and comes off easily and leaves a sooth surface for next year’s application which is done just before launching.
LittleSister
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Wansworth
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Speak for yourself!
alan_d
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That's interesting. I would have thought the wheels on one of those would be too small to cope with the mud and stones that I usually end up lying on.
Daydream believer
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The Dutch seem to love them. But as you say , they seem a total faff.