Additional reporting by Adam Fiander Back in June 2021 we applied eight different types of antifouling onto the hull of a Hardy 42 called Raymariner. Since then it has been used around the Solent on a weekly basis until it was lifted in January this year. The aim of the test was to compare the […]
Additional reporting by Adam Fiander Back in June last year we applied eight different types of antifouling onto the hull of a Hardy 42 called Raymariner. Since then it has been used around the Solent on a weekly basis until it was lifted in January this year. The aim of the test was to compare […]
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Practical Boat Owner
Even moderate fouling can easily lose you a knot or more of boat speed.
But how much preparation does your boat need? Which paint is best and what’s the best way to apply it?
1. Preparation
After a few years the thickness of paint on your boat’s bottom will inevitably have built up to the point where it has to be stripped back to the bare hull to start from scratch.
It’s generally recommended that you do this every four to five years with self-eroding antifouling. The good news is that the more antifouling there is on the boat, the easier it is to remove, so it pays to wait a few years between attempts.