[Public-list] power boat anti-fouling

[Gordon Laco]

Hi George - 

Ablative paint will wear off from the high speed water action... Of course
if you have the restraint to keep the thing below 6 kts...

Gord ;) 426





> Uh-oh!  Now I've done it.  I just agreed to buy a 17-foot power boat.
> It's been dry-sailed up to now, but we won't get a lot of use out of it
> if we have to trailer it.  And we don't have a lift.  I figure that
> means we need to learn about anti-fouling paint for powerboats.  Can
> (should) you use ablative paint or is a hard paint better?
> 
> - George
> 


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