on the topic of Copper in epoxy resin as an anti-foul, I read an article by a boat owner in England who had applied his 25 years ago, and it was still going strong. I think he took his boat out of the water for a few months each year.
On the basis of that article, and the recommendation of Robert Ayliffe of Straydog Boatworks, I have applied Bote Cote CopperCote on my Black Soo which I am restoring. I have used three coats, and lightly sanded back the top coat so that the copper gleams in the sun.
The boat will be moored at Port Adelaide.
Wish me luck.
Chris Hamilton
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 6:41 AM Björn bjornmail@gmail.com [harryproa] <harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:
I think there is a misunderstanding. With paint I meant normal marine anti fouling paint. It doesn't work that well, and is not mechanically tough. You can easily make a scratch / remove paint by dragging a fingernail along the hull.The product Coppercoat is epoxy based, and seems both tough and good, by the replies in this thread.The underside of a boat is not exposed to direct sunlight. And there is epoxy which handles UV exposure.
I thought you can't do epoxy and copper powder, because epoxy cannot handle sunlight UV.
You have to add it to the paint, I thought.
| Good point!
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| Epoxy with copper powder might actually be better than the poor antifouling-paint which falls off and is repainted with bad preparations and falls off even faster.
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