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In between, we exhausted ourselves and became shark bait from barnacle cuts. We learned a lot that day . . . the hard way. And we’ve discovered that cleaning the bottom isn’t so horrible, once you know a few things. Signs the Bottom Needs Cleaning Some boats also find an old carpet scrap and a small wire brush helpful. Boats with ablative paint generally substitute a soft rag or brush for the large scrapers.
I prefer to use bottom paints like this on my Jeanneau cabin cruiser, which I like to take for my longest cruises. Mostly, it’s because of the sheer longevity of this paint. The longest I’ve made it with a single hard coating is two and a half years on solely freshwater with a combination of dry and wet storage. Since it is formulated with Micron Extra feature, this conveys that it comes with controlled polishing action wherein it gets sleeker with time, optimizing fuel efficiency and utilizing copper more effectively as compared to hard high-copper antifouling paint products. Also, if you prefer permanent shield against all forms of fouling, this won’t leave you feeling regretful in the end. 8. TotalBoat Krypton Bottom Paint Mild boat hull cleaners contain either a calcium remover (lime remover) or a weaker acid such as oxalic, phosphoric or citric acid to help remove the barnacle residue from the boat hull. You can apply this using a nylon brush, give time for the chemicals to take effect before washing and gently scraping off. a 1” putty knife for cleaning the prop and shaft as well as tighter areas– a plastic putty knife is less likely to scrape the bronze propeller, but will wear away with use. We have to replace it every 3 or 4 cleanings. It’s one of the better ablative paints I’ve tried, mostly when it comes to how long the biocide provides protection. In one sailboat (a 36-footer), I had it last for a good two years (in both wet and dry storage) before I needed to do a reapplication. I used two thin film coats as per recommendations, and the boat had minimal to zero build ups for that entire time, thanks to the biocide and the way sheds taking most of the gunk with it.Scrub the hull surface with the motorized rotary brush system: Apply the waterproof motorized rotary brush to the dirty underwater hull in sections. The powered rotary brush will automatically scrub the hard fouling I use this as a bottom paint on aluminum, steel-hulled or fiberglass boats. I recommend aluminum boats, in particular, because of the excellent corrosion protection and coverage per gallon. I didn’t get that common aluminum problem at all after three years from the initial application. It’s not just a question of moving from dirty to clean water, but any dramatic change in the water environment will challenge the growth that’s built up. Hull cleaning: Scrub or scrape? The ambient temperature will greatly affect the speed with which the remover acts, so you must rely on the appearance of the surface to judge when the remover has done its things.
I like this paint’s overall longevity. I’ve been using it longer than the other marine paint I mentioned because I was fairly satisfied with its corrosion protection and how long it managed to provide it (in my case, it’s two and half years on one jon boat).
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Try to carry out the work when there is less of a current (this may mean you take into consideration weather and tide) as this will impact visibility and make the task more difficult. The next generation of hull cleaning The product to avoid when cleaning the boat bottom in the water with cleaning pads is a non marine-grade cleaning pad with no handle as a cleaning pad with no handle makes it harder to grip as you scrub along the boat hull surface underwater. Non marine-grade products: Non marine-grade products should be avoided when cleaning a boat hull as they can pollute the sea water or get damaged easily due to the corrosive seawater
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