Phil23
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- Jul 29, 2013
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- Russell NZ
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- Salthouse Coastal 35
After 40 years in the marine coatings industry I thought I had heard all the dumb ideas to make antifouling perform better from Jayes Fluid, Round Up, Tordon and other farm poisons my response was always if these things worked the coating manufacturers woud use them instead of the expensive components used.
Here in The Bay Of Islands New Zealand we have a major barnacle issue especially in the Opua Marina Complex.
I hauled out today to be greeted by the usual barnacle farm under my boat while the guy who hauled immediately after me was fine after 9 months changed his anodes had a pressure wash and got get again.
As the guy seemed a straight up type of guy I asked him whos antifouling he was using his response was that it is not the antifouling that is dealing to the barnacles it was the 2kg per 10 litres of chilli powder he adds to it.
Having seen the results it either works or he is telling me "Porkie Pies"
Any comment out there on this
Here in The Bay Of Islands New Zealand we have a major barnacle issue especially in the Opua Marina Complex.
I hauled out today to be greeted by the usual barnacle farm under my boat while the guy who hauled immediately after me was fine after 9 months changed his anodes had a pressure wash and got get again.
As the guy seemed a straight up type of guy I asked him whos antifouling he was using his response was that it is not the antifouling that is dealing to the barnacles it was the 2kg per 10 litres of chilli powder he adds to it.
Having seen the results it either works or he is telling me "Porkie Pies"
Any comment out there on this