We're not in the Caribbean but in the Pacific.

We used Seahawk Cukote in 2014 before heading to Tahiti, it seemed to be OK until we arrived in New Zealand. After 3 months in the marina at gulf harbour we had a vegetable garden growing underneath, neighbouring boats didn't have this issue.

The Seahawk dealer didn't want to know about my fouling issues.

I since learnt that the executives of the company that makes Seahawk products were prosecuted (jailed?) for continuing to sell tin based paints in the US when they declared to the FDA that they had stopped. 

We since changed to Micron 77 ( I used micron 66 on my previous boat for years with excellent results except for one year which I believe was due to the painter adding thinners to the antifouling - Bill, Bebe knows all about that!) and it seems to be good.

My two penny worth.....

Cheers

Alan

Elyse SM437

Koumac, New Caledonia

On Thu, 8/25/16, parkianj@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bottom Paint time
To: "amelyachtowners@..." <amelyachtowners@...>
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2016, 7:33 AM


 









Is your prop anti fouling Velox or Velux. Mine is
Velux which I got in the Med. I am still using it and have
never had any problem. Just wondering if it is a totally
different product?



Ian



Ocean Hobo SN96
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On Thu, 8/25/16, Germain Jean-Pierre jgermain@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bottom Paint time
To: amelyachtowners@...
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2016, 6:56 AM


 









Hello Pat,
I have the same problem regarding
the Velox… less than 10 hours after application, it had
vanished….
Jean-Pierre Germain,SY Eleuthera, Amel Super Maramu
007


On 25 Aug 2016, at 13:44, Patrick
Mcaneny sailw32@...
[amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>
wrote:















 





Duane, If your boat is in fresh or
brackish water and will remain in it for more than a day or
so before going into salt water , make sure the paint you
select is compatible with fresh water. Some paints cannot be
in fresh water longer , or its antifouling properties are
destroyed. I almost made this mistake but was saved by a
yard employee. I called and confirmed this with the paint
manufacturer. I would never have thought it mattered what
kind of water one is in.

I do not know if this
is true for Velox prop paint , but I applied three coats
three months ago and just hauled my boat. My prop was
covered with barnacles , I wasted about $130 and a lot of
time/work .I wrote a long email to their rep. for an
explaination and never heard back .





Pat SM#123







-----Original Message-----

From: sailor63109@...
[amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>

To: amelyachtowners <amelyachtowners@...>

Sent: Wed, Aug 24, 2016 7:02 pm

Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bottom Paint time










 













I'd like your opinion on
how many coats of bottom paint to use.  We plan on heading
into the eastern Caribbean on November 1 and we plan on
pulling the boat now for bottom paint, C-Drive, prop and bow
thruster maintenance.  I hadn't thought about more than
one coat, but it is something the marine center offers so I
wondered...





A little history:





In Feb 2015 my boat had a
bottom job that included sanding to remove all for a
start-over on the bottom, 1 coat of Seahawk Tuff Stuff
Barrier Coat, fairing, and then 3 coats of Seahawk Tuff
Stuff Barrier Coat and two coats of Seahawk CuKote bottom
paint.





Seaawk CuKote is advertised
as a multi-season paint.  Based on two coats 18 months ago
I'm thinking one coat now would set me up for at least a
year or more. 





I'm assuming when we
pull the boat all is well with the bottom.  





Would your experience dictate
more than one coat? 

 

Duane

SM#477 Wanderer




























































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On Wed, 8/24/16, sailor63109@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bottom Paint time
To: amelyachtowners@...
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 6:02 PM


 









I'd like your opinion on how many coats of
bottom paint to use.  We plan on heading into the eastern
Caribbean on November 1 and we plan on pulling the boat now
for bottom paint, C-Drive, prop and bow thruster
maintenance.  I hadn't thought about more than one
coat, but it is something the marine center offers so I
wondered...
A little
history:
In Feb 2015
my boat had a bottom job that included sanding to remove all
for a start-over on the bottom, 1 coat of Seahawk Tuff Stuff
Barrier Coat, fairing, and then 3 coats of Seahawk Tuff
Stuff Barrier Coat and two coats of Seahawk CuKote bottom
paint.
Seaawk CuKote
is advertised as a multi-season paint.  Based on two coats
18 months ago I'm thinking one coat now would set me up
for at least a year or more. 
I'm assuming when we pull the
boat all is well with the bottom.  
Would your experience dictate
more than one coat?  DuaneSM#477
Wanderer









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On Aug 24, 2016, at 08:28, sailw32@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

I promised I would post when I determined the source of the vibration in my bow thruster. It turns out that one of the blades on the prop was completely broken off at the hub. I have no idea how it happened , I had only employed the thruster for a few seconds , twice ,since launching the boat this spring and that was after servicing the thruster. I don't recall any noise like hitting something , puzzled. Where it broke the fiberglass is about an inch thick , it would have to take a lot of force , strange that the screws did not break first. The force even bent the stainless pin and the pin elongated the hole in the hub a 1/4 ". Once again , I am amazed that the screws did not break first.

Pat

SM Shenanigans #123

On Wed, 8/24/16, sailw32@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bow thruster Vibration
To: amelyachtowners@...
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 7:28 AM


 









I promised I would post when I
determined the source of the vibration in my bow thruster.
It turns out that one of the blades on the prop was
completely broken off at the hub. I have no idea how it
happened , I had only employed the thruster for a few
seconds , twice ,since launching the boat this spring and
that was after servicing the thruster. I don't recall
any noise like hitting something , puzzled. Where it broke
the fiberglass is about an inch thick , it would have to
take a lot of force , strange that the screws did not break
first. The force even bent the stainless pin and the pin
elongated the hole in the hub a 1/4 ". Once again , I
am amazed that the screws did not break
first.Pat SM
Shenanigans #123