Sudden5869 17 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Has anyone tried Eelsnot Boat Therapy..? Possibly extend the life of antifoul,reducing cleaning and quicker through the water. http://www.eelsnot.com/boat-therapy/ Looks promising if it's all that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Their link not working. Could be a sign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Link works for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 why bother spending hundreds on annual anti-fouling when you can just wipe on a micron? of this stuff for $45 .... "I pulled my boat out of the water and applied a thin coat of eelsnot slightly above the waterline down. 8-9 months passed by after leaving it docked and taking it out a few times a week. I just pulled it out again and REMARKABLE!!! Absolutely 100% barnacle and slime free! I even noticed a difference in speed and Fuel Economy. There was actually still some of the eelsnot protective coating still on the hull. Eelsnot was very easy to... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Call me suspicious, but I always get that way when I see comments like 25% fuel saving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sudden5869 17 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Call me suspicious, but I always get that way when I see comments like 25% fuel saving. Wheels, yeah some of claims are believable and some are too good... Nautical Snake Oil...? Or is this the begining of something new that will change the antifouling and cleaning. That's why I thought id ask. Wait and see I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brendong 5 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Good or bad, who knows ......However, I like the name, Eelsnot, maybe it's not about snake oil it's about the secret remedy (eel snot) .....must be a little akward to get the eel to blow it's nose though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brendon 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Look at the home page of the website and they show two yacht hulls, claiming it is a 1 month test, The growth on the un treated yacht looks like much more than 1 month to me, It is a new product, so not much testimony around, But I would love to have some trustworthy trial show that it works, but until then will wait. Reading the FAQ it is not recommended over ablative anti-fowl, so I would have to sand back first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drbob 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This seems like a good opportunity for the Great Crew Eelsnot Trial. Suggest two boats with same antifoul applied at similar time (eg within a month of each other) and which are moored in same place. Lift and clean both boats. Apply snot to one. Put them both back in. Wait one month then inspect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I was thinking about giving this a try on the Hobie 18, Lake Burley Griffin tends to make white boats turn brown over the course of a season Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brendon 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I would want to see a trial of at least 6 months before I would consider it. Not necessarily on 2 yachts, even an old hull, cleaned and half treated and half not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sudden5869 17 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yeah I was thinking of a trial on the rudder. Easy to keep an eye on the progress. And not to large a surface to completely sand back and restore if Eelsnot did not perform. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brendon 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yes, a rudder test would work I expect. If it did work it could be a good little business for someone to import it and sell on Trade Me. But that is looking too much into possibilities, too much speculation. Even if it did work, wouldn't it rub off on the strops used to put the boat back in the water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armchairadmiral 411 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Anyone know if it's available locally ? Psyching out the other Opti daddys might be great sport even if eelsnot is no good...cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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