Vivaldi

Well she did take a photo of our boat sitting on the cradle on its keel, and said “is this a yacht?” So….. ‘’but I could see why they hired her 😁

What was frustrating was that after scraping the little buggers off there was a slightly translucent layer left behind if you didn’t scrape hard enough. When you went over them with the antifoul the solvents in the paint would release them and they’d stick to your roller and make nice little circular marks on the hull. All good fun!

*crustaceans - not frustrations 😁

I’ve been using Altex #5 for quite some time and usually get two seasons out of it. This heat when I hauled out I noticed a lot more barnacles and frustrations on the hull than usual. While I was anti fouling I had a visit from the Altex rep. She said that they have a new brew coming out that contains more copper and other stuff. She reckoned that it will probably hit the shelves around march 26 but that is was dependant on getting the required approvals. she wasn’t sure if it could be applied over the top of #5m but she thought that it could.

Cheers

I see that the gas fillers in David Sidwell Place are no longer in action. Does anyone know where the nearest LPG fillers are for Gulf Harbour?

Done

I was thinking of using it as it can be used over Altex number 5, but they recommend 3 coats with minimum 9 hours recoat in time which makes for a bit of a longer stay on the hard stand. Might stick with number 5 again this year and see what comes up in the future.

Has anyone tried this new Altex product yet? https://altexcoatings.com/product-details?pid=588&mid=15

Cheers

Is there a link for the tracker somewhere? Couldn’t see it on the SSANZ site

I can recommend IT - he’s done great work for us and provided good advice when needed.

Interesting project. Give us a yell if you need a hand. Presume you’ll use Oz-Frigde stuff again?

Does the 810 fit into the older Hydra through hull?

Is it tricky to wire in? - does the sender have to be wired to the winch itself or can it be attached to a switch?