Sometimes you can get too much advice. We have been in a quandry about what kind of antifouling to put on the bottom as we prepare to take the boat into salty territory. Some say strip the bottom, apply gobs of saltwater antifouling (at a cost of $1,000 and God knows how much in A535 and bandaids from the scrubbing). Some say we'll be moving constantly and all we need to do is jump overboard every now and then and scrub like mad (see aforementioned note). Scott, ever the thinker, decided the extra money we would have spent on the paint he could invest in used Scuba gear, and find a reason to get back into diving. We also decided we were running out of time. After applying two coats of regular VC17 we got a note from our friends Ken and Dorothy Wrigley who are still in the BVIs aboard Blue Star after asking their advice last week. Apparently superlube didn't work - but using a paint scraper while snorkeling under the boat repeatedly did. Strongly recommend saltwater antifouling.
Oops. They're not the first ones to tell us to worry about barnacles on the prop and shaft, adding to our antifouling anxiety.
Well, in for a penny....
So, we've decided to forge ahead with yet another coat of VC17 - which has some saltwater antifouling properties and apply some saltwater antifouling to the prop and shaft and an anode on the shaft to assist with protection.
On to the next worry.....
L.
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