Has anyone used Jotun antifoul paint? can iot be used on Aluminium sail drives?

Thanks Poods,
The original plan is to use Micron and Trilux, but a lot of marine guys don't want to use it or will quote for it.

ie " We use Jotun Antifouling paints. You are welcome to use other products but you would need to supply the product and an invoice so that we can deduct the amount from the bill. To slip, clean and antifoul your Northshore 38 is $1732.00 Priming the exposed underwater areas should be $132.00 unless there is a larger area than anticipated. The price does not include anodes. If you decide to go with another antifouling product you may need to apply 2 coats. The cost for 2 coats of antifouling (including an extra day on the slip) is $2568.00 Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards,"

crustysailor said..
Hi Keith,

Jotun is used by about 80% in our club. I've used it for the past 8 years. It seems the best in our colder water temps
5L tins are about $160-$180, and will do 2 coats of the ave 30fter.
It sure sucks to have to pay people to slip your boat and do the work.

Its a case of bad shoulder and time otherwise I would book the slip at Balmain and put the team to work!

His quote is the cheapest so far and he is just around the corner from my mooring.

Is that your Catamaran in your photos, nice boat!

Have been using Jotan for a while now. 18 months between anti-fouls. Works well here in The tropics. No experience with in in Aussie waters. I have a steel boat and I have found their standard grey steel primer to be excellent also. Cheap too. Regards Quentin

crustysailor said..
yes it is, thanks.

That took 2 tins of Jotun last time!
Not much fun when you have to mask the equivalent of 120ft of waterline though.

I'd be interested in anyone using the copper long life antifouls.

Being able to slip and do a high pressure clean, and then it goes back in.
I have no anodes to worry about, so it could make life simpler.

I didn't realize renewing anodes were hard to do? I have one to be changed on the sail drive which I was going to do while out of the water.

A bit of miscommunication there I think.

I slip my boat myself, and do it each year.
I should have written it sure would suck to have to pay someone to slip your boat and do the work, but in KeithW's case, I can understand when you've got an injury.

No anodes are not hard to replace.
If you had copper antifoul, you don't need to re apply antifoul each year, just slip it and scrub off.
If you also had no anodes (like me), then life would be a dream if you had copper antifoul as well.

I think that covers it, apologies for excursions up garden paths.