Hi Skipper Chris! Very curious how Silic One is holding up? We have been using a similar product for two seasons in the Caribbean and are considering switching to Silic One due to cost. We have been very pleased with the performance so far but the cost is brutal for this other product. You're sooooo right about the application process. We had some areas of failure in our first application. We under estimated the effect of direct sunlight on the prep coat and missed our application timing. One section of the under coating had dried for too long and the final coat did not achieve a strong chemical bond. That section started to fail and peel off after 6 months. At that point we had sailed from the East Coast US to the Caribbean and when we hauled in Curacao at month 9 we had some repair work required. The second season was good. This time we were better prepared and application was solid. We just touched up the failed sections. NOTE: We learned that a quick spray down with fresh water on the hull before launch will help with initial growth. Dust and bugs get stuck to the silicone layer when the boat is on the hard. It takes 5 minutes and saves you time later when cleaning in the water. We clean (wipe is a better term) the hull with a burlap rag every couple weeks and our hulls (48 foot catamaran) are spotless clean. The only growth we see is the green fuzz. We have not had one barnacle since the first application. The fuzz tends to become harder to remove around month 6 in the warm Caribbean waters but it still cleans up well with the burlap rag. Worts case I use a white (level one) 3m pad to assist with stubborn parts. The shallow part of the hull, where the sun hits it, is harder than the deeper parts but I'm VERY picky. Thanks for any thoughts or comments on your Silic One experience so far.
@@thomasburgess4712 we have been in the water since Feb 2024, sailing cold waters ( Scotland, Norway, Faroe ) the hull looks really good , apart from a area on the top of the rudder. We have not wiped / cleaned the hull at all. We will lift out in November, so we will get the full picture.
@@Saga47swanSailingstill no answer from jeremy after 2 months, typical troll. I’ve heard nothing but good things about silic one. No one can seem to articulate any bad experiences with it.
Hi Skipper Chris! Very curious how Silic One is holding up? We have been using a similar product for two seasons in the Caribbean and are considering switching to Silic One due to cost. We have been very pleased with the performance so far but the cost is brutal for this other product. You're sooooo right about the application process. We had some areas of failure in our first application. We under estimated the effect of direct sunlight on the prep coat and missed our application timing. One section of the under coating had dried for too long and the final coat did not achieve a strong chemical bond. That section started to fail and peel off after 6 months. At that point we had sailed from the East Coast US to the Caribbean and when we hauled in Curacao at month 9 we had some repair work required. The second season was good. This time we were better prepared and application was solid. We just touched up the failed sections. NOTE: We learned that a quick spray down with fresh water on the hull before launch will help with initial growth. Dust and bugs get stuck to the silicone layer when the boat is on the hard. It takes 5 minutes and saves you time later when cleaning in the water.
We clean (wipe is a better term) the hull with a burlap rag every couple weeks and our hulls (48 foot catamaran) are spotless clean. The only growth we see is the green fuzz. We have not had one barnacle since the first application. The fuzz tends to become harder to remove around month 6 in the warm Caribbean waters but it still cleans up well with the burlap rag. Worts case I use a white (level one) 3m pad to assist with stubborn parts. The shallow part of the hull, where the sun hits it, is harder than the deeper parts but I'm VERY picky.
Thanks for any thoughts or comments on your Silic One experience so far.
@@thomasburgess4712 we have been in the water since Feb 2024, sailing cold waters ( Scotland, Norway, Faroe ) the hull looks really good , apart from a area on the top of the rudder. We have not wiped / cleaned the hull at all.
We will lift out in November, so we will get the full picture.
@@Saga47swanSailing Good news. I'm looking forward to hearing how it looks when you haul.
Waste off time …. You’ll find out in 1 year
Hi Jeremy, can you share your experience? Thanks in advance Chris
@@Saga47swanSailingstill no answer from jeremy after 2 months, typical troll. I’ve heard nothing but good things about silic one. No one can seem to articulate any bad experiences with it.