How to antifoul your boat - protect your craft, improve fuel efficiency & save on running costs

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"Follow us as we prep and antifoul a Hunter Channel 245 Bilge Keel Yacht using Hempel antifouling products. We've included top tips and practical advice for those boaters and sailors who work on their own boats. Antifouling is a boating essential - protecting your craft, improving your fuel efficiency and reducing your running costs. It's well worth the effort." Leigh Jacobs, Force 4 Director
0:00 • Before & After Antifouling Photos
0:33 • Pull out
1:28 • Jet washing in the yard
1:34 • Hull inspection
2:14 • After wet abrading with 80 Grit sandpaper
2:43 • Planning the project
3:19 • Paint and Equipment Checklist
4:32 • Masking the rudder
5:32 • Mixing the Hempel Light Primer for the first coat
6:58 • Applying Light Primer to the rudder
7:04 • Applying Light Primer on the prop, P bracket & driveshaft
7:42 • Applying Light Primer on the keels
8:21 • Applying Hempel Underwater Primer
9:54 • Applying top coat - Hempel Mille NCT Antifoul (Grey)
11:53 • Applying Hempel Silic One to the propeller
13:35 • After two coats of Silic One Top Coat
13:41 • Peeling off the masking and fine line tape
14:23 • Recap
15:24 • Relaunching the boat
16:22 • Product details

[@Force4Chandleryltd]

The finished boat looks amazing - well done Leigh. The Grey top coat (Hempel Mille NCT Antifoul) looks very smart indeed. It is worth knowing that sometimes the paint colour changes slightly after the boat has been put back in the water - but it's usually minimal.

[@alquandrio1733]

Lol does the boat just stand by itself on those keels? , it looks like it would tip forward or backwards really easily

[@wolfhappy5144]

I wonder how often you do this job. thanks in advance

[@Force4Chandleryltd]

It depends on a few factors, predominantly where you keep your boat and the level of fouling it might get over the course of a season.
For some people this is annual maintenance and performed yearly. For others you might be able to get the boat lifted and just give it a good scrub down and not need to apply new antifouling paint.

[@wolfhappy5144]

@@Force4Chandleryltd thank you!