Antifoul

[john4tee]

My AvonSR 540 has suffered the indignity of grey sludge antifoul. Does this come off easily?
What do.i put on instead and what preparation of surface needs to be done ? My boat is on a mooring for about 5 months per year.
Thank you?

[Tim M]

What do you mean by “sludge” antifoul? Simply that it’s been slapped on and is full of ripples? International Interstrip is a good product for getting it off, but still requires some effort. Your best bet is a hard racing antifoul to replace it.

[_monkey]

I went through various chemicals/strippers trying to remove the antifoul from mine. The only chemical which worked also melted the gelcoat!

The anit-foul looked like light grey wall paper paste.

Eventually, I wet blasted (jetwash with kiln dried sand) very messy, tedious and time consuming.

Next time, I won't buy a an anti-foulded boat again (unless I plan to keep it in the water).

[john4tee]

Originally Posted by _monkey

I went through various chemicals/strippers trying to remove the antifoul from mine. The only chemical which worked also melted the gelcoat!

The anit-foul looked like light grey wall paper paste.

Eventually, I wet blasted (jetwash with kiln dried sand) very messy, tedious and time consuming.

Next time, I won't buy a an anti-foulded boat again (unless I plan to keep it in the water).

Looks like we have the same antifoul. Elbow grease, I think.
Thank you for your help