Ultrasonic Antifouling

[Cypman]

Anybody fitted it, and does it work as advertised? Seems like the right solution to an age old problem, but at a price. But if it works.......

[C2 RIBS]

Try this post

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ht=antifouling

[Cypman]

Thanks for the 'heads up', I had seen the previous posts but they do not answer the primary questions of :-
-Have you fitted it?
-Does it work?

[Brian]

At £700-ish, I would also be very interested in this system.
Has anyone got any experience of it?

[Quickflash]

Originally Posted by Brian

At £700-ish, I would also be very interested in this system.
Has anyone got any experience of it?

I have been in contact with Mike Arnold from Blue & Green. Unfortunately it takes approx 1-month between each email for him to respond, so I still have not been able to figure out how such a system could pay for itself nor if it is sturdy enough for a rib.

I also dont know how this would work on the driveleg as the driveleg ( or outboard) is outside the hull on which the transponders are placed.

I use Blakes hard racing antifoul in white and i might as well have not bothered at all. It was newly applied last winter and allready after 2 months i can start all over again. So I am definately in the market for a good solution for antifoul !

[chewy]

Coppercoat.

[Quickflash]

Originally Posted by chewy

Coppercoat.

copper coat on a rib ?, will it not slow you down too much ? I allways thought that the surface of copper coat is too rough for a fat moving boat, but I have to admit that I have never actually felt it.

[chewy]

My Dads boat has it on, its not rough to touch, even if you lost a few kts I would still use it. Been on my Dads boat for about 8 years now and its spotless, doesn't even need pressure washing when its hauled out.

[9D280]

Originally Posted by Quickflash

copper coat on a rib ?, will it not slow you down too much ?

It's gonna slow you a lot less than a colony of barnacles & weed will!

[DGR]

Originally Posted by Brian

At £700-ish, I would also be very interested in this system.
Has anyone got any experience of it?

£700? B&G were talking over £2k when I contacted them.