[C320-list] Kiwi Prop and PropSpeed and Fresh Water Lakes (Lake Ontario)

[brucestanley]

Hi All

Re Lake Ontario and Propellers needing antifoul:

I do not know of the needs of the Great Lakes with regard to antifoul.

I was borne and bread in Toronto and I never knew of the needs to antifoul boats there.

 

However it is essential to antifoul (Ablative, Hard, PropSpeed,etc) in the Ocean waters...

barnacles will noticeably attach themselves in 2 weeks.

This includes Hull, Keel, Rudder, Props and Shafts.

 

Regarding the cost of PropSpeed. Yes it is very expensive.

In Sydney you cannot buy it unless you are a "professional" applicator.

We have ways around that restriction. You take your prop to an "applicator"

and have him apply PropSpeed...coordinating it when he is doing one of his racing customers.

The other way is to get him to supply you some.

I have seen the price of PropSpeed in WestMarines catalogue and can tell you it is far less costly in Australia.

I think it is a New Zealand product.

It leaves a very slippery finish and applied properly, it lasts easy 12 months in Sydney waters.

I will go back to using it when I re-install my Kiwi Prop.

 

Hope this helps

 

Bruce Stanley C320#1084 / Sydney Australia



From: Dave Moores <dmoores at cogeco.ca>
To: 'C320-List' <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 9:15 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320



I never heard of anybody putting antifouling paint on their prop before.  Is
this a widespread practice?  Nobody around here (Lake Ontario) does that so
maybe it's needed in the warm waters of the sunny south?

Dave Moores

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of drshoffner at aol.com
Sent: August 27, 2007 9:00 AM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320


Thanks. I used PropSpeed this season also and will haul my boat this week
to have a look, but it's awfully pricey. A couple of years of PropSpeed
would pay for a Kiwi prop and some bottom paint.

Mike
#171


-----Original Message-----
From: brucestanley <brucestanley at optusnet.com.au>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 9:21 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320


"How well does the Kiwi hold bottom paint.?"?
The Kiwi prop blades seem to like PropSpeed over the normal Ablative/Hard
antifouls.? In Australia a lot of us are using PropSpeed.? PropSpeed holds
over a 12 month period very well.? Ablative Antifoul will come off the blade
tips.? Some put on a Hard Antifoul (2 coats) then add 2 coats of Ablative.?
This sees them through to a 12 mth period? ? Bruce Stanley / Sydney? ?

Bruce Stanley 
C320  #1084 Fantastic Lady
Sydney Australia