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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 12-10-2011, 07:58
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat Antifouling

Don't be the ginuea pig. Ask around. If nobody in your area is using it, there's a reason.
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 12-10-2011, 07:48
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
Re: coppercoat antifouling

CopperCoat and Copperpoxy are different products. Both are copper-loaded epoxies, but are different products from different manufacturers.

That being said, you are absolutely correct in your...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 11-08-2008, 10:21
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
When comparing two items you can get specific to...

When comparing two items you can get specific to the Nth degree and of course there will be differences. In the marine industry however, the term "copper-loaded epoxy" encompasses a number of...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 11-08-2008, 09:08
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
Copperpoxy and Copper Coat are the same type of...

Copperpoxy and Copper Coat are the same type of product, much as one brand of ablative paint is the same type of product as another ablative paint. Copperpoxy and Copper Coat are both "copper-loaded...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 07-08-2008, 07:56
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
This product has been on the market for over 15...

This product has been on the market for over 15 years. If it worked as well as advertised, you would have no trouble finding proponents to sing its praises, IMHO. Here on the West Coast, boats with...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 20-02-2008, 08:31
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
Why in God's name would you apply an expensive...

Why in God's name would you apply an expensive anti fouling that you thought would not work well?
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 16-01-2008, 08:45
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
No, I understand what you intend to do. The...

No, I understand what you intend to do. The problem is that you do not understand how anti foulings work. Even if you do abrade the surface and expose some copper, the rest of the copper is mixed...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 13-01-2008, 10:33
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
What you are proposing has been discussed...

What you are proposing has been discussed extensively here and elsewhere. Simply mixing copper with epoxy will get you nothing more than an expensive, dirty hull. Anti foulings that use a biocide...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 31-12-2007, 20:59
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
And of course I just realized that we are talking...

And of course I just realized that we are talking about two different products; you with Coppercoat and me with Copperpoxy. My mistake! :o
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 30-12-2007, 15:01
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
The flaw in your argument is that you fail to...

The flaw in your argument is that you fail to take into account that a product that works well in one environment or region or location may not perform so well in another. So the anti fouling you are...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 25-05-2007, 00:02
Replies: 66
Views: 55,614
Posted By fstbttms
Here in the Bay Area, CopperPoxy-type products...

Here in the Bay Area, CopperPoxy-type products are among the least effective anti foulings I've ever had the misfortune to come across. YMMV, but I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, anywhere.
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