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01-04-2021, 05:23
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Sailing around the world
Boat: 2018 Robertson and Caine, Leopard 40
Posts: 274
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Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
In the last 3 years I've used 3 different kind of antifouling:
- Sea Hawk Island 44
- International
- Pettit Trinidad 75
I had great expectations for the Trinidad 75, the most expensive on the market.
It performed the worst. It is absolutely disappointing.
Since a picture is worth 1,000 words, judge for yourselves.
This is my keel after I left the boat for 4 weeks anchored in San Juan:
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01-04-2021, 05:32
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Brazil
Boat: Custom Swedish Vindö 50 (35 ft)
Posts: 804
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
When was the paint applied?
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01-04-2021, 05:39
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Sailing around the world
Boat: 2018 Robertson and Caine, Leopard 40
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
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Originally Posted by Copacabana
When was the paint applied?
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The antifouling was applied in Grenada at the end of October 2020. The boat was left in Puerto Rico for a month at anchor in February.
So 3 months later.
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01-04-2021, 05:42
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Brazil
Boat: Custom Swedish Vindö 50 (35 ft)
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
Yes, that is disappointing...
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01-04-2021, 06:22
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,409
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
So in your opinion which paint performed the best
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01-04-2021, 06:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bellingham
Boat: Outbound 44
Posts: 9,319
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
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Originally Posted by motion30
So in your opinion which paint performed the best
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The OP could only answer that if he anchored his boat in the same harbor, in same time of year, with the other paints too.
Some city anchorages are well known for their insane fouling in short periods, like Cartegena, Colombia. 10 days there has hard hrowth on new paint. Not sure about San Juan.
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01-04-2021, 06:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Boat: Bruce Bingham Christina 49
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
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Originally Posted by Copacabana
Yes, that is disappointing...
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Totally agree and the poor performance is also what we have been seeing in this product. It is also somewhat misleading that the Trinidad "75" doesn't actually contain 75% cuprous oxide as the front of the can suggests.
In fact, it's very difficult to get a factual amount of Cu2O in that paint current on Pettit page. On the Trini 75 the product data sheet it states, " Cuprous Oxide...up to 60.9%" .
The different color paints have different amounts listed in their specific safety data sheets for Cu2O: blue (1071 & 1074), 50-60%; red, 50-60%; black/special black, 60-70%; and light blue, 50-60%. Bottom line you need to read all the labeling info (includes online data sheets) to know what you are getting.
Even though we've been using Pettit Trinidad for a very long time, we have discussed switching to the Sea Hawk for our next bottom job. Hopefully, that did better.
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01-04-2021, 07:18
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Hull Diver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Under a boat, in a marina, in the San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,428
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
What was the boat doing between October and February?
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01-04-2021, 16:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 14
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
Quote:
Originally Posted by B4A
The antifouling was applied in Grenada at the end of October 2020. The boat was left in Puerto Rico for a month at anchor in February.
So 3 months later.
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So it could be that the paint you got was very old. I had a negative experience with SeaHawk Biocop. Fouled in a very short time. They did provide 2 gal of
new paint. But of course, I had to do the labor. From now on I am going to
check the lot codes and if they aren't the current year the paint will be returned
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01-04-2021, 16:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: nr. St. Marks, FL
Boat: Shannon Shoalsailer
Posts: 99
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
We've had excellent results with Trinidad 75 SR - we are docked in the fertile soup of Apalachee Bay in North Florida. Usually get 3-4 years out of a bottom job. We have a monthly boat diver that mostly wipes the scum and scrapes the running gear. That said, we are always looking for something better.
Our powerboat has an ablative that we refresh annually.
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01-04-2021, 17:07
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Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 14
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
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Originally Posted by Bay Breeze
We've had excellent results with Trinidad 75 SR - we are docked in the fertile soup of Apalachee Bay in North Florida. Usually get 3-4 years out of a bottom job. We have a monthly boat diver that mostly wipes the scum and scrapes the running gear. That said, we are always looking for something better.
Our powerboat has an ablative that we refresh annually.
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We used Trinidada SR as our last bottom paint. No hard growth but slimed
in less than 6 weeks (Mid-Atlantic). Company reps said they were too busy
to come as it was a long drive. Never showed. You can make your own
conclusions about Pettit as a company. One of our largest chandleries dropped
Pettit and has added SeaHawk.
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01-04-2021, 18:45
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#12
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Hull Diver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Under a boat, in a marina, in the San Francisco Bay
Posts: 5,428
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
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Originally Posted by CCCruiser
One of our largest chandleries dropped Pettit and has added SeaHawk.
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So they stopped carrying one of the best lines of anti fouling paint in order to do business with a pack of ex-convicts? Umm... OK
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02-04-2021, 00:08
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Enkhuizen, NL
Boat: Pearson 36-1
Posts: 755
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
A long time fan of Micron, I am not happy with its current composition. When they turned their dark red Micron to hot pink, I left the brand.
I am now looking forward to trying Pettit Odyssey Triton. The results displayed in their current advertising impress me.
I wonder why they have released Odyssey Triton in black and blue colors, but are taking much longer to release my color, red. Their marketing tells me that they are awaiting EPA approval for the red, green and white colors. I would like to know what the color difference has to do with EPA approval.
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02-04-2021, 00:24
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Somewhere on the Ocean
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 1,430
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
Put on ABC 3 last October and just had to haul again after some #$%^% hit me in the marina whilst I was not on the boat.
Pretty happy with it so far as I have not cleaned the bottom in between and only been out on several short trips - Only slime to report.
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02-04-2021, 04:33
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Sailing around the world
Boat: 2018 Robertson and Caine, Leopard 40
Posts: 274
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Re: Trinidad 75 Antifouling Review
Quote:
Originally Posted by fstbttms
What was the boat doing between October and February?
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Sailing up the islands chain.
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