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Forum: General Sailing Forum

13-10-2012, 15:59

Replies: 136

Coppercoat bottom paint

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Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

G'Day Ewan,

That's an interesting exposition, and thanks for posting it.

Could you explain why the Cu powder in your product produces so much more cuprous oxide than the Cu in a pipe or plate...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

13-10-2012, 15:47

Replies: 136

Coppercoat bottom paint

Views: 21,229

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Holy Cow! If truly a properly done Coppercoat hull, that is truly a staggering amount of growth. Hell, it's a lot of growth for a totally unprotected hull...

Impressive... I guess that they had...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

12-10-2012, 03:15

Replies: 136

Coppercoat bottom paint

Views: 21,229

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

G'Day Ewan,

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that the commercial antifouling paints that you refer to are based on cuprous oxide, not metallic copper as seen in your product. And on what...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

11-10-2012, 13:25

Replies: 136

Coppercoat bottom paint

Views: 21,229

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

G'Day all

When one tires of rhetoric, here's an experiment that one can do to gain an insight into the efficacy of pure copper as an anti-foulant:

Get a piece of copper... say some leftover...

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