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Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-10-2012, 11:36
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

In case you missed Ewan's explanation of how Coppercoat is different from previous incarnations of copper-loaded epoxies:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-10-2012, 09:08
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

True, but only to a point. Hard paints, while they do not "plume", do release some copper when cleaned. Studies have shown that there is a spike in acute copper levels near boats that are undergoing...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-10-2012, 07:34
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Yes, have your hull cleaned frequently. :D


Honestly? A properly applied, properly maintained Trinidad bottom should last 3+ years. Relatively frequent, gentle cleanings are the way to achieve...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-10-2012, 16:44
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

There can be no doubt the amout of fouling depicted is pretty horrendous, regardless of where the boat lives or what anti fouling coating was on the bottom. I wonder though, how much fouling would...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-10-2012, 16:13
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Consider the additional fossil fuels burned by a boat (any boat) in the above depicted condition. Anti fouling is a trade off. Put a little poison into the ocean to reduce carbon emissions put into...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-10-2012, 15:53
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Ewan- if possible, boat builder, model & name of boats wearing Coppercoat here, please. No offense, but I'll need to talk to the hull cleaners of the boats involved to get the straight dope on how...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-10-2012, 15:42
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

I see this every day. Here in the Bay Area, the grounding plate of any boat that has one (or two) is typically the foulest real estate on the hull, usually requiring a metal scraper followed by a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-10-2012, 10:39
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

It dawns on me that if you earned your living in marinas, in the water, under boats (as I do), perhaps you'd have a better understanding of my "determination and forcefulness" regarding water quality...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-10-2012, 08:07
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

No. While the U.S. has not officially ratified the ban, it is abiding by it. And even if it weren't, most of the world does not allow vessels with TbT on their hulls to enter their territorial...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-10-2012, 05:49
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Yeah, except 57 of 'em have adopted the ban on tributyl tin. But keep telling yourself that it's OK to hate the environment and to do anything you want to it. :rolleyes:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-10-2012, 20:06
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Typically cuprous oxide.

"Copper(I) oxide or cuprous oxide is the inorganic compound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compound) with the formula Cu2O. It is one of the principal oxides...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-10-2012, 10:45
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

I have no doubt, as there are plenty of posters on this and other forums that report good results with Coppercoat. But again, what works well in one region may not in another. However I suppose it is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-10-2012, 10:06
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Thanks for the reply Ewan, I appreciate it. I recently cleaned a boat here in the San Francisco Bay that had Coppercoat on the hull that was (despite the owner's insistance that the coating was only...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-10-2012, 07:07
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Yes, and you seemingly answered everybody's questions except mine. Since I could be considered a detractor, perhaps that's understandable. But let me try again:


Lower leach rates typically mean...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 17:11
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Even I am getting pretty tired of seeing my name in this thread, but in the interest of accuracy I will add this: Coppercoat is not a "paint" and shouldn't be considered one. It is a copper-loaded...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 16:46
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

I didn't drag this thread off-topic. Merely added my $.02 when others did. And if you feel the real world experience I have to share on the topic of anti fouling coatings isn't worthwhile, by all...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 16:38
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

That's your opinion. And it's worth exactly what the reader paid for it.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 16:28
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

You really haven't read my posts, have you?

Here's the thing- Most of these threads (this one included) are started by people looking for something that works better than the tried and true...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 15:46
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

I ain't here to win no popularity contests. :devil:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 15:15
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Gee, really? Thanks for the news flash. :rolleyes:


What you consider my jumping on each thread like someone had stolen my puppy (or whatever) is simply a hull cleaning professional telling you...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 13:17
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Much too early to say, as there are no commercial applications of this technology being used as an anti fouling in the real world, to my knowledge.

My personal opinion is there isn't an anti...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 11:41
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Can you supply any anecdotal evidence of your product's performance from the San Francisco Bay Area? Do you actively promote this concept of needing annual cleanings only to the customers who buy,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 08:06
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Your idea of "peace" is taking a pot shot at hull cleaners? I though the anger was supposed to be directed at those higher up on the marine decision chain.

No chips or anger here. But clean...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-10-2012, 07:23
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Which tells you one of two things:

1.- You need to find a new hull cleaner
2.- You need to switch to a less ablative paint

I recognize that it is the fashion for some here to take unprovoked...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-10-2012, 20:54
Replies: 136
Views: 21,229
Posted By fstbttms
Re: Coppercoat bottom paint

Yeah, heaven forbid you get into a discussion with someone. :rolleyes:

BTW- I don't refute most of the points you've here. But you did intentionally misquote me in an attempt to make my position...
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