Haul out Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY)

South Pacific Familyadventure 2008
Claes Brodin
Sat 20 Jan 2024 19:50
Last haul out was in Arbatax  in Sardinia late February last year. Then antifoul was applied with 2 layers of International VC Offshore (but no primer picture nr 2), a cupperbased hardpaint with reasonably good rewievs on the web. My hope was that it would last as advertised 1,5 years and the reason for haul out now was bad vibrations from the propellershaft.
Once pressurewashed though it was obvious that Dora Mac needed an antifoul again and this time International Primicon primer was used that adhered very well to the hull.As an antifoul the yard suggested the one they had on the shelf, International Micron 99,an ablative cupperbased paint with the latest copolymer tecnhnology,good rewievs,but VERY expensive. The alternative to order another paint (obviously not VC offshore) to be delivered from the mainland was not an alternative due to waitingtime.
Dora Mac´s bottom is now covered with the latest copolymer technology and my wallet is thinner. It´s supposed to last 2 years but I beleive it when I have seen it.
Within a couple of years Dora Mac will need a sandblasting.

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