antifouling

Well I am on the hard and have been for two weeks with a week to go. I wanted to share some insights on the items in the title in the hope that it helps fellow Ericson owners. 1. Let's start with antifouling as I found a supplier who offers quite a deal which if in the Pacific Northwest should...

Thought i would pass this along. I had my boat hauled for annual maint about three months ago and was disheartened by the barnacle growth on the prop. I don't like the idea of painting a prop, corrosion and such. So I was asking the yard what they've heard of to help. One of the dock...

Vikings, Some of you might have already heard of this, but I stumbled upon an article recently about a product called Sharklet that has been developed by an engineering professor in Florida. Ever wonder why sharks don't need to be bottom painted? They have a special pattern on the surface of...

What's everyone using on there Prop's? Last year I had one of my fellow sailors dive over the side to scrape my prop twice during the season. Thanks for any sugestions.

I recently purchased an Ericson 29 {1974) the previous owner had used Interlux Vinyl bottom paint. My question is do I have to use vinyl paint, are there compatibility problems with other paints? Has anyone used ablative paints over vinyl, were there any problems if you did. I just don't want...