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FLAG Cruising Antifouling PRICE: £38.99 (2.5lt) • £15.60/lt CONTACT: www.flagpaints.co.uk


POOLE HAMBLE (E) HAMBLE (W)


FLAG Performance Extra PRICE: £84.99 (2.5lt) • £34.00/lt CONTACT: www.flagpaints.co.uk


POOLE HAMBLE (E) HAMBLE (W)


FLAG’s Cruising Antifouling is sold for boats capable of up to 8 knots in low fouling areas. Copper-based with no ‘booster’ biocides, two coats are recommended. It didn’t perform particularly well in the Hamble – there was some weed attached along with a thick brown slime. In Poole it had attracted some moderate slime, which cleaned off easily with a sponge. The Hamble boards needed a stiff brush to remove the fouling.


Jotun Yachting Mare Nostrum PRICE: £42 (2.5lt) • £16.80/lt CONTACT: www.smlpaintsandcoatings.co.uk


POOLE HAMBLE (E) HAMBLE (W)


FLAG’s Performance Extra antifouling performed well in the fast-moving water of the Hamble, with a little brown slime present but no weed growth. It was particularly effective at the waterline. On all its sections the small amount of slime present wiped off easily with a sponge. In Poole the brown slime was thicker than in the Hamble, but again could be easily wiped off with a sponge. Two coats are recommended for a season’s use.


Jotun Yachting NonStop PRICE: £109.98 (2.5lt) • £44.00/lt CONTACT: www.smlpaintsandcoatings.co.uk


POOLE HAMBLE (E) HAMBLE (W)


Jotun Yachting’s Mare Nostrum antifouling allowed the growth of thick slime in both locations, with some additional green weed growth on the Hamble boards. The Poole board’s light fouling wiped off easily with a sponge but the Hamble fouling was somewhat more stubborn and needed a stiff brush to shift the mixture of slime and weed, especially on the waterline. Two coats of Mare Nostrum are advised for a season’s protection.


Jotun Yachting’s NonStop paint was thick to apply, with an almost ‘vinyl’-like consistency. NonStop performed better than the same company’s Mare Nostrum paint (left), but still attracted a layer of slime which needed a brush to shift from the Hamble boards. A sponge was sufficient to remove fouling from the Poole boards. No green weed growth was present in either location. Jotun recommends two coats for a season’s use.


Practical Boat Owner 569 January 2014 • www.pbo.co.uk


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