GEAR ON TEST
enough light filtered through or green light it indicates switched on or off and it needs WE LIKE
the tarpaulin for the battery to battery charge state. All simple no maintenance beyond wiping Silent
be kept at around 12.3V and and straightforward. clean. I can see that it could Maintenance free
that it returned swiftly to full The solar panel – all solar struggle if you don’t watch
charge once the cover was panels – work best in direct the power drain, but for our WE DON’T LIKE
taken off. sunlight, but this one does still particular purposes it’s been Substantial initial cost
The SR60UL regulator perform (at a reduced level) excellent so far. Colin Jarman
provides over charge on cloudy days and when in Verdict ★★★★★
protection, discharge partial shadow caused by the We were pleased with this solar
protection and reverse charge mainsail or boom. Contact Barden Tel 01489 panel before and are equally
protection for one or two lead- It operates whenever there’s 570770 Email
info@barden-uk.com impressed now.
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here are several ways of stirring for five
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preparing a propeller for minutes. After a
the season: do nothing, paint further 15
it with the same antifouling minutes – and five minutes of
as you’re using on the boat’s stirring the tin of Seajet Speed
bottom or coat it with one of Finish – you paint a good coat
the many proprietary brands of this final substance onto
of propeller antifouling. the prop, reseal the tin and set
Over the last several years your alarm for two hours.
PhoTos Colin Jarman
I have tried and reported When the time’s up, stir
on many of these propeller thoroughly and apply a second
antifoulings and generally coat of the Speed Finish
been disappointed by their before waiting yet another
performance. two hours and applying the
Doing nothing beyond third and final coat.
sanding back to bare metal, As you apply each coat
however, doesn’t seem to be you are doing so over the
much of a solution, although
1
semi-hardened surface of
many owners do exactly that, the preceding layer, so you
and the most popular seems need to be generous with the
to be using the hull
1. The kit, including brushes,
2
stirrers, gloves and potions.
‘paint’, because otherwise the
antifouling. That shouldn’t
2. Like a witch’s brew, pour
brush drags the earlier layer.
work as well as a paint in a bottle of A and stir The whole coating is
specifically designed for
thoroughly.
transparent, so, as you can see
props though, should it? So,
3. Painting on one of the
finishing coats. The Peller
in my photos, all blemishes
I’m back to proper propeller
Clean builds up into a thick,
from earlier treatments can be
antifouling and this year my transparent coating. seen. Had I fully understood
hopes are pinned on Peller this, I might have been more
Clean from Seajet. enthusiastic about going back
It’s a bit different, this Then, you mix a bottle to bare metal. However, if the
Peller Clean. For a start it’s
3
of Component A into a tin Peller Clean performs, I’ll not
a multi-component treatment of Epoxy Bonding Primer worry about the appearance.
rather than a simple paint. The – presumably a hardener or Once you’ve been through
idea is that when the prop is accelerator and resin – stirring all this process with its strict
spinning, anything trying to the substances together for timings, you just have to wait
cling to it will fly off, being five minutes (a long time for the treatment to harden
unable to grip on the treated when you’re doing it), before completely and then you can
surfaces. It does not rely on painting a good coat all over put the prop in the water.
biocides, just its silicon-based the prop, paying particular It’ll be very interesting to
slippery surface. attention to the blade edges. see how the slippery surface
Each Peller Clean pack It’s a runny substance, so it’s actually works. Colin Jarman
contains three tins, three Steps one to three are to not easy to be sure you coat
bottles, three wooden stirrers, prepare a clean surface with these edges well.
three brushes and three pairs no loose paint on it. Ideally, Once that’s on, leave for 15 Contact Marine & Industrial
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a guide to application in eight back to bare metal, but I other tin of Epoxy Bonding Email
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at precise time intervals. removing loose paint. of Component A, again
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