I came across this company: www.hadeg-recycling.de that offers recycled carbon fibers in various forms. Perhaps someone on the list has an interest in this...
... Could someone please send the Link again. ... IMVHO, The 8m cat. I liked the weight. but it lookeds like a flat bottom boat. The 10m cat. Looks like you're...
nadim
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Aug 2, 2005 2:09 pm
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"Pil-Poil" Folder , 4 pages in Files in this Group :-)...
I've heard that copper powder is good to mix with epoxy for the bottom coat. Copper is what makes regular bottom paints poisonous to marine growth, so copper...
... Yes, I've heard this too. I'm just about ready to do this stage on my rebuild project and I'd like to hear from anyone who's actually done this about...
Hi Dave, Copper additives? Check this link: http://www.epoxyproducts.com/copper4u.html and this one: http://nauticalfollies.com/interlude.htm [Non-text...
Chris, thanks for the links. However, I'm hoping to hear from someone who has done this and subsequently floated their vessel in the ocean. I'm trying to...
system three made a product called copperpox or somesuch that I applied on a 27 knot sportfisherman. The stuff has ten year life ( at least). Was expensive...
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Aug 3, 2005 7:52 pm
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G'day, I have used Copperpoxy from System Three and CopperBote from Boatcote. I used to sell Copperpoxy. Both are less than wonderful antifouls, needing...
I wonder if these copper paints could be useful as a HF ground ? Arjan Bok www.rotkat.com <http://xpostmail.com/7affadc40c8a6d24b340f9a993eec812worker.jpg> ...
epoxy products has copper for sale plus more info. http://www.epoxyproducts.com/2_fillers.html Copper is aways down from the top of the page. This guy has good...
... or flake form does little or no harm to marine life. People who use ablative antifouling are effectively tipping toxin filled paint directly into the...
G'day, Certainly are, but I suggest you try sanding the stuff with 400 grit and try to measure how much you remove before worrying too much about it. It is a...
Hi Rob, Thanks again for the reply. I wan't actually looking for a specious justification for ablative paints - just wanted to think the question through and...
... question ... easier ... Not interested in starting a bottom paint/environmental war here. However, I must add some thoughts, FWIW, on the subject in ...
Found this while browsing E-Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A-Handymans-Dream-Boat-41ft-Trimeran_W0QQitem Z4565667823QQcategoryZ63731QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ...
Found this while browsing E-Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A-Handymans-Dream-Boat-41ft-Trimeran_W0QQitem Z4565667823QQcategoryZ63731QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ...
I recently finished a bottom job on my Dragonfly 1000. After 2 coats of VC17 and a burnish, I finished it off with Kiss-Cote. It's a polymer which is super...
... It seems that kiss-cote leaves the surface rather quickly, check COE tests here. <http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/techpub/CRREL_Reports/reports/TN03-4.pdf>...
Many years ago I used a product called Copperbot to protect my boat. It consisted of a water soluble epoxy resin to which you mix a bag of copper filings...
A friend and client started the Trikini 5.2 almost 6 years ago and then his health went down and never finished it. Can see the logs on my web sight. Well he...
G'day, Justify it any way you like, using ablative antifouling is still the same as tipping a can of toxic paint into the water which we swim in, and share...
... From: Rob Denney As to whether the toxins in ablatives are more or less poisonous than copper metal, try this. Eat a meal off a plate coated with your...
... same as tipping a can of toxic paint into the water which we swim in, and share with all those tasty things we like to eat. ... unclean if people stopped...
... same as tipping a can of toxic paint into the water which we swim in, and share with all those tasty things we like to eat. ... unclean if people stopped...
First of all, Nothing about the metal Copper is an antifoulant. The surface of the metal Copper, when in contact with saltwater, produces copper oxides which...