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Barnaclerid and other Copper Ion Systems

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:35 pm
by Bud719
Ok - On the Chesapeake bay, I am seriously tired of dealing with barnacles, weed, slime, and other things that attach to my hull. I have been getting this '90 32' Marinette painted with Interlux Trilux EVERY YEAR! since 1999 -- doesn't work on the South river.

HAS ANY ONE INVESTIGATED or used the Barnaclerid copper ion system from Australia? (Creates copper Ions, not a sonic system).

Seems to work in small areas, like energy plant cooling systems.

Many plastic boats swear by it.

LET ME KNOW -- costs about $1500 or so for my boat.

Does it:
Reduce barnacles?
Cause Corrosion?

Thanks much!

Bud

Re: Barnaclerid and other Copper Ion Systems

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:12 pm
by jralbert
First question is whether it's safe for use on aluminum hulls. And is the $1,500 a one time charge. Are there Maintenance costs?? And if criteers DO grow, is there a warranty and just how good is that warranty?

Re: Barnaclerid and other Copper Ion Systems

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:23 am
by Fastjeff
"I feel your pain!" (Bill you-know-who)

Been there, done that. Got so frustrated with the sluggish performance of my old 32 footer (on a trip) that I scrapped the ENTIRE bottom with a 1 1/2 inch wide putty knife! Swallowed gallons of water in the process, but the performance was gratifyingly back.

Realistically, you're in one of the worst areas for bottom crapola to grow--where fresh and salt water meet. The only solution is to run the boat far more often--even if it's only a few miles--to scrub her clean.

My buddy at Fairlee Creek has to anchor his Chlorox Bottle 38 footer in shallow water and scrub her down on a regular basis. That's boating on the Bay.

My point is that there's no magic bullet to keep those critters and etc away. Sorry.

Jeff