APPLYING ANTIFOULING TO MAXIMUS
As we’d scraped back the hull and were starting afresh, the idea of releasing biocides into the water, albeit very slowly, was something we wanted to avoid. Also, it seemed a good opportunity to try out a brand new product, so we opted for Seajet Bioclean Eco.
What we didn’t bargain for was just how involved the process would be! Instead of the usual primer followed by antifouling we had to factor in two coats of tie coat before applying the antifouling.
In total, Seajet sent us:
■ 3 litres of Seajet 117 epoxy primer, 1lt = £40.66, 2.5lt = £82
■ 6 litres of black Seajet Tie Coat, 2.5lt = £90
■ 5 litres of Seajet Bioclean Eco, 2.5lt = £132
Getting the timing right
The one thing we’d got wrong with every aspect of Maximus’s restoration was the timing. Despite our best efforts, everything took longer than expected.
We’d acquired the boat in May 2021 and had hoped to get her afloat in July. Already it was August, and the electrician couldn’t start work until September.
We scraped the hull and primed it, but had delayed antifouling because the topsides needed a polish, and we didn’t want to damage them by transferring new black antifoul to
