Q What’s the best preparation and antifouling paint to use on a propeller and P-bracket? I’d heard that lanolin was worth a try but when I lifted the boat mid-season I found most of it had worn away from my bronze prop and fouling was starting to rear its ugly head.
Andy Peach, by email
VYV COX REPLIES:
Antifouling a propeller, and to a lesser extent a P-bracket, poses some very specific problems. The first of these is that the speed of the propeller through the water generates considerable erosion, requiring specific antifouling paints that show high
