Catalina
13 Metre Displacement Launch.
Catalina. 13 Metre Displacement Launch.
“Our initial investment in Coppercoat has paid for itself many times over…friends with traditional antifouling have had to re-coat 8 or 9 times over 14 years whereas we have done none”.
Jonathan Meikle - Catalina
Project + Year
2007. “Catalina” – 13 Metre Displacement Launch
Project Information
Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating applied by Top of the South Marine Coatings in 2007
Vessel built in 1977
Coppercoat maintenance (fine burnishing) at 12-to-18-month intervals when propellers, shafts, struts, and anodes are checked
Hull Substrate
GRP
Coating Selection
Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating
Selection Criteria
Long-efficacy fouling prevention
Effective fouling prevention in water temperatures ranging from 8’C to 20’C
Two-part epoxy protection against osmosis for 45-year-old hull substrate
Minimal maintenance
Reduction in vessel ownership costs starting no later than two years after Coppercoat application and continuing for many more
Coatings Performance
All selection criteria satisfied
Original Coppercoat continuing to meet owners’ requirements 14 years after application
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