Best Practice Advice for Clubs
Antifouling
- Consider choosing or providing a closed loop
wash down facility which collects and filters residues
- Prevent anti-fouling from unnecessarily
entering the water. Skirt the hull and use a tarpaulin to catch
scrapings and drips. Don’t leave a coloured patch under your
boat
- Dust from sanding paint and antifouling
coatings is toxic. Using a dustless vacuum sander will also protect
your health
- If using scrubbing piles, only scrub off the
fouling and not residue paint – be careful not to let old or new
paint enter the water
- Consider providing a ‘scrub-off’ facility
which collects residues and wash down
- Select the right type of antifouling for your
area and boat usage – take advice from your chandlery. Use
water-based paints where possible, or low Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC)
- Look into alternative bottom paints, such as
vinyl, silicone or Teflon, which are suitable for in-water hull
cleaning systems
- Read the instructions. Apply the right amount
of antifouling stated and do not spill it – when applying use a
sheet to collect drips
- Dispose of all painting materials such as
tins, brushes, rollers and paint trays as hazardous waste
- Check out our A to Z
of Antifouling
- Check out our Alternative
Antifouls
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