Antifouling is one of the most important parts of looking after your boat. Get it right and your hull stays clean, fast and protected.
We carry out antifouling at our Hobsonville Marina workshop, and we can travel to other Auckland boatyards for some jobs. Whether your boat lives on the water or on a trailer, we have a solution to suit.
Combined experience
Inspection & coating plan
Approved applicator
Hempaguard X7, Silic One
A pinnacle of boat care and maintenance, antifouling stops marine life building up on your hull. Left too long, that growth affects the structure, makes the boat harder to steer and causes it to drag through the water.
We start by cleaning and sanding the hull to remove any organisms already living on it, then apply premium primers to prep the surface. Propellers and running gear are antifouled with coatings developed for aluminium. When build-up gets excessive we also offer a full hull scrapeback and sandblasting service to take the hull back before recoating.
Lift the vessel and set up in the yard.
Wash down, then either a wet sand with an antifoul spray-over, or a full scrape-back and removal before recoating
Mask up and apply the coating system
Let the coating cure before launch.
Back in the water, protected.
Cleaning and sanding to strip growth and old build-up, then premium primers.
As registered applicators, we coat props, rudders, trim tabs and shafts.
A coating system matched to your vessel.
PPG & Spies Hecker
Approved to apply PropOne to aluminium underwater metal and running gear. Foul-release coatings for propellers, struts, shafts and other underwater metal, across bronze and stainless steel
120 years of combined experience across building, refit and repair.
1-5 years, depending on the current coating system and vessel storage/usage conditions. For most boats in Auckland waters, once a year keeps the hull in good shape. It depends on where it sits. We can suggest a schedule when we look at the hull.
Yes, running gear takes a different product from the hull. As an approved PropOne applicator, we apply silicone foul-release coatings to props, struts, shafts, rudders and trim tabs.
Hempaguard X7 and Silic One for the hull, plus International paints. We are specialised PropOne applicators for running gear.
It depends on the size of the vessel and the state of the hull. A straightforward antifoul usually takes 5 days, including cure time. We will give you a timeframe with your quote.
