Prepare boat for Antifouling. How to sanding the boat, paint primer and Antifouling. Dry Dock work

April 12, 2022 Sailing YouTubers

How to prepare hull for antifouling, which grinder and sandpaper better to use, there are some tricks how not to damage gel coat, primer and antifouling.

There are some jobs should be done on a dry dock to have the boat clean and fast. So that is exactly we we what to show you today. How to prepare hull for antifouling, which grinder and sandpaper better to use, there are some tricks how not to damage gel coat, painting with primer and final step is Antifouling. I hope my video will be useful for you and you can avoid mistakes at your boat.

Primer I used: Hempel Pompadour
Antifouling: Becc Eco Speed (For speed boats, I like to clean boat more often, soft antifouling not good for it)

Prepare hull for Antifouling. How to sanding the boat, paint with primer and at the end Antifouling. Dry Dock work:
00:00 Beginning
00:28 Preparation for sanding, required tools
3:27 Bottom sanding
7:07 How to clean dirty gelcoat from organic
9:51 Keel, how to cover metal with primer
11:53 Boat washing
12:44 Paint boat with a primer
13:50 Antifouling with BECC Antifouling
15:08 Going to the water, some more paints
16:25 Finally we returned back to the water



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Sergiy and Dina are in the middle of their second circumnavigation, which started in 2013. Living onboard, sailing, and getting to most remote places.