Boating NZ

GENESIS 8 YEARS WITH COPPERCOAT

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A common misconcept­ion for owners looking to move to Coppercoat has been the need for specialist applicator­s. Yes, MEC Marine team and a handful of very good painters are recommende­d throughout New Zealand, but if owners have applied traditiona­l antifoulin­g themselves and are looking to reduce costs the entire process is rather simple.take Ali Stanton as an example, owner of 32ft Genesis ‘Sirocco’, Ali roped in a mate and one of the MEC Marine team and coated the Genesis back in 2009. Fast forward eight years and the update is pretty clear, Stanton believes he has saved approx. $3000 already from moving to Coppercoat, he gets less growth and requires much less labour when considerin­g the annual chore of re-antifoulin­g. He will blast the hull twice a year, at a yearly cost of $100, which most boat owners would happily take. Stanton does not see any stumbling blocks, he states “Coppercoat is a great product and I highly recommend it to others, and I have!”

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