The guy I sail with is looking for a good slick coating for the folding
prop on his J-109 racing sailboat. The prop appears to be made of brass
or bronze, and gets a pretty good dose of hard marine growth during the
season here in the northeast. He has the bottom cleaned each week or
just before races during the season. The bottom has some kind of slick
paint or coating on it, not like anti-fouling paint, but the prop is
bare. So far, there is only one coating that sounds good, but requires
the prop to be removed and sent to the company for treatment. Anyone
know of a treatment that can be self-applied that would not cause a lot
of friction in the water, and yet protect from sea life?