On Jan 23, 7:44*pm, Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:45:34 -0600, Geoff Schultz

wrote:
I just saw this and was wondering what comments people have.

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/vi...spx?NewsID=660

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

From reading the blurb it sounds very much like "Copper Bot" that (I
believe) was originally a British product and consisted *basically of
copper powder and epoxy resin. I believe that the original method of
application was to mix the copper and epoxy and paint it on. Later
systems (again I believe) applied the resin and when it got "sticky"
somehow applied the copper powder.

My understanding is that to be efficient the bottom had to be
vigorously scrubbed at periods to uncover new copper.

I have seen only one boat that had it applied and apparently it is not
a popular system.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
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Copper Bot sounds like the Coppercoat I saw in an article from
Practical Boat Owner p. 6, No. 492 Dec 2007 which states that the
editors boat hasn't had the bottom painted or scrubbed in 14 years and
has only just got some growth on it. It is in the water all year
round. Then it only need a scrub from a pot scrubber to revitalise the
copper.

Tim in the Caribbean