Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??


Hanz

Brilliant idea; it would protect the boat
and whatever grows on it from bacterial infection.

Or wait, maybe it is a really bad idea, and would just
help breeding strains of antibiotics resistant bacteria.


On May 4, 1:38 pm, Hanz wrote:
Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??

Hanz

In article .com,
wrote:


Or wait, maybe it is a really bad idea, and would just
help breeding strains of antibiotics resistant bacteria.

So, I guess you advocate impounding of all the zillions of gallons of
treated sewage (containing exponentially many times the quantity of
antibiotics, etc. that he plans to use on his 'boat') that comes from
large cities, etc. and eventually goes into the rivers/oceans ..... as
it contains the exact same 'stuff', ... just 'used' once or twice.
What pray tell do you recommend be done about 'THAT'. :-O

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Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??


Hanz



No, but I put exteme hadanera sause in it once. Didn't seem to make any
difference.

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* Capt. JG wrote, On 5/4/2007 7:20 PM:

No, but I put exteme hadanera sause in it once. Didn't seem to make any
difference.

Except now there's a mutant race of salsa craving barnacles.

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* Capt. JG wrote, On 5/4/2007 7:20 PM:

No, but I put exteme hadanera sause in it once. Didn't seem to make any
difference.

Except now there's a mutant race of salsa craving barnacles.

I have to give them chips occasionally.
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"Hanz" wrote in message
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Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??


I've used tributyltin and it works great. It comes in little bottles you
mix with paint for closets for mildew control. It doesn't matter to me
they outlawed it for boat bottom paint use. The very fact they outlawed
it means it worked better than anything else.

Wilbur Hubbard

I haven't, but it's supposed to be effective.

"Hanz" wrote in message
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Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??


Hanz

Hanz,
It is already commercially available as an additive. The Tetracycline used
is the Bovine variety. Although I have not yet used it, I have been told it
is very successful. It is supposed to be used along with a pepper hot sauce
in even the cheapest ablative bottom paint. The theory is clinging animal
life does not like spicy environments. Furthermore, it isn't supposed to
**** off the oysters and thereby keep the greenies at bay.(so to speak)
Steve

"Hanz" wrote in message
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Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??


Hanz

On May 5, 2:48 pm, "Steve Lusardi" wrote:
Hanz,
It is already commercially available as an additive. The Tetracycline used
is the Bovine variety. Although I have not yet used it, I have been told it
is very successful. It is supposed to be used along with a pepper hot sauce
in even the cheapest ablative bottom paint. The theory is clinging animal
life does not like spicy environments. Furthermore, it isn't supposed to
**** off the oysters and thereby keep the greenies at bay.(so to speak)
Steve

"Hanz" wrote in message

Has anybody ever put antibiotics into the antifouling paint, like
tetracycline??

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Is does not work. Guy tried it here on his dink, and in no time it was
covered with growth.

Joe