Can anyone comment on the use of "lanocote prop coat" to prevent barnacles on a trawler prop? -- Richard Packard

We used Lanocote, and its generic cousin, Anhydrous Lanolin, for years. Typically we would get 4-6 months, then have to start scraping. We've since switched to cold zinc galvanizing and now typically get 6+ months before having to scrape; service life varies depending on salinity and cleanliness of the water. I like any of the three as they are low tech, inexpensive, quick, and easy to use. When considering yard time that some of the other anti-fouling processes require, those 3 win hands-down. Once the fouling starts occurring more often than Jill likes to scrape, then we pull the prop, bring it topsides, clean, and re-coat... another 4-6 months without scraping. Here's another good thing about Lanocote, Anhydrous Lanolin, and zinc spray, a few minutes in the sun and the prop is ready to be re-coated, then re-installed. Quick & easy work, so Jill says.. Rudy & Jill Sechez Fernandina Bch, Fl BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler 850-832-7748 Trawler Training & Anchoring Consultants Their book, "ANCHORING-A Ground Tackler's Apprentice" (E-book or Hard Copy)

I get good results from "Pettit Prop Coat Barnacle Barrier" spray paint. I renew once per year, and at each renewal I have a few baby barnacles in the hub area. But before I started using this product I would have big adult barnacles all over the hub and baby barnacles all the way out the blades. I prepare by scraping off all the baby barnacles and then doing a quick wire-brush job -- not really trying to remove the remainder of last year's paint, just giving it some tooth. Then I wipe down with a paper towel or two, then spray on a new coat. I keep spraying until I've used the whole can on a 38" prop. It dries very quickly so by the time I finish a first coat I can start a second coat. I have not tried alternatives. On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 12:58 PM Rudy Sechez via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > We used Lanocote, and its generic cousin, Anhydrous Lanolin, for years. > Typically we would get 4-6 months, then have to start scraping. We've since > switched to cold zinc galvanizing and now typically get 6+ months before > having to scrape; service life varies depending on salinity and cleanliness > of the water. > I like any of the three as they are low tech, inexpensive, quick, and easy > to use. When considering yard time that some of the other anti-fouling > processes require, those 3 win hands-down. > Once the fouling starts occurring more often than Jill likes to scrape, > then we pull the prop, bring it topsides, clean, and re-coat... another 4-6 > months without scraping. Here's another good thing about Lanocote, > Anhydrous Lanolin, and zinc spray, a few minutes in the sun and the prop is > ready to be re-coated, then re-installed. Quick & easy work, so Jill says.. > > > Rudy & Jill Sechez > Fernandina Bch, Fl > > BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler > 850-832-7748 > Trawler Training & Anchoring Consultants > Their book, "ANCHORING-A Ground Tackler's Apprentice" > (E-book or Hard Copy) > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

I do the same as Rudy suggested with one more step: Add two coats of Pettit Eco water-based anti fouling paint on top of the spray. The Eco is also contains zinc. Steve ———— Steve Bedford maxmarineproducts.com Super MAX Anchors M/V No Regrets II, Legacy 42 Burgess, Virginia Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse misused words due to “auto correct” function. > On Sep 1, 2018, at 20:40, larry talley via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > I get good results from "Pettit Prop Coat Barnacle Barrier" spray > paint. I renew once per year, and at each renewal I have a few baby > barnacles in the hub area. But before I started using this product I > would have big adult barnacles all over the hub and baby barnacles all > the way out the blades. > > I prepare by scraping off all the baby barnacles and then doing a > quick wire-brush job -- not really trying to remove the remainder of > last year's paint, just giving it some tooth. Then I wipe down with a > paper towel or two, then spray on a new coat. I keep spraying until > I've used the whole can on a 38" prop. It dries very quickly so by the > time I finish a first coat I can start a second coat. > > I have not tried alternatives. > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 12:58 PM Rudy Sechez via > Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: >> >> We used Lanocote, and its generic cousin, Anhydrous Lanolin, for years. >> Typically we would get 4-6 months, then have to start scraping. We've since >> switched to cold zinc galvanizing and now typically get 6+ months before >> having to scrape; service life varies depending on salinity and cleanliness >> of the water. >> I like any of the three as they are low tech, inexpensive, quick, and easy >> to use. When considering yard time that some of the other anti-fouling >> processes require, those 3 win hands-down. >> Once the fouling starts occurring more often than Jill likes to scrape, >> then we pull the prop, bring it topsides, clean, and re-coat... another 4-6 >> months without scraping. Here's another good thing about Lanocote, >> Anhydrous Lanolin, and zinc spray, a few minutes in the sun and the prop is >> ready to be re-coated, then re-installed. Quick & easy work, so Jill says.. >> >> >> Rudy & Jill Sechez >> Fernandina Bch, Fl >> >> BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler >> 850-832-7748 >> Trawler Training & Anchoring Consultants >> Their book, "ANCHORING-A Ground Tackler's Apprentice" >> (E-book or Hard Copy) >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com >> Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.