Gallery III of New Zealand Boats

WINDJAMMER sailing yacht Whangarei

Application by spraying (pressure pot system) Ken Wright Boat Painters, Northland.

Townson 28 Hohorua Harbour

Towson 28, application by her owner.

TOU-SHAE 34ft Launch Westpark

34ft Launch TOU-SHAE, Comments from the owner...

"We are very happy with Coppercoat already, we definitely have greater speed along with the boat getting on the plane much faster. We have also noticed we are getting much better fuel economy than with traditional antifoul, all this being just a bonus to the reason why we purchased Coppercoat."

Peter Clark, Auckland.

Below: Hull after 11 months in the water, out for its two year engine service. Owners comments, “Extremely happy on how clean the hull was after almost a year, it is a joy not having to be under your boat scraping old antifouling off again! Simple pressure wash and that was it.

Second Arrow Cat

Left top and bottom: Applying second coat

Right top: Coppercoat after second coat

Right bottom: Finished hull, application by Stephen Ford, Pamperine Marine Services www.pamperine.co.nz

31ft Boston Whaler Westhaven

31ft Boston Whaler launch, for dry stack and mooring, Coppercoat continues to work after dry stacking.

Right top: Application by Stephen Ford, Pamperine Marine Services www.pamperine.co.nz

Shamal 37ft Catamaran

Left top: Shamal 37ft Catamaran Nelson

Left bottom: 1st coat of Coppercoat application

Right top: finished hull

Right bottom: Finishing the final coat leaving a smooth finish

35 ft Launch Game Fishing Launch, Gulf Harbour

applied by Osmosis Solutions Gulf Harbour, www.osmosis.co.nz

Gulf Craft 38ft Launch, Manakau Heads

Application by the owner and 5 friends.

'Lizzie' 65ft Motor Sailor Tauranga

Aluminium Launch, five years with Coppercoat, cruises Pacific.

Owners verdict: "Brilliant product that suits our purposes. Every four years we will haul out for a marine survey, water blast then straight back in. Each year I will send the boys over the side to give her a scrub which will remove any small growth that has accumulated". R Smith, Taranaki

17 Foot Sailing Yacht ‘Chunky’

Moored at Gulf Harbour Marina, this 17 footer was coated with Coppercoat by her owner in December of 2003. In five years the owner has not taken her out of the water. Every ten months he will lean over the side and give it a brush to remove any slime build up.

11m Kennedy

www.pamperine.co.nz

Application of this launch occurred in August 2008 by Stephen Ford from Pamperine Marine Services.

(Right and side photos): After five thin coats you should be left with a smooth finish as shown.

Arrow Cat 30ft

www.arrowcat.co.nz

Photo 1 (left top): Arrow Cat at Westhaven
Photo 2 (left bottom):first coat of Coppercoat,
hull visable
Photo 3 (right): After five coats of coppercoat

Vindex Motor Boat "Hooker"

"Hookers' hull was cleaned down by sand blasting over 9 years ago, removing many layers of dead conventional antifoul. This was then rollered with 2 coats of coppercoat [no undercoat required ] an initial saving of $300-00 odd plus labour. Other than an annual water blast, this hull has only had trailer scrapes to the keel touched up and a recoat of the stainless steel rudder. The cost bi- annually for labour, u/coats and other antifoul would be triple the initial cost plus an inconvenience factor. I have no doubt in my mind of the many other benefits I have enjoyed through using this product even though the initial outlay at the time was a bit daunting. Would I use the product in the future ? Only a fool wouldn't!!"

Grant .A.Rowe , New Plymouth, Taranaki`

Tauhara, Triple Kauri 46Ft yacht
by Van der Stadt, Built in Auckland by Max Carter.

Photo 1 (left top): Two coats of Inter Protect Primer
Photo 2 (right top): Four Coats of Coppercoat applied
Photo 3 (right bottom): Tauhara Transported

Samantha 2" 12m Ketch ‘Wemoon’
designed by Ron Tucker.
Moored in the Weiti river, Whangarparoa 2007

First haul out after 13 months in the Weiti/ Wade River, which is notorious for heavy fouling, silt and mud.

A few barnacles had adhered to the silt and mud on the hull, Note the propeller was heavily fouled with barnacles after one year.

Beautiful smooth clean hull after a simple pressure wash, Wemoon was ready for immediate return back into the water.

The Gulf Harbour haul out staff commented “ Wemoons hull was in brilliant condition compared to all other boats coming out of the Weiti/ Wade river.”

Samantha 2 Wemoon now moored Gulf Harbour, haul out after burnish eight months ago, Oct 2009. Total 21 months in the water.