Case study 1

"I have just sold my Eclipse 33 after owning her for 17 years. I have had COPPERCOAT on her hull for 13 years and have been very satisfied with it’s performance during that time. It has saved a considerable amount of effort and money on the annual antifouling treatment normally required."

Graham Pay, April 2006

Case study 2

Sailing yacht 'Zest' Berth – Swanwick Marina, Hampshire Treated with COPPERCOAT – July 1993

These pictures show ‘Zest’ as lifted in July 2005, after 12 years afloat. After the usual 15 minutes pressure wash and inspection ‘Zest’ was ready for relaunch.

Graham's Eclipse 33 undergoing annual pressure wash.

Case study 3

Motor boat "Listavon". Berth - Cobbs Quay, Dorset
Treated with COPPERCOAT in March 1993.

As lifted in 2005 - the COPPERCOAT still performing well after 12 years of continual immersion.

Case study 4

Moody 44 in Swanwick Marina, Hampshire. Treated with COPPERCOAT in 1992.

Lifted after 9 seasons. Hull showing only light slime.

Personal Testimonials

"I applied Coppercoat some 13 years ago and have been delighted. Please use me as a reference!"

Mr Stainer - London

"We've travelled 40,000 nautical miles on the first application of Coppercoat over a period of 12 years. The protection the product has provided is unparalleled, both for anti-fouling and osmosis protection. Pulling the boat out on the hardstanding we were extremely happy to see no signs of osmosis, especially when you see the other fiberglass boats coming out requiring substantial repairs.

Even though Coppercoat has a slightly higher initial cost over other anti-fouls, its long lifespan and other benefits makes it far cheaper in the long run."

Mr Co Zwetsloot - Holland

 

"He set sail from Shamrock Quay for the Caribbean, visiting Grenada as well as crossing the Atlantic to Portugal where his yacht is now at Villamoura.

He has told me that he is delighted with Coppercoat and that there is no growth of seaweed or barnacles on the treated part of his hull, but there is some barnacle growth on the boat topping which he did not cover with Coppercoat"

Mr Hatcher - Boat Builders, Southampton

"The best performing anti-foul I have used even now in it's 7th season. Considering how inexpensive it is, I don't understand why everybody doesn't use Coppercoat."

Mr Kendjian - Cannes, France

"Having treated my boat with coppercoat in 1995 I must say how pleased I am, with the coating still performing well 8 years on."

Mr Beltrani - Rome, Italy

"My conclusion is that after 8 years afloat, Coppercoat seems to have the same anti-fouling properties of the best anti-fouling paint. The advantage is that the job does not need renewing. "

Mr Norbury - Hampshire, UK

"Coppercoat has kept my Thames based boat free of fouling for the last 6 years"

Mr Smy - Herts

"The Copper coat was applied 8 years ago. The coating has stood up well, with no loss of anti-fouling properties. A pressure wash when the boat is lifted is sufficient to remove slime build-up."

Mr Mitchell - Aberdeen

"The hull was beautifully clean - a little better that the usual condition after a season using conventional anti-fouling. All that was needed was a preessure wash and we were ready for launching in the spring."

Rival-Bowman Owners Newsletter

"My client reports that his 80ft aluminium yacht in the Caribbean is perfectly clean after 3 years afloat. You can't say fairer than that!"

Mr Sharatt - Southampton

"Over the last 10 years my yacht has sailed the Med, Caribbean, Florida Keys and UK waters and it's still looking good."

Mr Connell - Liverpool

"After 9 years of heavy use I would now like to apply this fantastic product again."

Mr Rowe - New Zealand

"My boat had Coppercoat applied 5 years ago. Recently the boat was taken out of the water for the first time. The hull was in an unbelievably clean state."

Theo de Jong - Online feedback

We found this satisfied customer on YouTube

I am about to take delivery of a new Jeanneau 35 and have no hesitation in applying Coppercoat to her before she is launched as a first priority.

Case studies

Last December Ballerina was hauled out and her bottom stripped to bare gelcoat. Next, came Coppercoat anti-fouling bottom paint. Coppercoat cannot be applied over other bottom paints.

Ballerina went back in the water in January and was motored to her dock where, unfortunately due to an injury to me, she remained until today, six months later. Her dock is at the bitter end of a long narrow channel cut in a large shallow harbor basin. The water gets hot, as it’s near-stagnant, and topical marine growth loves it. So, on a perfect day for sailing and swimming I was more than curious to don a mask, snorkel and fins and exercise my surgically repaired shoulder to see how the Coppercoat performed.

Wow, it works as billed!—mostly. Below the waterline was a slight fur that effortlessly wiped away with the scrubby pad I put to it. A rag would have worked. At the waterline there was the merest touch of scraggly algae, forward and on the rudder. One caveat were the barnacles. There were about 3 dozen scattered around, but a plastic scrapper popped them off leaving no residue and doing no harm to the Coppercoat. The best part of the cleaning was putting no poisonous ablative cloud in the water.

Contrast that with the Gary Hoyt designed ketch at the next dock which had had an ablative paint applied at about the same time and also sat unused. Four inches of beard stem to stern, thick with barnacles.

The Beneteau 235 uses 4 liters of Coppercoat, which cost $130/liter. Jim Edwards, USA distributor practically held my hand through the unusual application process, freely giving phone and email support.

Art Kara - Key West FL, June 2010