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Laying up /Launching
Painting the drive and underwater
hull
Drive
Before treating the drive with antifouling agent any
damaged paintwork must be repaired. Sand down metal
surfaces lightly using a 120 grade paper and a finer
grade for painted surfaces. Wash off using thinner or
similar. Any pores in the surface should be filled and
sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta original primer
and topcoat. Let the paint dry. A further two coats of
Volvo Penta antifouling
primer
should then be applied.
Let them dry. A further two coats of Volvo Penta anti-
fouling should then be applied.
IMPORTANT!
The sacrificial anodes on the drive
must not be painted or treated with Teflon. This
also applies to stainless or bronze propellers.
Use of antifouling agents is not permitted in all coun-
tries. Please make sure that it is permitted where your
boat is to be used. If antifouling agents are not permit-
ted we recommend that a pure Teflon®* agent be ap-
plied onto the original paintwork on the drive without
sanding it down first.
*Teflon is the registered trademark of the Du Pont Corp.
Underwater hull
All types of paints with antifouling properties are poi-
sonous and cause damage to the marine environment.
Avoid the use of such agents. Most countries have in-
troduced legislation controlling the use of antifouling
agents.
Always abide by these regulations.
In many
cases it is completely forbidden to use them on plea-
sure boats, for example in freshwater. For boats that
are relatively easy to get out of the water we recom-
mend only Teflon treatment combined with mechanical
cleaning several times per season.
For larger craft this is not practicable. If the boat is in
an area where the water quickly produces fouling then
antifouling paints must probably be used. If this is the
case use a copper-based paint containing copper cya-
nide and
not copper oxide
.
IMPORTANT!
Leave an area of 10 mm around the
drive unpainted.
Tin-based agents (TBT) must not be used.
Check the
legislation that applies where the boat is to be
used.
Wait for the paint to dry before launching the
boat.
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