Volvo D4, Operator'S Manual

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Laying up/Launching
Painting the drive and underwater
hull
Drive
Before treating the drive with anti-fouling 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 thin-
ners or similar. Any pores in the surface should be
filled and sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta ori-
ginal primer and topcoat. Let the paint dry. A further
two coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling
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 propel-
lers.
Use of anti-fouling agents is not permitted in all coun-
tries. Please make sure that it is permitted where
your boat is to be used. If anti-fouling agents are not
permitted we recommend that a pure Teflon®* agent
be applied 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 anti-fouling properties are
poisonous and cause damage to the marine environ-
ment. Avoid the use of such agents. Most countries
have introduced legislation controlling the use of anti-
fouling agents.
Always abide by these regulations.
In many cases it is completely forbidden to use them
on pleasure boats, for example in freshwater. For
boats that are relatively easy to get out of the water
we recommend 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 anti-fouling paints must probably be used. If this
is the case use a copper-based paint containing cop-
per cyanide 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.