SAILBOAT MAINTENANCE: Upgrading to silicone antifouling - Hempel Silic One #78
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Ask any cruisers out there, antifouling is NOT a fun job and cleaning your hull every week while on anchor can be a real pain (a friend of ours actually ended up with a small crab in his ear while doing it).
One dirty secret of the boating industry is that traditional antifouling is also really bad for the environment. And while paint available to pleasure craft is getting less toxic due to regulations, it is also getting less efficient.
So after a whole bunch of research, Ryan decided that we were going to go a different route for our anti-fouling. He purchased cans of Hempel Silic - One, a silicone-based antifouling. While traditional antifouling uses biocides to kill anything that would attach to it, silicone antifouling creates a slick surface that prevents barnacles from attaching and growing on the hull.
We sanded the boat, and started by applying an epoxy barrier called “silic seal”, went on to apply a tie coat to create a bond between the seal and the silicone paint, and finished with two coats of black Silic One.
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Pro 1000... bringing beauty back to boat maintenance....
I should pin this comment.
Omg, I coughed up my hit, when I read this.
Actually, I think they're covering up the beauty.
Thank you for the environmentally friendly antifouling. Most TH-camrs sailing around the world say, “We’re so eco-friendly,” but the truth is, they’re not. The fact that about 99% of them burn hundreds of liters of diesel a year and have toxic antifouling on their boats actually makes them bigger environmental pigs (sorry) than most people like me, who isn't a sailor and just sticks to the local lakes (or in exceptional cases goes to a European holiday region on the Mediterranean every 4-5 years by car or airplane). 🌻✌❤
Edit: If you really want to go eco-friendly, you should also consider in investing in a anchor chain made of stainless steel instead of the standard zinc-coated as zinc is also poisoning the maritime life. Cromox is a German brand that make high-grade stainless-steel anchor-chains. They are bit expensive but they are also stronger and more durable than standard chains. Greetings!
Ryan looks like he is in a much better place and he has a sense of humor!
He was always like that! ☺️ but you guys never got to see it because until recently, he really disliked the camera. He’s having a lot of fun contributing to the videos now, and even enjoys filming, especially underwater! 😃
Indeed, it's great to see a humorous Ryan.
Loved you 2 dancing in your fashion wear! Sophie I just love your sense of humor. Thanks for sharing your bottom......paint🤣😂
But no tweaking.....
Sophie, Budget Marine absolutely should be paying you to model their Coverall's! As a matter of fact you probably made the best commercial for them ever!
I think that last shot of Ryan wiping the moss off the hull with no paint cloud has sold me on that bottom paint!
I have to say... so far its amazing me. Ryan
Ryan's transformation from camera shy to camera comfortable is a remarkable indeed 😊
This system of anti-fouling should be made mandatory for all sailing vessels. Well done guys! 👍🙌
That’s the first I’ve heard of that bottom treatment, but it sure seems to work well. 👍👍
I think Sailing Uma first used it on their hull a few years ago.
I had planned to skip this one as it was boat work but ended up watching the whole episode!
This was an extra fun episode, and Ryan you are challenging Sophie to win the most "funny vid character" this time. Seriously, Sophie you have to watch out for Ryan's progress, he is doing great in his fashion display. ;-)
working hard... more to come. I filmed my own boat tour a week ago. No feedback from sophie on that yet. Ryan
You only ever talk into sewer pipe when its new. I must say I love the fashion shoot Sophie I'm still laughing.! Hey, I've got some of your clothing brand, Ryan. It's a miracle. It must be pirated! It'd so nice to see you guys back in the water. Hooray!
Sophie is the absolute best thing to come out of France
Been binging on your guy's videos for about a week now, and looking to build my own boat. But not sail. Prefer power boats. Was going to do an airplane, but boats look way better, more fun, albeit a bit more expensive. Nice demo of how that stuff works and will be looking at using that when my time comes.
We have black silic-one on our bottom - it's been amazing. After a year with long patches of no movement she came out virtually pristine and needing nothing more than a rub down to get everything off.
Boatyard was a bit confused about it when they hauled her out, they worried it was a PTFE type coating as it seemed so slippery and got a bit huffy - but if you dry a bit it's perfectly grippy. Worth making sure any yards handling it are aware.
I have used this on 14 Charter yachts and it holds up incredibly well! Tried and tested this stuff works!
Very interesting to hear. What size.of yachts were they?
SSSSoooooooo good to see you smiling Sophie! That's all - keep healthy you two. :-)
Great to see you floating again! Can’t wait to go sailing!
I tested the Silic One last year on my prop and it works very well :)
As a coating advisor i am telling you that you made the best choice!
Ryan you lead a charmed life
Hey guys! Fun video. I actually smelled the fresh paint (so strange) just as the boat was going into the water. Lol. Franny said, wow, that happens to me all the time (smella-vision). We need to celebrate 40K. Both our channels are nearly there! You both rock (BTW, I enjoyed Ryan being silly). Sophie, you are always silly, and I of course like that too. Heidi
Sophie's a real hoot . . . !!!
Can't wait to see how the anti-fouling holds up! Excited guys :)
So glad you guys are back at Polar Seal and resuming your journey!
OK OK Okaaay. Operation Petticoat... and.. The Devil Wears Prada. Both on the Humanities Film Forum Must See List.
That lift trailer the Marina has is one slick looking piece of equipment , boy ! ;-)
We have that type of trailer in our marina and I can confirm that it is awesome :)
Thank you for sharing your off shore sailing experiences and how you maintain living off the grid; the logistics and repairs. You depend on each other for everything. As a mountain back packer, I find your navigation, satellite communications, solar power, 12v systems and food preparations very interesting.
Nice runway walk in those fancy Pro1000 suits. First pink paint job I've seen :)! Enjoyed the yard fashion segment. Looking forward to hearing how well the slippery hull anti-fouling works out.
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Bonito paseo por la pasarela en esos elegantes trajes Pro1000. ¡Primer trabajo de pintura rosa que he visto :)! Disfruté del segmento de moda de patio. Espero escuchar lo bien que funciona el antiincrustante del casco resbaladizo.. Lo Siento. Tim
I heard good and bad stories about silicone base paint as well, but its like you said, thats the boating world. But since I'm on the hard doing a refit and my last project is paint the bottom, for which I have been doing lots of research, Im going to look in to this product. Ultimately, the best way to keep growth way from any boat bottom is to keep moving, or don't stay too long in one single spot. As for the pink swimming hair cap, pink is beautiful. Just like Polar Seal was before the yellow, and then black. Btw, there was no mentioned of how many cans of each product took to complete. Fair winds.
I like the Ryan 2.0 guy! :-)
Well i have to admit i honestly didn't expect that growth to just wipe off like that. Well done guys and stay safe.
Me neither! It’s super cool!!!
Hey Ryan, don’t sweat it when people ask “What is it that you do exactly”
Well, I’m retired but my wife still works - that is when she is not driving the boat-
I just tell them “I’m a trophy husband “!
Works for me...
Lol ! ;-)
Hahahahaha 😅 Trophy husband! That’s what I want 🤣
@@RyanSophieSailing Don't get greedy, you already got one. ! :-)
I was kind of hoping this was an old video so I could see how you got on with this this over time, as looks very interesting! I'll keep an eye for the next time you haul out to see how it went. Great vid BTW :)
Must get paint extension pole. Don’t leave home without it!
That’s what I told Ryan and he did not believe me 😂
Ryan!! You are a hoot!! Thank you for all the informations you give us...Smart!!
Great video. Very entertaining, informative and great edit. I can't wait to hear how the bottom coat does. Also would be interested in the cost relative to conventional bottom paint.
Brings back memories of a quick drying copper based paint in early 1980's. I cannot recollect it's name, it was really smooth and quite effective. It was from the USA.
Great Video !
YAY for having Polar Seal back in the water!
Pro 1000 Komfort is the highlight of this video!
I’m just finishing a pretty major bottom refit on our jeanneau 54ds...including all new Forespar Marelon on thru hulls and seacocks...Nothing ever goes as planned...great video guys
Cool! But I'm pretty sure Sophie drinks while filming and Ryan you do great work Thanks for a Great vid
Its true... maybe
hello , i'm happy to see this vidéo and you know why , when your boat are going to the water , you was park just behing my boat.....is flotting again 😁😁😁😁 , thank for this vidéo , have a good day
Take the time to check the keel is sealed and the mounting bolts are tight. Keep up the great work.
This will be interesting. I cant wait to see how it holds up. QUESTION: How to you paint the bottom of the keel?
Usually just before putting the boat back in the water when she hangs under the crane.
This was a tricky one as they were not going to hold me in the lift for three days to do it. Lucky we were sitting on 2 small blocks so like 80 percent of the bottom I could still get a small roller to. The other small sections I just left
@@RyanSophieSailing How much did you use for each product? I have a 41ft Hunter and Would like to do the same.
lol..not sure how i ended up on your channel, i was actually watching catastrophic mountain collapses and one of your vids popped up so ive just binged watched about a dozen and so now its gone 4 in the morning and time for bed ....great stuff btw cheers.
Thanks for sharing this! We put CopperCoat on our monohull years ago and were thrilled with it. But now it's time to tackle the catamaran. So happy to see this product on the market, as we are always looking for ways to lessen our impact on the ocean - will do further research and add it to the list of options for when we pull the boat this year. Thanks again!
With covid I wouldn't be surprised to see those boatyard fashions on the catwalk in Paris this year 😷🙏,
Cheers guys
Can't wait to get an update on how the paint holds up against the growth. Seemed way easier than copper coat to apply.
We are excited as well. Ryan
A pink bottom boat needs a periscope to watch the dock traffic and a junior supply officer to requisition materials the easy way.
I put silic one on in 2019 and found it kept pretty clean apart from a light furring that came off easily. The only issue I found (on East Coast, UK) was that after a stationary Winter and the numerous lock downs where we couldn’t get to the boat, we found hard flat ‘calcium’ patches formed that would only come off with the fingernail or silicone spatula which is what we used in the end? All cleaned off easily when out of the water and pressure washed. Looking forward to seeing how you find it. Best of luck, Spencer
This is good to hear. I have one small section where the paint is coming off, not sure if it was from the lift, or we hit something but ill have to keep an eye on it. Everything is solid. RYan
Really great video, keep up the good work. We are looking forward to seeing how the antifoul works in the long term.
Sorry to say that here in the UK they say it does not work. I expect that if you stop at anchor too much the same will apply to you. But let's see. i have coppercoat & store the boat over every winter plus pull it out mid season for a jet wash so that is no better either. Just saves me applying antifoul paint every year.I wish you luck. may be better in warm water.
I don't understand when you say it does not work? It clearly won't work if your not moving, thats the principle. So do you know why I does not work when these boats move?
Thank you for this episode. I have bottom painting coming up in a year or 2 and this has me looking into This type of paint rather than biocide based coatings.
Looking sharp! And the boat looks good, too.
😂😂😂😂 you guys are very classy & funny. Love your videos ❤️
Great video. You looked like you were enjoying yourselves.
In a more recent video, you mentioned the Silic-One was doing its job. Can you provide more detail on that? Will you be doing a follow-up episode on this issue. We are about to buy a boat and the time to specify the bottom coat is about now. Your observations will be very useful. Thanks.
Hi Bob... sure thing. The only issue is that we are not doing a lot of sailing at the moment. So its more anchor sitting. But we will keep the community updated. For the most part it seems to works at least okay. RyN
Polar Seal looks happy being in the water and you do too.
Hâte de voir les performances de votre nouvel antifouling en navigation. Merci pour cette vidéo au TOP comme d'hab !
So interesting, can't wait to see how it works for you. We've been considering something like this for a while now
A couple of questions. How did you do the bottom of the keel? How often do you think you are going to need to dive the boat to clean it off? Next time you want to work on a boat bottom, let me know. Its a lot more fun on a trailer, grinding the rust off the keel, sealing, fairing, and painting...... oh yeah... such fun... ;-) Looks great.
Another strategy for bottom paint is to leave it pink - the marine life would be to embarrassed to be seen attached to it :-) Good to see you reunited with your boat!
Good point!
Nice to see you back on the water. Are you planning on giving us an update on your bottom paint job?
Thanks for much for producing your videos. I found this one very interesting, I am keen to try silicon based bottom paint on our trimaran. It would be really great to see how hard wearing it is and what happens when you need to reapply etc. Thanks again for producing all your vids.
Love the silicon idea, used graphite in epoxy years ago on a racing cat.
That boat looks great in black. I sure hope that it works as advertised
yeah, she is really sexy. Ryan
Sophie is hilarious.
I thiought about copper Coat but I don't want something so toxic hanging off my hull. It's really good to know there's a safer alternative.
😂 Such excitement over the toilet pipe!
I dig the branding! But, I have my own, it’s very exclusive and rarely seen so as to avoid unpleasant comments from significant others and mothers. That said, I give your branding two thumbs up! And contrary to the comments I was loving the pink and the yellow; I am disappointed it went out of sight. The vibe there is all good! Fair winds!
Forgot to add that I am interested and really looking forward to the follow up on the anti fouling strategy.
Good job guys!!!
I believe it was Delos that did that smooth bottom paint, I believe they has good results.
Sofie, you need a runway in Paris!!
Other sailing vessels have used that stuff which is good when sailing fast but doesn't work when you are at anchor so its a case of getting down there to scrape it off
Ya know what they need? Like a drive - through car wash, they need some submersible machine that you line your boat up, and either motor it through, or it gets winched through and the brushes do their work. It should have the necessary mechanisms to be able to scrub the contour of the hull and most of the keel. I’d think if all you had to do was to detail the rest. Of the keel, rudder and prop, that should be some quick work.
SOOO great to have you guys documenting your boat life again YEY!!, are we going to find out how you fix the bow thruster?? what about the batteries, I can hardly bear the suspense, thanks guys & take care.
Ah... the batteries were shot. So we replaced them. Ryam
Well, 100$ and a new battery later, the bow thruster was doing juuuust fine 😄 our bow thruster is a little princess that just needs a brand new battery every year 😆 (only joking, we are clearly doing something wrong 🤪)
@@RyanSophieSailing Something in the circuit may be slowly draining the battery over time. My lawn tractor used to do that so I disconnected it over the off season and the battery lived a long life.
Your right but leaving it for 8 months with no charge did it this time. The voltage was 6
You guys crack me up! I have to wear this in hospital, a patient asked me why I was dressed like a sperm! Thanks guys!
This is a great and helpful video. From fashion to the torn crotch brand in minutes. Love it. Have you considered ultrasound transducers to reinforce the silicone coating? Just wondering if you have an opinion on ultrasound.
Have you giving thought to a wrap the Okellys did one last year and love It
Thanks for sharing...
Great video. Be careful Ryan, Sophie may want you to try on a dress for boat fashion week.
I would LOVE for that to happen 😍
Look into ultrasonic antifouling.
Please report on the effectiveness of this product; I am very much interested in getting your feedback, Cheers.
we will definitely have some followups on this.
@@RyanSophieSailing that one month clean up looked super easy. IOt will be interesting to see how it fares after a few months. I'll be following this with much interest!
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I think Ryan said in the video that you can put direct over old antifoul but it looked like you took the hull back to epoxy first. Could you please clarify
Doing my foul again in a couple months
Thanks
What no bow thruster, no batteries and launching? Seems not right. But the style is good. 😎🍾
Hello, why you don't sail to Venezuela?, to margarita island for example?
I put the SeaJet Pellerclean silicon paint on my prop. And as you say, it feels really weird to the touch. Yet to see if it keeps the growth off.
hello Sophie and Ryan,
18:56 Ryan, you start your next triathlon?
:-)
Is there a video with a longer term review of this stuff on your channel? I'm very interested in real world results over a year or so (I know it's been less, but not far off, will settle for 9 months, ha ha).
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Hi ma'am ♥️ from Kerala India
I seen it on a German magazine channel. They put it on a boat and hauled it out months later with nothing on it.
th-cam.com/video/CN3CgNezAD0/w-d-xo.html
Delos got burned rather badly with something very similar to what you are running out.
Ryan normally does his research though I see no research showing the technical performance of this product. I would want solid technical data before applying any new product to my boat.
Sv Amour. You are right, I always do a ton of research and I did on this product as well. The major issue is there is very limited information and reviews on it. I like the idea and the principal.
After many many calls to different people who used it I figured I would dive in and test it out. If it fails, it fails and the world gets to know but if it works then hopefully others can follow
How is going the silicone paint after a couple of months? do you notice an improvement compared to the previous coat you had?
ive stopped down to glass. thinking about silicone one. how's it been after 3 years?
Still floats!!
Following your paint experiment. How did the cost compair with common antifoul.
Bit of a complex question as we had to ship the stuff down to Curacao from Spain due to the motor boat Situation. I would say its about double the price, but IF it actually works over the next 5 years it will be way way better. Ryan
Tell That to Monsanto, The best anti foul iv used was some stuff i bought off the Navy in Fiji 14 years old took us a day to mix it up to paint , heavy as hell - Lasted 4 years & probably was ok for another year sure it was poison but not having to paint scrap sand 3 or 4 times i feel it was better for the world than what your doing , Oh and it was only 10$ US a gallon ... Fair winds .
crazy.