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[i.can.fly]

what antifouling do you recommend, to prevent my doo from
water organismen growth. boat is during summer in the water.

[thumper]

seadoos are not meant to be left on the water for any extended length of time - what that extended length of time is, is anyones guess, but the manual does say dont do it - however some people here have left there boats on the water for a couple of weeks, but for a season may be a little dodgy, in the uk the insurance companies have a disclaimer that seadoos are not to be left on the water for more than 48 hours as they are known to sink, i dont know why this is, but there are two issues here

the drive shaft seals may not be 100%

the hull may suffer from osmosis (blistering)

if however you do antifoul your boat i would always go for a teflon type so as not to loose too much top end.

if you did have a problem (ie your boat sank) you would be hard pressed to get a warranty claim or insuarnce payout if the owners manual says not to do it.

but hey this is just my opinion - i do know some owners have left their boats on the water so you may wish to speak to them aswell.

[thumper]

also be aware that if its salt water you are leaving the boat in, your sacrificail anodes are small and probably wouldnt last a season in the water, and once they are gone............big problems with corrosion.

[tiggerman]

also be aware that if its salt water you are leaving the boat in, your sacrificail anodes are small and probably wouldnt last a season in the water, and once they are gone............big problems with corrosion.

You have become quite the DOO-ologist i see.....

[thumper]

thank you squire, one does ones best........

[tda3]

Well it's pretty obvious from the fact that you want to use anti-fouling paint, that you intend to leave it in salt water. My advice.......

DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!

Thumper is spot on. Once your sacrificial anodes are gone, you're asking for trouble. Additionally, since the EPA out-lawed the use of lead in bottom paint, it hasn't been worth a damn since. Oh, it will keep your hull relatively micro-organism clean, but not for very long. My advice...........

DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!



Tom