Recent content by johnc71490

Thanks jcastle. Maybe the relative ineffectivness of non copper based paint is why its not commonly done? I may do the heavy epoxy barrier and use a high copper content paint then. I have already lost 5 mph on a 2575 RCWCP w/ 250 Verado and ESP package. And I've only been in for a month!!

Looking for input on anti fouling paint being applied to performance tritoons in fresh water (Lake Erie). Normal practice appears to be to let the junk and zebra mussels grow on the pontoons, but my experience with fiberglass planning hulls is performance suffers badly when the hull is fouled...

Being new to performance pontooning, I am curious about painting the pontoons of tritoon boats with antifouling paint on boats left in the water. Zebra mussels in Lake Erie are one issue, but would you not get better performance and fuel economy without all the junk growing and increasing drag...