Our partners

CopperCoat

What keeps our hull clean. CopperCoat is a copper-filled epoxy antifouling from the UK, made to protect a hull for many seasons instead of one.

CopperCoat is one of our partners. This page is our own short summary of coppercoat.com.

Who they are

CopperCoat is made by Aquarius Marine Coatings, based in Shillingstone, Dorset, in the UK.

Three groups: private boat owners (Leisure), large yachts (Superyacht), and ships and underwater equipment (Commercial).

Their homepage puts the numbers up front: over 75,000 Leisure applications worldwide, and up to 30 years of protection for commercial users.

The message throughout: fewer haul-outs and less repainting than with traditional antifouls.

Photo: CopperCoat the maker’s photo

For private boat owners, with over 75,000 applications worldwide.

For large yachts, saving owners the time and cost of repeated dry-docking and repainting.

For ships, workboats and equipment that lives in seawater, with up to 30 years of protection.

Their site also has independent test reports and a worldwide distributor network.

CopperCoat is the antifouling on our hull. We filmed the whole job, including the step that almost got missed.

On our hull: CopperCoat antifouling
How it works: it’s epoxy filled with copper. Growth isn’t stopped completely, but it can’t get a firm grip, so it wipes off
The step people forget: CopperCoat has to be sanded to activate it before the boat goes back in the water. SSL763 shows how close we came to skipping it

SSL755 follows the application from start to finish: prep, mixing, technique, the coats and the finished hull.

Tap to play. They play right here on the page.

SSL755: how CopperCoat is applied

SSL763: the CopperCoat step everyone forgets

Visit CopperCoat’s own website for how it works, test reports and where to buy. It opens in a new window, so this page stays right here.

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