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Last year I fitted a new prop.
Claymore was in the water for 12 months and apart from about 10 barnacles and a bit of slutch the prop was fine.
I've cleaned and polished it but am wondering whether to paint it with antifoul - it seems a shame to do so to that lovely shiney bronze
Any views?

claymore wrote:Last year I fitted a new prop.
Claymore was in the water for 12 months and apart from about 10 barnacles and a bit of slutch the prop was fine.
I've cleaned and polished it but am wondering whether to paint it with antifoul - it seems a shame to do so to that lovely shiney bronze
Any views?

That slutch can be nasty stuff . . .

Its Fleetwood Slutch. I think it will be deadlier than the Balvicar stuff - which is pretty bad.

Personally I prefer to give it a polish and buff to a high shine. Maybe a couple of barnacles and some slime but easy enough to pressure wash off. What type of antifoul did you have in mind?

Donald

I've taken to applying lanolin to the prop each year. Can't remember why, but it's dirty and smelly, and probably very seamanlike. Slightly reminiscent of sheep, but without the ticks.

Thanks Donald

It was a spray can of propguard or something similar
Think I'll stick with your method although I have just picked up a tube of lanolin.

This is technically for breastfeeding mothers who have developed sore nipples.

There are 2 points I should stress -
1) I shall use it as sparingly as possible as it cost £10:00

2) Do you think there is a market at post natal clinics for a chap with a tube of Lanolin and how much do you think I should charge per application?

A 2nd Donald appeared whilst I was typing - I found this confusing.

claymore wrote: 2) Do you think there is a market at post natal clinics for a chap with a tube of Lanolin and how much do you think I should charge per application?

I think it may be more a case of how much you pay

aquaplane wrote:

claymore wrote: 2) Do you think there is a market at post natal clinics for a chap with a tube of Lanolin and how much do you think I should charge per application?

I think it may be more a case of how much you pay

Using the pure sticky smelly lanolin (that comes in a big tub of condensed sheep) on the nipples must be, errmm, an acquired taste....

Shard wrote:Using the pure sticky smelly lanolin (that comes in a big tub of condensed sheep) on the nipples must be, errmm, an acquired taste....

I would be happy to acquire it.

Personally, I have found a good polish and a coat of waterproof grease works just fine.

I am told it also works well on propellers.

I did try some very expensive pink stuff called "propshield" or something like that once, application involved heating the propeller or melting the stuff. It mostly fell off the first time I ran the engine!

i don't think I'd bother. I reckon the antifoul would come off fairly quickly on a prop, and, containing copper, a bronze prop has a natural antifoul property anyway.

Those barnacles though, were they dizzy?

I realize it was inconsiderate of me but I never thought to ask them..

concidentally I was musing on this yesterday as I buffed my prop! I just go for a polish!

A Polish what?

claymore wrote:A Polish what?

I understand your dilemna .. the questions of the p's .. pate or prop!