Getting a CopperCoat Antifoul and Servicing - Our Original Application

This video covers one of the main reasons for our voyage North to America. It shows our haul-out at Bennett Brothers Yachts, footage of the Coppercoat process, what my family did while off the boat, work and trips we took to the boat while she was on the hard and finally, I have some clips showcasing Britican going back into the water. A big of background...we spent over a month sailing from the US Virgin Islands north to Wilmington, North Carolina. The reason for heading north was mainly due to insurance and safety reasons. Our insurance provider requested that the boat was out of the hurricane zone between the months July through to November. Considering I have family in North Carolina, we decided to sail to Wilmington, have Britican hauled out so that we could have some necessary work down while we stayed in the comfort of my parents and brother's house. The work we had completed included a full rigging check with some repairs, new anodes for the bottom of the boat, getting one of our alternators fixed, some minor engine repairs, our bow thruster fixed, a new VHF radio installed, and the main work was getting a Coppercoat antifoul treatment applied to the bottom of the boat. Antifoul is needed to keep barnacles and other marine growth from growing. Any growth on the bottom of a boat and drastically slow the boat down. Considering that sailboats are slow to begin with, most sailors work hard to prevent growth. Normal antifoul treatments last around a year or two whereas Coppercoat should last 8 to 10 years. It’s very expensive but, in theory, a boat owner should save money in antifoul costs, labor, and haul out charges over the long run. Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel. Then get our FREE checklist on how to start living the sailing lifestyle. Get 160+ steps here: https://sailingbritican.com/living-the-sailing-life/ +++++++++++++++ Resources +++++++++++++++ Join us for a sail on Britican! The Britican Experience: https://sailingbritican.com/liveaboard-experience/ Check out our blog hosting over 400 articles and videos all about sailing/cruising/liveaboard life here: https://sailingbritican.com Visit our Sailing Britican sailing guides/books shop here. All guides are digital. Some hard copy versions are found in our Etsy shop and on Amazon: https://sailingbritican.com/shop/ Check out our one-of-a-kind nautical t-shirts and other sailing gifts at our Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SailingBritican?ref=shop_sugg Help us to keep making these free educational videos by becoming a part of our Patreon family here: https://www.patreon.com/SailingBritican?ty=h +++++++++++++++ Books on Amazon +++++++++++++++ CHECK OUT OUR PUBLICATIONS ON AMAZON - USA - VHF Radio Checklists: http://amzn.to/2zycxnK - Checklists for Sailors: http://amzn.to/2jf68I6 - Changing Lifestyles: http://amzn.to/2A5uzOr - Sailboat Buying Guide: https://amzn.to/2WdtRed CHECK OUT OUR PUBLICATIONS ON AMAZON - UK - VHF for Sailors: http://amzn.to/2hnyteM - Checklist for Sailors: http://amzn.to/2hmWrXF - Changing Lifestyles: http://amzn.to/2hn9QyU - Sailboat Buying Guide: https://amzn.to/2JRGvt3 +++++++++++++++ Find us here too! +++++++++++++++ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SailingBritican?ty=h - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SailingBritican/?ref=hl - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingbritican/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=82549277&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile - Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kbrown0149/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sailingbritican Follow our boat on NOFOREIGNLAND: https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6060964428382208 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ #sailing #sailingblog #sailingvideo