TESTING SILIC-ONE. Ep. 39. Is it as difficult to apply as they say?

[@peterdunbar4973]

The best PRACTICAL instructional video on applying Silic One

[@sailinghjem]

@@peterdunbar4973 thanks very much Peter!

[@peterdunbar4973]

@@sailinghjem I have been trying to get practical information on appication of silic one and other antifouling and noone else demonstrated how to roll paint CORRECTLY and a bunch of other tips. (I have always assumed I could already roll paint my way--but was it the right way?) . Its also kinda nice to see a video where people are dealing with cold and wet--i live on the Clyde.

[@sailinghjem]

@@peterdunbar4973 thanks again Peter. I was surprised to learn that there’s more to painting with a roller than just slapping it on and rolling away! We were happy to have the guidance of our friend Chris! And oh aye, it was Baltic cold with bloody awful wind. Just like in your neck of the woods 😀

[@74Bdn]

Very keen to know how this performs for you, we have had Silic One for over a year, happy to chat privately about our experience.

[@SailingFridaafWisby]

Thanks for the episode looking forward to hear how it works ones you are in the water

finally someone found out what Cyril and Cedrik are... thanks! Keep asking myself that same question, since the eighties.

[@sailinghjem]

😂 now you mention it… in a strange way I think that question has been with me since the eighties too!

[@peteradams7084]

Hello guys, can't stay away. Looks like a good job, and no more difficult to put on than an ablative antifoul. However, down here in Plymouth, I was told by the marina chandlery that the yard refuse to lift any boat that has Silic applied. Apparently there have been major problems with boats slipping out of the slings! - perhaps the insurers have a view on this - I don't know. Meanwhile I'm on my third year of Coppercoat, which only needs a jet spray and a once-over with a scotchbrite pad (to expose the copper). I'm with one of the major marina's, so I'd be slightly nervous that the other major's also have the same policy?

[@sailinghjem]

Hello Peter! A cross strap should be used between the slings as with a long keeled boat. Insurance companies usually deem this to be standard practise, so ours told us! Boatfolk had no issue with holding us in the slings over the Easter weekend (we’re still in them now!). When we lift out wet we’ll also be asking for plastic wrapped straps as well, which also helps given the slipperiness. Least they can do considering how much they charge for lifts these days!

[@jamesfrewin7529]

Thanks for this Episode, we are also looking to put silic one on our boat Juela who is based at Royal Quays This was a great insite into the process and for what's involved. Keep up the great content 👌🏻

[@sailinghjem]

@@jamesfrewin7529 thanks for the feedback! We’ve sailed the last six months continuously and pleased to say that our bottom is in a very good condition 👍

[@MrHenhei]

cool, just found your channel and have sub'd. HJEM in Norwegian means HOME

[@sailinghjem]

It means exactly the same in our local dialect too! I think it’s a gift from your Norwegian ancestors when they visited the north east of England all those years ago 😂

[@SailingAquamarine]

I had a boat next to me use Silicone (we have 8 year old CopperCoat, which is brilliant and easy to patch on a steel boat!)... The other boat got an ex-military silicone *really* cheap from Boogey Nights (If you know... you know!) It went on fast, and the whole undersides felt like they were coated with rubber... Very odd to the touch... Absolutely brilliant if you are in cold water and the fouling will just "Sponge" off, but don't use a scraper! He is sailing around the UK and can haul out regularly for a gentle scrub off it suits his needs very well. We are in warm water... Where there is no such thing as a 100% effective antifoul, you just have to dive and scrape every few weeks!

[@sailinghjem]

Thanks for sharing your experience! It does feel rubbery when it’s dry, but goes super slippy when wet, very odd. The water here never gets warm enough to dive in the boat without a good wetsuit, so we’re looking forward to getting to warmer climes and seeing if it is really feasible to simply wipe any fouling away with a sponge!

[@gregpotthoff8617]

Can I apply this to an aluminum boat?

[@sailinghjem]

@@gregpotthoff8617 yes you can. Have a look on the Hempel website and you can see what they're advising in terms of applying!

[@MrRourk]

Hope you got a good scrubber. You are going to need one once back in the water

[@sailinghjem]

We have a great scrubber! But it’s in its box at the moment because after 10 weeks in the water, the bottom is spotless!

[@pauldickinson7108]

I changed from coppercoat to silic one 2yrs ago . We are on the Essex coast and this stuff really works. I'm very pleased , I just given her one scrub and perfect.

[@sailinghjem]

Thanks very much for the feedback! We’re very much looking forward to a lower effort maintenance!

[@ODTVOceanDreamsTV]

Antifouling is one job I am not looking forward too, I will get more over me than my boat :D

[@sailinghjem]

😂 it’s just like painting a wall mate. Just make sure that if you do get any on yourself, you was it off thoroughly 👌

[@kevinarmstrong3125]

Howay Rob you have to try the Golden chippie on the corner of Station Road and The Coast Road Wallsend

[@sailinghjem]

We can make that happen Kevin!

[@sailingaphrodite4189]

I look forward to seeing how this pans out as I understood that it needs a 'good' average hull speed.

[@sailinghjem]

Absolutely, 8 knots is mentioned but we can only dream of getting that as an average. We do get 8 knots when God is willing though, so it’ll be interesting to see. We’ll definitely report back 👍

[@Mr_G_in_Alba]

Cyril went to the darkside after being laid off, pretty sure he was Watto in the phantom menace 😅 I think it was Ryan and Sofie who i seen do the silicone antifoul in some distant boatyard, remember something about a timerestraint between the primer coat (pink) and the binding coat (yellow) being important. Mechanical and chemical bonding of the epoxy maybe? How was it cost wise?

[@sailinghjem]

Poor Cyril 😂 Four hours minimum between the pink and yellow coats at 10 Celsius is what I read. There’s some epoxy in the yellow coat that binds to the epoxy in the pink coat so it probably needs time to happen. We were lucky enough to be given some samples to try out, but the cost would have been about £300 for a 41 ft boat 👍