I guess it's inevitable but it is still a pity that the first portent of the new sailing season is the money starting to fly out of the boating bank account!
First item on the spend, spend and then spend some more is antifoul
After passable success with Flag the first year and less than stellar performance from the really cheap stuff last year (but to be fair it was really cheap!), this year we're going with Jotun Seaqueen. The people in the know around the Crouch and Blackwater all seem to favour it so we're giving it a go even though at £130.00 (including primer which we'll only need once but that only costs about £20) it's more than twice the price of Flag.
But then if we stay weed free for just one season it'll have been worth it given the fall off in performance we've suffered as the year has gone on and we've found ourselves dragging a growing load of weed and baby barnacles around. And there are people who only antifoul with Seaqueen every two or three years at that so in the long run it could end up being more economical. Hopefully, 5 litres of the stuff, the smallest size the do, will put two good coats on this year and a freshening coat next year and if so I'll be happy with the cost
Now for the big order to the chandlers <sigh> ...
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