ultrasonic antifouling

[ed & inge]

hi my frends

after beeing away of this forum for a few weeks because of 3 big operations i'm back but still under the influence of al kind of medicines including morfine so excuse my typing quality for some moments.(if i normally do it better)

have anybody of you in the states heard of this product.....


http://www.ultrasonic-antifouling.com/

and if yes can you give me positive or negative reactions about it and tell me what's the price in the US. here in the netherlands the charge a 1000 euro without installation in the boat.

so lets hear if you know this product of ever heard of it

greatz, morfy ed

[shrew]

Ed,

I had no idea you were going under the knife. I hope all is well. Or at least, I hope all will be well very, very soon. I can't speak for your Dutch, but I think the morphine has improved your English. (LOL, Just kidding brother. I have tremendous respect for your multi-linguistic skills. Unlike yourself, this ignorant American can only speak one language ). God speed for a quick recovery, brother. I'll be thinking of you.

I've never seen a dvice like that before, but I like the logic bhind it. It would seem that you would need to take the hull down to fiberglass (or barrier coat if one was applied), then a hard anti-fouling would need to be used instead of an ablative paint. Since we all have planing hulls, I would think that 99% of us are using ablative paint which is designed to 'self-clean' by wearing growth and paint away through hull friction at planing speeds. This would be counter-productive to the sonic solution. I would think a hard pain like what is used on displacement vessels (sailboats and trwalers) instead.

[seapuppy]

Geez Ed...I was wondering why you hadn't been here in awhile!!...hope you get better soon and back to boating....
take care..
keep us informed of your latest adventures...(no pic's please!!..)

SP