As there has been some questions on antifoul removal/ barrier coat I'll start this topic rather than answer on the 'love your boat' thread.

I plan to remove the antifoul using a two handed tungsten blade pull scraper, here's the link;
m.masters.com.au/

I've tried it on painted timber and it stripped back very easily, time will tell how good it is on the antifoul.

I've got 4 blades which are double sided which I've rounded the corners to avoid damage to the hull. The blades are only $7.50 each so I'll get more if required.

Once I've got the majority of the antifoul off I will wet sand the remainder using 60-80 grit cloth backed sand paper (I think the cloth back will perform better than standard wet and dry). m.masters.com.au/

If I have trouble with the sand paper clogging I will use 100 grit open mesh screen here's the link
m.masters.com.au/

I also have two sheets of double sided 60 grit heavy duty open mesh which I think will work well wet sanding. Unfortunately they don't make it any more.

I've allowed 3 days to remove the antifoul and 3 days to apply the barrier coat and antifoul.

I had plan to use Soda Blast but the marina won't allow any type of blasting in the hard stand area, I did get a quote of $2,000 to do a 10m yacht.

I'll report back in late February