Painting The Drive And Underwater Hull - Volvo Penta KAD32 Instruction Book

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Painting the drive and underwater
hull
Drive
Before treating the drive with anti-fouling agent any
damaged paintwork must be repaired. Sand down
metal surfaces lightly using a 120 grade paper and a
finer grade for painted surfaces. Wash off using thin-
ners or similar. Any pores in the surface should be
filled and sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta
original primer and topcoat. Let the paint dry. A fur-
ther two coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling primer
should then be applied. Let them dry. A further two
coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling should then be ap-
plied.
IMPORTANT! The sacrificial anodes on the
drive must not be painted or treated with Teflon.
This also applies to stainless or bronze propel-
lers.
Use of anti-fouling agents is not permitted in all
countries. Please make sure that it is permitted
where your boat is to be used. If anti-fouling agents
are not permitted we recommend that a pure Te-
flon®* agent be applied onto the original paintwork
on the drive without sanding it down first.
*Teflon is the registered trademark of the Du Pont Corp.
Underwater hull
All types of paints with anti-fouling properties are
poisonous and cause damage to the marine environ-
ment. Avoid the use of such agents. Most countries
have introduced legislation controlling the use of
anti-fouling agents. Always abide by these regula-
tions. In many cases it is completely forbidden to
use them on pleasure boats, for example in freshwa-
ter. For boats that are relatively easy to get out of
the water we recommend only Teflon treatment com-
bined with mechanical cleaning several times per
season.
For larger craft this is not practicable. If the boat is
in an area where the water quickly produces fouling
then anti-fouling paints must probably be used. If this
is the case use a copper-based paint containing cop-
per cyanide and not copper oxide.
IMPORTANT! Leave an area of 10 mm around
the transom shield unpainted.
Tin-based agents (TBT) must not be used. Check
the legislation that applies where the boat is to
be used. Wait for the paint to dry before launching
the boat.