Painting The Drive And Keel - Volvo Penta 3.0GS/SX Owner's Manual

Painting the drive and keel

Before treating the drive with anti-fouling agent any
damaged paintwork must be repaired. Sand down me-
tal surfaces lightly using a 120 grade paper and a fi-
ner grade for painted surfaces. Wash off using thin-
ners or similar. Any pores in the surface should be fil-
led and sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta origi-
nal primer and topcoat. Let the paint dry. Then apply
at least two coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling primer.
Let them dry. A further two coats of Volvo Penta anti-
fouling should then be applied.
IMPORTANT The sacrificial anodes on the
drive must not be painted over or treated with
teflon. This also applies to stainless propellers.
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 the drive is treated with
pure teflon®* directly on the original paintwork without
sanding down first.
*teflon®
Teflon is the registered trademark of the Du Pont Corp.
Paint the keel with a suitable paint or pure Teflon
agent. All types of paints with anti-fouling properties
are poisonous and more or less damaging to the mari-
ne environment. Avoid the use of such agents. Most
countries have introduced legislation controlling the
use of anti-fouling agents for paint boats. Always abi-
de by these regulations. In some cases the agents
are completely forbidden for use on leisure craft used
in freshwater. If the boat is easy to take up on land
then we recommend only teflon treatment combined
with mechanical cleaning several times during the
season. For larger craft this is not practical. If the
boat is in an area where the water is favors fouling
then anti-fouling probably must be used. If this is the
case use a copper-based paint containing copper cya-
nate and not coppper oxide. Tin-based agents (TBT)
must not be used. Check the legislation that app-
lies where the boat is to be used. Do not paint nea-
rer than 10 mm to the shield/drive. Wait for the paint
to dry before launching the boat.
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