Boat treatments in Mallorca
Antifouling treatments
At APM Servicios Náuticos, we are experts in antifouling treatments in Mallorca. Antifouling is an antifouling paint that extends the life of a boat. It is typically applied at the end of the nautical season, as it is precisely at this time, when boats are taken out of the water for maintenance, that the need to descale the hull and remove anything stuck to this part of the boat, which is always submerged and in constant contact with water, becomes apparent.
During this process, the antifouling residue from a previously applied layer is also removed, so it's advisable to apply a new antifouling treatment. This type of paint is achieved with a resin, a color-giving pigment, and several added products that eliminate mollusks, barnacles, shipworms, snails, algae, and other microorganisms. Millions of these live in the sea and can end up adhering to pipes, propellers, rudders, and sea inlets, as well as the vessel's cooling circuits.
Antifouling treatments are also applied after repairing and disinfecting the net. Therefore, among the benefits of applying this descaling product are the reduction in maintenance costs during net replacement work on the boat and, in general, a reduction in repair costs. Above all, it is beneficial because it extends the net's useful life and improves its quality.
But it can also create a barrier to prevent corrosion on metallic hulls, improve hydrodynamics in racing sailboats, and improve water flow in fishing boats.
