Barnacle Bull

[Fcal]

Haven't had a chance to get out on the boat for a week. Went down to do some fluke fishing today and noticed barnacle growth on only the aft port side of my hull. Last Saturday they weren't there. This is a new boat painted by the dealer just 3 months ago (Petit Unepoxy). What gives with the barnacles? I thought bottom paint prevented this. The starboard side is clean as a whistle.

[evernic]

does that side get more sunlight??, I live in S.Fla. so our growth is much worse than yours,,but the growth is worse on the sunny side of my boat,,BTW I have a dive service brush clean my boat bottom once a month or the barnacles take over even with Trinidad 76%cuprous oxide bottom paint.
water is warm year round here

[sammyk]

I would ask the dealer if he thinned the paint prior to application. If he did then it might have been diluted too much and decreased the effectiveness.

[Fcal]

Evernic, it is the sunny side of the boat. I noticed more algae growing on that side too.
Thanks.