Boat battery Powered:

The Barnacle Rid system is connected to the boat’s power source. This allows Barnacle Rid to protect your boat even when you are anchored away from your home marina. When you anchor you lower your electrodes into the water and you are protected.

Marina model Shore Powered:

The Barnacle Rid system is powered by the marina’s shore power. Since this is a permanent installation, it requires the 4 electrodes to be placed around your vessel attached to the marina dock or wharf and the computer controller mounted on the dock near the power pole allowing you to come and go freely, when returning you just secure your vessel knowing on your return your boat will be ready to go free of barnacles.

Hybrid Powered:

We also offer both power sources this option gives you the convenience of the shore-power and boat battery power with the ability to take the system with you so you are able to use it when at anchor on battery power and back at your berth plug back into shore power..

Our sophisticated computerized electronic anti fouling system controller runs the entire Barnacle Rid system for you, silently and with no fuss. The electronics have been completely designed and manufactured in Australia and tested in the harshest Australian environment and around the world ensuring quality and suitability for the harshest marine environment. In addition: our electronics are compatible with all power systems and configurations (110-240V mains, 12V or 24V battery). Barnaclerid’s power consumption is configurable and modest (maximum 1.2 Amp Hour). You can even run the system from a single battery that is charged with a suitable solar system for your boat.

Barnaclerid does not cause electrolysis or galvanic corrosion, independently tested, this report is available on request

The advanced electronic anti-fouling control system that is built into the control units enable you to simply choose the appropriate power level for your climate and our system maintains the protective field that prevents barnacle and hard shell growth.

Barnacle Rid has a 3 year guarantee against any faults caused by component failures with all other components supplied in the kit, other than normal wear and tear.

This guarantee is licensed to the original purchaser only.

The Barnacle Rid electrodes must be submerged just under the surface of the water usually at a depth inline with the center of your prop/props for the protective field to be established. The protective copper ion field extends between the copper electrode(s). The protective ions are emitted from the electrodes towards each other, so the volume of the space occupied by the field is sufficient to protect all of your submerged hull.

Barnaclerid does not cause electrolysis or galvanic corrosion, independently tested, this report is available on request.

Depending on your hull configuration, your boat will only require between 2-4 electrodes in total to provide complete protection from barnacle growth. For mono-hulls, 2 electrodes can protect a vessel up to 35 foot long. Longer boats can be fully protected with a 4 electrode system (electrodes at bow and stern, and also at starboard and port diagonally opposed). Over 70 feet it will require 2 x 4 electrode system, contact us to discuss your situation if your boat is larger than 70 feet. Catamarans require 4 electrodes one at each bow and stern pontoon.

Marina models require 4 electrodes around the dock which are installed permanently. Larger marinas or vessels may need 6,8,10 or more electrodes, these are are made to order.

The electrodes only need to be in the water when your boat is anchored or moored. When you want to travel the electrodes can simply be lifted out of the water and stowed for the journey. The computer controller recognizes the electrodes are out of the water and automatically reactivate on re submerging so no need to turn the controller off and on its all done for you. You can also have the electrodes permanently mounted on your Marina powered by your shore mains power.

Large cruisers often use the zig zag staggered positioning of the electrodes giving in some cases more protection rather than straight up and down the hull installation, just ask us Contact Us page for our recommendation on your particular boat and location.

No, it cannot and will not cause galvanic corrosion/electrolysis. This was a design requirement 10 years ago, if it did we would not be still here. It is proven on steel and alloy boats for years.

Typically on a 4 electrode system 2.5 years, on a 2 electrode system 18 months.

Important: Before you install the Barnacle Rid System on your vessel you should start with a totally barnacle free, recently antifoul treated hull.

Barnaclerid does not kill barnacles/hard shell growth already attached; it keeps them at bay and prevents them from attaching to your hull by creating an unfriendly environment. If any barnacles are already attached, however small they will keep growing!.

We believe the proven protective power of copper as harnessed and amplified with Barnacle Rid is a superior anti-foul solution to any other out there currently. In particular, anti-foul solutions that use ultrasonic emissions pose a number of risky complications to boat owners. These complications are simply eliminated when considering a Barnacle Rid solution. See the differences in the following analysis.
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With our record after 9 years of 100% customer satisfaction, and the proven protective power of copper IONS which have been used for 100s of years to protect against barnacles, we know that our system is the most proven and effective protection against the harmful effects of barnacles there is available today.

We ship world wide.

Since the items in the store are individually processed the manufacturing process takes a few days and generally they are being sipped in a week but we aim within 3 days.
The actual shipping times vary due to weather, holidays and customs processing which is outside of our control and we cannot guarantee exact shipping times, only estimates.
Most orders arrive in less time than indicated.
Orders are expected to arrive between 2-4 weeks world wide.

Some of our items ships FREE, see description of the item, and the rest of the items due to their weight is based on the destination address. The best way to find out shipping cost to your country is to add it to the cart and click on View Cart button then on the Calculate Shipping link under the Subtotal, enter your address and click Update Totals button. We have special relationships with some global shipping companies and we get the best prices possible. We 100% pass that saving on to you, otherwise the Barnacle Rid shipping would be nearly double the currently charged shipping costs. We do not make any money on shipping unlike many other companies do.
Taxes and Duty: We, Barnacle Rid, is not responsible for destination country tax and/or duty charge that may incur. Customers will be held accountable for any restrictions, duties, taxes, and any other fees collected from the destination country, prior to ordering. We, Barnacle Rid, will not be responsible for any outstanding Duties, Taxes, or Customs fees under any circumstances.

We have 3 year warranty on all non-replaceable parts, other than normal wear and tear, that does not include electrodes since they are replaceable items.
All of our products are quality inspected but in the unlikely event you receive a faulty product we re-manufacture and re-ship it to you free of charge.

We are not responsible if a package is undeliverable because of missing, incomplete, or incorrect destination information. We do our best to avoid errors by verifying the shipping information with every customer in the order confirmation sent immediately after purchase. Costs to reship the package will be invoiced to the customer.
We are not responsible for destination country tax and/or duty charge that may incur. Customers will be held accountable for any restrictions, duties, taxes, and any other fees collected from the destination country, prior to ordering. We will not be responsible for any Duties, Taxes, or Customs fees under any circumstances.
If the order arrives at the destination country and…
the customer refuses to accept the package
no attempt is made in the country of destination to deliver the package
If your item has not been delivered within 30 business days of your original purchase date and our USPS investigation shows that your package is coming in a reasonable amount of time, we will not be able to issue a refund.

Personalized merchandise cannot be returned due to your misspelling or incorrect size selection.
Customer Shipping Address Responsibility Policy: We understand that “typos” do happen from time to time. In the event that a customer enters the wrong shipping information and a package is returned to us, the customer is responsible for additional shipping charges to have the item/order re-shipped to the new/correct shipping address. We, Barnacle Rid, cannot accept responsibility for wrong shipping information entered during customer checkout. Please double-check your shipping address before you submit your order.

We have a very simple return policy.
We will replace or refund your purchase if there is a manufacturer defect.
The customer is responsible for paying for the item return shipping cost. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund, if it is not paid upfront by the customer.

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Depending on what kind of item you have ordered the manufacturing process can take longer for one than the other. The item that is complete may be shipped immediately and not waiting for the completion of the other item(s). We try to get your items to your doorstep promptly.

We, Barnacle Rid, meet all of the PCI compliance standards. This means that we comply with the highest industry standards to protect your personal information when you checkout and purchase from our online store. Our entire website uses encryption and the checkout process uses multiple level of encryption to make your online shopping experience safe and secure.
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