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Re: Bottom Paint advice

Posted By: Capt. Dick Dean
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 5:30 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Bottom Paint advice (Rawleigh)

Jeez. Rawleigh, give us a break. The above thesis was like WOW!

But I must tell you what I went thru in Feb 2004. I was going to sand blast the paint off the bottom, barrier coat and re-paint. The yard manager told me it was too late in the yr to do this . The boat gets launched end of March( Long Island,N.Y.) The boat has to dry out before you do the barrier coat or you'll seal the water in. So I waited until Oct 2004 and hauled the boat, sand blasted and let it dry out until just a week ago,did the barrier coat and repainted with Micron CSC, ablative paint. Even at $160 a gallon, in the long run it's cheaper 'cause there is no built up. No sanding, scraping etc and the bottom is always smooth. I use to put the Micron on over the old paint that was uneven and chipped in places. I didn't want and more build-up. So this year I bit the bullet and took it all off. Should gain a knot or two.

Messages In This Thread

Bottom Paint advice
John F. -- Tuesday, 29 March 2005, at 2:35 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 29 March 2005, at 3:24 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Joef -- Tuesday, 29 March 2005, at 4:06 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Tony Meola -- Tuesday, 29 March 2005, at 8:30 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
cwj -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 6:00 a.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
brucedoan -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 10:27 a.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
John D -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 12:50 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Rawleigh -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 2:57 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Capt. Dick Dean -- Wednesday, 30 March 2005, at 5:30 p.m.

Re: Bottom Paint advice
Rawleigh -- Thursday, 31 March 2005, at 12:45 p.m.