Out here on the US West Coast there is governmental activity to ban copper in recreational boat bottom paints.
IIRC the legislation was moved to the back burner in Washington and California to allow for more study. The last draft I saw allowed for several years of phase in before the copper based paint was to be completely banned. When looking at a 10 year payback for copper based coating it may be a good idea to consider what legislation could pop up in the next year or so in your area. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich C&C Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 10:50 AM To: kenhea...@gmail.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Coppercoat Thanks for that, Ken. I'll pass it on to my friend who is trying to avoid the annual painting spree on the bottom of his 40' Beneteau. Rich Knowles INDIGO - LF38 Halifax, NS From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ken Heaton Sent: December 6, 2012 14:39 To: cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List Coppercoat I have no experience but Coppercoat was reviewed by Practical Sailor recently: Coppercoat earned a Poor performance rating at the 12-month mark (PS, October 2010) and a Poor at the 18-month test checkup (PS, March 2011). It didn't make the cut after 24 months, so it was not included in the two-year test results table in the October issue. (Search for "Coppercoat<http://www.practical-sailor.com/search/index.html?zkDo=search&sort_field=Rank&all_words=Coppercoat&x=25&y=9>" on www.practical-sailor.com<http://www.practical-sailor.com/> to find all of the reports on the paint's performance.) And while Coppercoat is promoted as a 10-year coating, it does require regular cleaning to expose fresh copper, which is not part of our protocol for the static panel test and could explain its sub-par performance. Some readers have reported good results over multiple seasons from using Coppercoat with semi-monthly cleanings to remove slime. Ken H. On 4 December 2012 15:26, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca<mailto:r...@sailpower.ca>> wrote: Has anyone had any experience applying Coppercoat to the bottom of their boat? Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax
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