Mark:
Asking to one of the 'better' options of bottom paint is like asking us
what is the 'best' beer. Everyone will have a preference for similar
and/or different reasons.
Personally, I prefer an ablative paint, if for no other reason, the ease
of maintenance. I used Interlux Micron CSC for about 15 years....not
the cheapest paint on the market and there are paints probably just as
effective at less cost. It just happened to be available at the
Binnacle on my drive to the club/boat. Never used anything more than wet
sand with a pole sander with the Micron CSC just to prep for a new coat.
Two years ago, I switched to Micron 66.....best paint I have ever
used.....incredible stuff....only do a pressure wash in the Fall and it
really does not need it but it is a part of our haulout package at the
club.....have not put sand paper to it....no need to.....too bad it is
not sold in Canada.
Long ago, a local sailor here said to me that when he went to buy paint,
he would choose the gallon that 'weighed the most'......he said that
meant that the heavier weighing paint has more copper oxide and thus the
best antifouling properties. And this sailor built his own 40' boat in
his backyard and kicked ass when racing.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
H, N.S.
On 2014/04/16 11:15 AM, Dr. Mark Bodnar wrote:
I'm not looking to remove everything - I believe the boat currently
has an ablative coating, I just want to clean off some of the loose
areas, and make it ready for a new layer. On my Mirage 24 I would do
a quick sanding with ~80-120 grit paper on the RO sander -- I did the
whole bottom in less than 2 hrs. Then rolled on the new bottom coat
the next morning and dropped her in the water.
Maybe I'm overdoing the annual bottom maintenance? Mention of the
"Doodle bug" - online search I see it is a pole sander. I thought I
needed to clean things off more than that? Mind you my history is
painting houses to get through school - not all that applicable to
boat bottoms!
Any suggestions from the list on which bottom coating?
I put on Interlux Bottomkote XXX last year -- seemed to do pretty well
- never had anyone touch the hull all summer and only had minor growth
in the fall. Tempted to bump up this year to one of the "better"
options, but really no idea other than price.
INTERLUX FIBERGLASS BOTTOMKOTE ACT - GALLON
<http://ca.binnacle.com/p289/INTERLUX-FIBERGLASS-BOTTOMKOTE-ACT-GALLON/product_info.html>
-- $193/G
NTERLUX FIBERGLASS BOTTOMKOTE - GALLON
<http://ca.binnacle.com/p260/INTERLUX-FIBERGLASS-BOTTOMKOTE-GALLON/product_info.html>
-- $162/G
INTERLUX BOTTOMKOTE XXX ANTIFOULING - GALLON
<http://ca.binnacle.com/p263/INTERLUX-BOTTOMKOTE-XXX-ANTIFOULING-GALLON/product_info.html>
-- $112/G
PETTIT HORIZON ABLATIVE BLUE GALLON
<http://ca.binnacle.com/p9261/PETTIT-HORIZON-ABLATIVE-BLUE-GALLON/product_info.html>
--$180/G
(Readily avail here at the Binnacle)
Mark
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- George Santayana
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