Most of the race boats in Annapolis are painted and have weekly cleanings! If you dive and have Wednesdays free you can pick up some good money!
J30 class rules prohibit dry sailing, and no one dares go bare. Joel On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:26 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Jack: > > Some of the 'sport boats' at our club don't use any antifouling paint and > haul regularly with our 5 ton crane to clean ....by regularly, probably > monthly. > > You say you have a monthly scrubbing by a diver....why bother with an > antifouling paint with a monthly scrubbing? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > On 2015-03-11 2:14 PM, jackbrennan via CnC-List wrote: > > I have had Trinidad on the bottom for three years without a haulout, but > with monthly scrubbing by a diver. It still has plenty of potency. I > figure I will haul at around five years. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie e, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" > Date:03/11/2015 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Jean-Francois J Rivard ,cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus-list Bottom paint > > Thanks > > > > Currently have Petit Vivid on our boat. Am assuming is much the same as > Micron CSC in its use and anti fouling effectiveness > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *Jean-Francois J Rivard > via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2015 1:20 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Stus-list Bottom paint > > > > + 1 on Petit Trinidad. It is the #1 recommended paint for overall > effectiveness / durability in these here parts.. I'm not in salt water > (But I am in a warm climate that is very conducive to slime) so far (1 > year) it lives up to the hype and the bottom is completely slime / growth > free / smooth / fast. > > Trinidad is not an ablative, it's modified epoxy hard paint that burnishes > to a really smooth finish if you're so inclined (And your rotator cuffs can > stand the abuse.. OUCH). I am told that if you are in an area where you > have to haul-out in the winter, a light sanding or bronze wool burnishing > in the spring will re-activate / supercharge the growth killing copper > action. > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > > Subject: Re: Stus-List bottom paint > Message-ID: <tgspjckrf3vlhjhi43dki3qq.1426045522...@email.android.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I used the Micron ablative paints in South Florida about 11 years ago. > They're not good for the subtropics. Growth is quick, and the bottom is > near impossible to clean in the water, unless you like being covered in > toxic chemicals. Petite Trinidad is the way to go here. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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