Me too it was first time taking off ablative paint It sucks but it looks nice I put magic anti fouling the application was easy, two people is better to get a smooth finish Sv Delos and sailing zatara tryed it they say it an amazing product and gained half a knot on boat speed For a 30 foot cost me 800$ USA On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 10:40 PM cenelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Yes—at least some do. OTOH I did that once, took about 4+ 8 hr days with a > sander above my head and all the protective breathing gear on. > > Swore then that I would “...nevahh...” > Attempt that again. Same feeling after my first and last water skiing > success—once was enough!! > > > Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> > > On Friday, January 8, 2021, 8:48 PM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> > wrote: > > does your yard allow owners to sand their own bottoms? > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* cenelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* January 8, 2021 9:26 PM > *To:* C&C List > *Cc:* cenelson > *Subject:* Stus-List Bottom painting question > > My 1995 C&C 36XL/Kcb is used mainly for local club racing with occasional > forays to CRW. I think her PHRF of 120 is reasonable and at CRW she > finished in the middle of her PHRF class in spinnaker racing boat for boat > with a similarly rated J-30 whose rating was the same because of a penalty > for an oversized pole. > > About 2 years ago, I had to strip the bottom to the gel coat since the > bottom paint build-up was excessive. Two coats of barrier coat were applied > and then Petite Black Widow was improperly sprayed on by my yard—they > admitted they were unfamiliar with how much it needed diluted to be applied > (afterward), when the barnacles showed up much sooner than expected, likely > a result of too thin a layer of this paint. > > I had them repaint the bottom with Petite Vivid, with which they were > familiar, and they rolled it on with a short nap roller to avoid the extra > expense of tenting, etc. for a spray paint application of the same > paint—which they had done in the past. > > I am contemplating going back to a smoother bottom and several local yards > have agreed that the solution is to rough up the current hard ablative > Petite Vivid, apply/roll 2 more coats of the same and then manually > sand/burnish the bottom by sanding these coats smooth, basically > sacrificing some of the just applied paint to ensure a smoother bottom. > > I get it, especially since 2 independent yards proposed this, as more > practical/less expensive than my initial thoughts of sanding the current > paint down and then spraying several coats of Vivid. > > This work by the yard will cost ~$4-5000. > > My question for the list, especially the racers, is how do I maintain this > sanded bottom when I must reapply another coat or 2 of bottom paint next > year? Must I repeat the process (roll on 2 coats and sand smooth) for > another $5000? If so, I am not sure if I should proceed. A ~$2000 per year > bottom refresh is tolerable—a $5000 per year is NOT. > > So how do the racing listers keep your boat bottom in ‘racing’ condition > year to year? > > Must I ‘bite the bullet’ at $5000 each year or is there an alternative > that is less expensive and thus more reasonable? I will not do it myself—to > much work not to mention the hazard of the paint dust/vapors/etc. > > Charlie Nelson > 1995 C&C 36XL/kcb > Water Phantom ex > > > Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>*
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