Re: Cleaning up hull
Steven W. Barnes (oldsurfdude@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 02 Dec 1998 17:07:40 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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carl huber wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> I kept my P15 in a slip for about six months this season, but now have
> it on trailer for the winter. Water was river and brackish, so have a
> coating of scum on bottom.
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> Would appreciate any tips on how best to clean and prepare bottom. I
> have heard that should be sanded down to paint surface and then
> repainted with a special paint containing materials that discourage
> critter growth,etc. , but this just word of mouth from one person.
I hope this isn't too late, but don't let that scum dry. If it is like
Pacific Ocean scum, it drys to become a very hard lacquer like
substance, very hard to get off. You need to check locally for the best
bottom paint for your area, because it varies by water temperature, salt
or fresh, etc. The bottom paint has copper to poison the critters, but
the other ingredients vary.
:)
Steve Barnes sailing a Capri 16, #74,
and saleing a Potter 14, #561, in San Diego.
"Everything is everything!"
OLDSURFDUDE