<< Subj: Bottom Paint
Date: 99-01-07 11:10:23 EST
From: spooner@gateway.net (Spooner)
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com (wwpotter@tscnet.com)
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I am wondering if I trailer my boat (which I don't yet have) down to Fl and
sail for about 3 weeks without pulling her out will the bottom need paint (it
doesn't have any paint now) or do you think if I give it a good coat of wax
and wipe it down every few days it will be alright?
Thanks...John
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John:
IMHO:
After a week in water wax is completely gone and you will need to scrape
bottom every other day to keep barnacles at bay. That includes the keel trunk.
Overton's sells a slick wax for bottom that might help if you do not wish to
paint bottom. Regular wax is useless. I've found that 100% pure carnauba wax
works better than all the other concoctions except that stuff from Overton's.
In Florida water you will grow lil barnacles in one week, in two weeks she
will have fair sized barnacles, in three weeks she will have a full beard and
edible oysters...
The most you can sit in water without bottom paint is one weekend... Fri to
Sun...
If you trailer to Florida inspect & repack your trailer wheel bearings.
If you must paint bottom and want antifouling paint to remain effective,
after storage on trailer, launching or hauling out, you have to use a mud
paint. Such as Petit ACP50 or Interlux Micron CSC extra. Epoxy Paints such as
Trinidad and others lose effectivenes if out of the water for more than a few
days. The moment you store your boat on a trailer for more than a week those
paints lose effectiveness and become useless.
I hope I have answered your question...
Best
Solar Fry
P19 #1028, "Elusive Margin"
member:Fl Potter Club