[Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms

[Wally Buck]

Steve,

Are you sure about waxing your hull? I would think wax would create more 
drag rather than reducing drag.

Wally


>From: Steve <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms
>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:09:53 -0800 (PST)
>
>Peter
>A wax hull is faster than just fibreglass.  Fibreglass
>is pourous and will absorb water and it don't take
>long for slime to build on it.
>
>A good hard coat of antifouling paint either spray or
>hand brushed is best.  Never roll your antifouling
>paint.  Those bums created by rolling it is a haven
>for slime.
>Steve
>
>
>
>--- Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Ed,
> >
> > Thanks, I'll nose around there.
> >
> > On my racing dinghies, we don't use waxes as they
> > are considered slow.  Just
> > a clean, hard, smooth "wetting" surface is
> > considered best.  The beading up
> > of water on a waxed surface messes up laminar flow,
> > I'm told -- although it
> > might keep the hull cleaner.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
> > To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:42 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> >
> >
> > > Peter,
> > > In the past, there has been wide discussion of
> > bottom paints
> > > including Teflon based.  At least one of the guys
> > who sails(ed) on the
> > > great lakes used it.  You might check the archives
> > if he does not
> > > respond.
> > > Keep in mind that a hard smooth finish would allow
> > use of racing
> > > waxes.
> > >            Ed K
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> > Behalf Of Peter Thorn
> > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:10 PM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> > >
> > > Gang,
> > >
> > > Mark Kaynor has it right, as far as I'm concerned.
> >  Let's hear more
> > > about
> > > boats and sailing.
> > >
> > > I've got an '84 fixer upper R22 sitting on shoring
> > supports in my side
> > > yard
> > > waiting patiently for  a "make-over".  So far, I
> > only managed to demo
> > > the
> > > interior down to bare hull.  I expect the
> > "Phoenix" is going to be a
> > > long
> > > project.
> > >
> > > Does anyone out there drysail?  Has anyone tried
> > Interlux Performance
> > > Epoxy
> > > with teflon bottom paint?
> > >
> > > PT
> > > s/v Phoenix
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> > > To: <sanderico at earthlink.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail
> > list"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:20 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Rik,
> > > >
> > > > Good points. And I agree, for the most part.
> > > >
> > > > For me, however, it's more of a signal-to-noise
> > issue than it is about
> > > any
> > > > particular political (or whatever) viewpoint. I
> > already have to deal
> > > with
> > > an
> > > > ever increasing amount of unsolicited email, and
> > when the list
> > > contains
> > > way
> > > > more "noise" than "signal", I become tempted to
> > sign off. My wife quit
> > > the
> > > > list shortly after joining because there was so
> > much off-topic
> > > discussion.
> > > > I've been able to hang in here so far - heck, I
> > even enjoy it
> > > sometimes,
> > > to
> > > > be perfectly honest. Nevertheless, my primary
> > interest here is the
> > > exchange
> > > > of info about our boats, and when that's either
> > lacking or getting
> > > drowned
> > > > in the noise, the list becomes less valuable to
> > me.
> > > >
> > > > Mark Kaynor
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On
> > Behalf Of Rik Sandberg
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:24 PM
> > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the
> > list.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To all on the Rhodes list,
> > > >
> > > > We've all been here, done this, most of us more
> > than once.
> > > >
> > > > To those who would be the Topic Police, I would
> > point you to the
> > > Rhodes
> > > List
> > > > Charter. Michael will probably post a link to it
> > any minute now. When
> > > you
> > > > get
> > > > to the part where it says "any topics of
> > interest to Rhodes sailors",
> > > you
> > > > will have found the key words. You can (and just
> > might) say that I may
> > > be
> > > > out
> > > > of place here, being merely a former owner now,
> > but most of the reason
> > > I
> > > > still hang out here is because this list doesn't
> > have all of the
> > > stuffy
> > > boat
> > > > topic only related rules that are found on most
> > lists. We actually get
> > > to
> > > do
> > > > something besides answer the same old boat
> > questions over and over
> > > when we
> > > > come here. This makes this list much more
> > interesting and fun to hang
> > > out
> > > > at,
> > > > than most.
> > > >
> > > > I do agree with Rummy that it would be good to
> > be careful that our
> > > posts
> > > are
> > > > not hurtful. But then again, Some people's
> > feelings seem to get hurt
> > > overly
> > > > easily. Let's be real here, for every "Democrat"
> > joke that's ever been
> > > > posted
> > > > here, there one just like it with "Republican"
> > in the punch line. It's
> > > > politics, if you didn't laugh at it, you would
> > surely have to cry. If
> > > you
> > > > are
> > > > going to take all this stuff seriously, you're
> > in for a life full of
> > > hurt
> > > > feelings.
> > > >
> > > > Rik Sandberg
> > > > S/V Happy Little Girls 2 - PS Flicka
> > > > Formerly, S/V Country Rhodes - R 22
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/24/2003 11:53 am, you wrote:
> > > > > Here, here, Rummy.
> > > > >
> > > > > People who have things to say or relay that do
> > not pertain to the
> > > title
> > > of
> > > > > this list (Rhodes22), should take it
> > elsewhere.  Common curtesy goes
> > > a
> > > > long
> > > > > way to keeping people interested in any
> > exchange, even on the
> > > Internet.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fred
> > > > >
> > > > > In a message dated 11/24/03 12:20:40 PM
> > Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > >
> > > > > R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
> > > > > > I have expressed my political views on the
> > list previously (I have
> > > none)
> > > > > > so
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not offended by these jokes or cheap
> > shots or whatever you
> > > want to
> > > > > > call them. That being said, I feal that the
> > recent flurry of jokes
> > > are
> > > > > > not only flamming, but unkind.
> > > > > > I really wish you people would do this kind
> > of stuff OFF the list.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rummy
> > > > >
> > > > >
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