[Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms
Steve
rhodes2282 at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 25 05:56:42 EST 2003
I had the same thought when they first changed the
subject line:-)
Steve
--- Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
> you know Steve, I am reading the subject line smooth
> bottoms and I really imagined this was about
> something else :-)
>
> BTW the self polishing ablatives generally do better
> for faster bottom.
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] smooth bottoms
>
>
> > Steve A.
> > I use Interlux also. Since I do the antifouling
> job
> > myself, I have found that using a 6 inch brush and
> > painting it on in the direction of "front to back"
> > make a very smooth finish. Never paint "side to
> > side". What I trying to say is my paint stokes
> are
> > from the front of the boat to the back of the
> boat.
> > Hope that makes sense; don't think I have
> explained
> > that well. Anyway the above is just how I do it
> by
> > myself & I can get a very thick smooth coat of
> paint
> > on.
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > --- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Steve,
> > > If you roll in one direction and then tip in the
> > > other direction, the paint
> > > should flatten out pretty well. If not, try
> > > thinning it a little. If the
> > > paint is doing its job, no slime should grow on
> it
> > > at all. But this is just
> > > my experience in fresh water.
> > >
> > > We painted the bottom this past spring and
> except
> > > for one trailer trip, the
> > > boat was in the water all season. When we
> pulled it
> > > out for the year (just
> > > a few weeks ago) the bottom was still perfect.
> > > Interlux anti-fouling from
> > > WM.
> > >
> > > Slim
> > >
> > > On 11/24/03 3:09 PM, "Steve"
> <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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