[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint

[Rick]

Peter,

As an official know-it-all on this list, I say take Stan's advice.  He
actually knows more.

Rick

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:31 PM, peter klappert <peterklappert at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> This is simply FYI:
>
> I was recently in Edenton looking at the current crop of recyclable R22s
> and discussing options with Stan. Since I'll be keeping my boat on a lift, I
> said that (in view of the recent list discussions of bottom paint) I wanted
> to be sure I got the appropriate paint. Stan suggested that if the boat will
> only be in the water for daysails, weekending and occasional one or two week
> cruises, I didn't need bottom paint at all--even in Florida. This was news
> to me, because all my boating has been with boats kept on moorings or at
> docks. Stan also said the boat will be faster without bottom paint. I
> mentioned this to a neighbor who was a blue-water sailor for years & very
> into racing: he agrees with Stan.
>
> Peter
>
> Washington, DC 20010
> Apollo Beach, FL 33572
>
>
>                                   >>>>o<<<<
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 8, 2010 11:11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
>
> Hi Todd,
>
> Thanks for a link to a relatively instructive set of videos.  As far as "a
> great series of videos" goes, there's nothing great about bottom painting,
> unless you can find someone else to do it for you.
>
> On thing the videos neglect to explain is that many yards will not allow
> customers to paint due to DEC & EPA regulations.  I am not sure if this is
> a
> real issue or it is being used to generate revenue for the yards.
>
> I paint on the trailer with a system to lift the hull several inches above
> the bunks.  I used Pettit ACP50 for years and switched to WM CPP blue (made
> by Pettit for WM, similar to Petitt Ultima SSA) several seasons ago due to
> price.  It works very well in LI Sound, although it is a single season
> product.  The Pettit ACP50 has been replaced by the Pettit Horizons
> Multi-season paint.  Since I launch once a season, CPP is fine.  If I were
> trailer sailing, I would go back to Horizons Multi-season paint.  The major
> problem with a single season paint like CPP when trailering is that it
> becomes too hard for adequate ablative action if allowed to dry for more
> than 2 weeks while the Horizons stays soft.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: <sprocket80 at mail.com> Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:10 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > I do not know if this link has been posted in the past but West Marine
> has
> > a great series of videos on the subject.
> >
> >
> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/WestAdvisorView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&catalogId=10001&page=Bottom-Paint
> >
> > Todd T.
> >
> >
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