[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint

Tue Nov 9 17:01:14 EST 2010

Charles,
Most of the major paint manufacturers have instructions on their 
websites for what king of paint can be painted over what kind of 
paint. Depending on the paint that is on there, you may be able to 
get away with a light sanding and new paint. If the existing paint is 
not adhering well you'll have to sand that off. I wouldn't strip it 
unless you had issues that needed addressing.

Mary Lou

At 04:23 PM 11/9/2010, you wrote:

>Hank
>Are you saying to "strip" rather than sand the existing bottom paint 
>off to get to the gel coat? ... Did I mention that the boat is a 
>1984 and the hull has been painted once? ,,,, do you think there 
>would be a viable gel coat under the bottom paint that is worth 
>living with rather than just sanding the existing bottom paint and 
>painting with ??????
>
>Charles
>
> > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:16:14 -0500
> > From: hnw555 at gmail.com
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
> >
> > Underneath the bottom paint should be gelcoat. You can strip the paint down
> > to that.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Charles Nieman
> > <blue66corvette at hotmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > So if the boat already has bottom paint that has faded and scratched etc,
> > > what would be the appropriate action. I need new bottom ????? something,
> > > don't think I really want to sand down to raw fiberglass and 
> even if I did,
> > > there would need to be something applied . The hull was painted several
> > > years ago. Speed is not the issue, not into racing and I will 
> spend as much
> > > time on the water as the day allows......so what????
> > >
> > > Charles Nieman
> > > S/V Blue Feather
> > > 1984 R 22
> > >
> > > > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:31:20 +0000
> > > > From: peterklappert at comcast.net
> > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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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