[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint for Fresh Water

[Geoff Farrell]

The Interlux site has a "speak to the experts" section. I emailed my exact
sailing schedule (the months the boat would be in the water, the months the
boat would be on the hard, the fact that I trailer, and the geographic
location I would be sailing). They got back to me right away and suggested a
specific bottom paint for all those conditions. Geoff

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Wickman, William E <
WEWickman at spectraenergy.com> wrote:

> Good advice from John.  The other thing to do is talk with folks around
> your lake marina to see what they use.  In our lake in East Tennessee they
> tend to use either Trinadad SR, or Interlux VC17 (racers use this one
> because it is smooth).  You will probably find that everyone uses something
> different.  I have Trinidad SR that Stan used when I got my boat painted a
> few years ago.  I probably need to redo, but have been too lazy and have
> very little lake scum on the hull even after all that time.  The main
> difference between lakes and salt water is that salt water you are fighting
> marine growth such as barnacles and in lakes you are battling scum, or the
> green moss like algae crap.  If you let it dry after pulling your boat, it
> is hell to get off.  One more thing.  If you have never had bottom paint, or
> if you are going to be stripping down to gel coat, be sure to put on a
> barrier coat.
>
> Also, Practical Sailor as done some extensive testing of bottom paints in
> various locations but my take away is that the rankings seem to change every
> time they do a test.
>
> Bill W.
> s/v Fina Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of John Shulick
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 7:24 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint for Fresh Water
>
>
> Dan,
>
>  What to use is going to be dependent on what you currently have on the
> hull
> and how you're going to use the boat in the new location. Will you be in
> the
> water at a slip or trailer sailing? Have you pulled the boat out of the
> water yet? If so how much bottom paint has built up over the how many years
> of re coatings? Manufacturers have guides to show what is compatible with
> various finishes.
>
> John S.
>
>
>
> Daniel Johnson-10 wrote:
> >
> > Sometime in the not too distant future ( a year or so), I plan to move my
> > Rhodes from the Chesapeake to a fresh water lake in Arkansas.  Any
> > recommendations on what to do to "clean up" from the Bay and what kind of
> > bottom paint to use for the lake?
> >
> > Dan Johnson
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