[Rhodes22-list] bottom paint from the factory

[Jesse Shumaker]

Thanks Tom and Peter for the additional info.  I'll report back to the list
with what I end up going with and how well it works.

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 9:02 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> The web page (https://pettitpaint.com/trinidad75) makes it pretty clear
> that it is a hard paint, not ablative.  If yours rubs off, then it almost
> certainly is ablative, not just old or thin.
>
> --Peter
>
> > On 2022-03-07, at 17:57:53 EST, Jesse Shumaker wrote:
> >
> > A follow up question, is the Pettit Trinidad 75 an ablative paint?  The
> shop was
> > under the impression that the Trinidad 75 isn't ablative, but I'm pretty
> sure
> > what I have is ablative based on the way it rubs off on bunks or when
> being
> > scrubbed at the end of the season.  Or, perhaps it's just because my
> bottom
> > hasn't been painted in quite awhile that it's wearing thin.  It's
> possible that
> > a different kind of paint was used on mine.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jesse
> >
> >
>
>