Dave, you don't need to repaint every year. If you do a base coat in one color (red?) and do bronze or blue the second year, when you haul-out in the fall, you only need to re-paint when you see red. Even then, you can easily skip the next year and do another blue/bronze coat the second year.
Bob Mann Lake St. Clair ----- Original Message ----- From: David Techlin To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: How much paint ? OOPS, Sorry guys, I forgot to mention I was doing the topsides. The boat is a dark blue which i am going to stick with. Regarding bottom paint, here in the fresh water..Lake Huron, most everyone uses VC-17 for bottom paint, either rolled or sprayed. After a summer it is still in good shape and next spring a light sanding and another coat and away we go. Techlin GUSTY --- On Sat, 9/20/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: How much paint ? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 9:47 PM Dave -- If you have sprayer (at limited cost) and are racing, you would be silly not to use Baltoplate, but it doesn't last. Thinning most paints will do much better, again if not racing, but I don't know the thinning ratios. It (baltoplate) may be fast but if you get a full season out of it (with regular bottom cleanings) you'd be lucky. If you aren't racing, I would say don't bother spraying. Rolling on heavy and buffing with fine sandpaper (better with 600 grit wet sand) will be much more durable unless you are going to spray a few coats. Even rolled on bottom paint can be finished into race ready conditions (lots of work, but it can work), but spraying is nice. Can you get the equipment to spray a few coats? Chris D toy box eastport, md ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators.
