Take your prop to a plating shop and them plate it with copper. End of problem.
Michael Cotton
ex C&C 37+ owner
>________________________________
> From: Martin DeYoung <[email protected]>
>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 10:09 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Keeping props clean
>
>
>
>> ... remove old zinc paint each year...? <<
>
>In the cold PNW waters I typically get 18 to 24 months of performance out of 2
>to 3 heavy coats of zinc paint.
>
>When I do haul and repaint the prop I sand most of the old paint off, but I do
>not get carried away with old paint removal.
>
>The zinc paint wears off by prop motion and by acting as a sacrificial zinc.
>The blades are mostly clean in 24 months. The MAX prop housing is still well
>covered.
>
>Congrats on the new C&C.
>
>Martin
>Calypso
>1970 C&C 43
>Seattle
>
>________________________________
>
>From: CnC-List [[email protected]] on behalf of David Knecht
>[[email protected]]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 2:34 PM
>To: CnC CnC discussion list
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Keeping props clean
>
>
>I did try something like this a few years ago and did not have very good
>results with Micron CSC. It did not adhere well. I switched to Pettit zinc
>paint as well and had better results.
>
>
>Martin- Do you remove the old zinc paint each year or rough the residual and
>add another coat? Dave
>
>
>PS- Note the signature line. I happily and officially rejoin the C&C family
>tomorrow with my "new" boat.
>
>
>
>On Apr 3, 2013, at 2:47 PM, Martin DeYoung wrote:
>
>Calypso’s 3 blade MAX prop has been painted in a similar way for years. I use
>the Pettit Barnacle Barrier zinc paint without the chromate primer
>successfully. I typically change down on sandpaper grit to 120 after the
>worst of the old paint is off.
>>
>>Martin
>>Calypso
>>1970 C&C 43
>>Seattle
>>
>
>David Knecht
>Aries
>1990 C&C 34+
>New London, CT
>
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