With sea water in the 80s and even the 90s sometimes, you can get bottom growth quickly in central and southern Florida. With no paint, after a month, the bottom would be covered in algae and barnacles.
In Tampa Bay, where I now live, algae growth is so intense that you can't buy or use many types of fertilizer in the summer. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date:03/11/2015 2:26 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Bottom paint Jack: Some of the 'sport boats' at our club don't use any antifouling paint and haul regularly with our 5 ton crane to clean ....by regularly, probably monthly. You say you have a monthly scrubbing by a diver....why bother with an antifouling paint with a monthly scrubbing? Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2015-03-11 2:14 PM, jackbrennan via CnC-List wrote: I have had Trinidad on the bottom for three years without a haulout, but with monthly scrubbing by a diver. It still has plenty of potency. I figure I will haul at around five years. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie e, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" Date:03/11/2015 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Jean-Francois J Rivard ,cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus-list Bottom paint Thanks Currently have Petit Vivid on our boat. Am assuming is much the same as Micron CSC in its use and anti fouling effectiveness Mike Persistence From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 1:20 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Stus-list Bottom paint + 1 on Petit Trinidad. It is the #1 recommended paint for overall effectiveness / durability in these here parts.. I'm not in salt water (But I am in a warm climate that is very conducive to slime) so far (1 year) it lives up to the hype and the bottom is completely slime / growth free / smooth / fast. Trinidad is not an ablative, it's modified epoxy hard paint that burnishes to a really smooth finish if you're so inclined (And your rotator cuffs can stand the abuse.. OUCH). I am told that if you are in an area where you have to haul-out in the winter, a light sanding or bronze wool burnishing in the spring will re-activate / supercharge the growth killing copper action. -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA Subject: Re: Stus-List bottom paint Message-ID: <tgspjckrf3vlhjhi43dki3qq.1426045522...@email.android.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I used the Micron ablative paints in South Florida about 11 years ago. They're not good for the subtropics. Growth is quick, and the bottom is near impossible to clean in the water, unless you like being covered in toxic chemicals. Petite Trinidad is the way to go here. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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