It's the bottom paint eating hyacinth. Invasive species from New Zealand. Dennis C.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone. Next season I will try the solvent wash trick. I think I > still have a can from my initial hull rebuild 7 years ago. I'll see if it > has a shelf life. > Otherwise I could just accept that my boat is so fast, paint just won't > stay put! > > Brent > 27-5 > Lake Winnipeg > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 12, 2015, at 7:40 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > FWIW, Didn't have any problem getting bottom paint to stick to my > Interprotect. I scuffed the Interprotect w 80 grit to provide tooth as on > the instructions. No problems after 8 years. No problem getting paint to > stick to later interprotect paint when I changed the depth and speed sensor > thruhulls and Interprotected the fairing job before bottom painting. I did > wipe the Interprotect w a solvent after scuffing w 80 grit. I think they > recommended 216. > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Rick Brass via CnC-List" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Cc: *"Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Monday, October 12, 2015 8:27:46 PM > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List VC17 > > Graham is correct. The Interprotect literature indicates you should apply > the first coat of bottom paint before the Interprotect fully cures so that > it bonds with the Interprotect and acts as a primer. You touch the > partially cured material with a knuckle. When it is cured enough that you > leave a knuckle print but it does not stick to your skin, then you apply > the first coat. If I recall, it took about 45 minutes to cure sufficiently. > > > > Basically, very little will stick to cured Interprotect except > Interprotect. > > > > Since I use Petit ablative paint, I put on a primer coat of hard Trinidad > Pro. After it was cured/dry, I painted with the final bottom paint. No > problems in the last 6 or 7 years. > > > > I can’t really say why the 6” or so along the waterline sluffs off, but > that is what happened on Imzadi before I put on the Interprotect. I’ve been > told is is because of the wave action causing erosion of the paint, but > I’ve also been told that the UV is a contributing factor. > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Graham Collins via > CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2015 11:43 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Graham Collins <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List VC17 > > > > First coat of bottom paint has to go onto Interprotect 2000 while the > interprotect is still tacky, if I'm recalling correctly. I've overcoated > Interprotect with Micron CSX this way and had good results. > > Graham Collins > > Secret Plans > > C&C 35-III #11 > > On 2015-10-12 10:57 AM, Chuck S via CnC-List wrote: > > Brent, > > That's weird. I'm taking a quess. Maybe there was some sanding dust on > the hull after sanding? Did you wipe the bottom with rags dipped in a > solvent, before painting? Is it peeled off or worn off. Got any pictures? > > > > > > Chuck > *Resolute* > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Brent Driedger via CnC-List" <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > *To: *"C&C List" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Cc: *"Brent Driedger" <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Monday, October 12, 2015 12:25:06 AM > *Subject: *Stus-List VC17 > > > > Hi everyone and to my fellow Canadians, happy Thanksgiving. > I pulled Wild Rover out of the lake last weekend and found not to my > surprise that once again I have lost the majority of the VC17 I painted > onto the hull within 6 inches of the waterline. > I originally brought the hull back to bare gel coat with a random orbital > sander and sealed with 6 coats of Interprotect 2000. This was sanded flat > and roughed up prior to the VC application. The Vc goes on as per the > instructions but every year I loose that 6" or so. More where the water is > turbulent. It's frustrating watching others pull boats with intact bottom > paint, even those who clean their hulls every couple of weeks. > Any idea what I'm doing wrong? This is all the more important as the zebra > mussel infestation in Lake Winnipeg requires a good paint job. There were > about a thousand of them on the little keel in front of my rudder which > like the top 6" had lost its VC17 from the lower horizontal surface. > > > > Brent Driedger > 27-5 > Lake Winnipeg. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > > > Email address: > [email protected] > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Email address: > > [email protected] > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > 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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