Congrats on the new boat. In Washington you cannot clean ablative paint. I only use ablative paint. Although the racer friends use hard paint. A good friend swears by petit Trinidad hard paint. I have used micron 66, blue water copper shield both with excellent results. Practical sailor has done several reviews on both types bottom paint. What I like about the ablative paints is you don't need to clean the bottom if you use your boat. Another consideration is what is currently on it. You can put ablative over hard paint but not hard over ablative.
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug Mountjoy POYC Pegasus (sale pending) Lf38 Rebecca Leah LF39 -------- Original message --------From: Kyle Davis via CnC-List <[email protected]> Date: 11/13/17 09:50 (GMT-08:00) To: [email protected] Cc: Kyle Davis <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Hard paint vs. ablative Greetings all,New owner of C&C 26. My diver says I need new paint for sure. I’ve never dealt with bottom paint before. I live in Washington, where the environmental restrictions are extensive. Looking for guidance on the best paint. I read, quite a few years ago, about hard and ablative. Based on that, I think I’m leaning toward hard but all input is welcome. Tentatively calling the boat Killian. It’s never been named and My first grandson is named Killian. Thanks,Kyle Davis
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