[Rhodes22-list] FW: bottom paint

[bgreenwald@optonline.net]

Wally,

Thanks.  I assumed it was something like that.  I don't think it will be of too much concern because I am only using that paint for the rudder, most of which is not sitting in the water for any length of time anyway.

Bruce Greenwald
S/V Ruach II

----- Original Message -----
From: Wally Buck <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
Date: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:54 am
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] FW: bottom paint

> Bruce,
> 
> Yes, If it cures too hard the ablative properties are diminished. 
> My boat 
> was on the hard for over a year when I boat it. I was instructed 
> to hose 
> down the hull and then brush lightly before launching. I am not 
> sure if it 
> actually did anything but I figured what the hell...
> 
> Wally
> 
> >From: "Bruce M. Greenwald" <bgreenwald@optonline.net>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] FW: bottom paint
> >Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 20:06:11 -0500
> >
> >
> >
> >I did some minor repairs to my rudder today and, in preparing to 
> apply a
> >coat of anti-fouling paint, I noticed that the instructions 
> indicated that
> >the boat should be launhed no more than 60 days after being 
> painted.  I was
> >curious as to why there is a maximum time to launch.  Is that 
> because the
> >ablative properties are affected if the hull is not immersed 
> within that
> >time period?
> >
> >Bruce Greenwald
> >S/V Ruach II
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Bruce,
> 
> 
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