[Rhodes22-list] bottom paint

[SVTRITON at aol.com]

hi all
hauled my boat this week for the yearly bottom and wax thing and was 
absolutely shocked..as some of you know i keep my boat in the  water all year in 
baltimore harbor and sail the chesapeake bay....when she (sorry ladies) came out of 
the water on the lift the bottom looked like it was just painted..there was 
not a mussell, barnacle or any growth of any type way shape or form... ive 
sailed the bay for over 25 yrs and have never had this experience...the only 
change was the bottom paint i used last yr..it was seahawk tropikote with 
biocide...its an epoxy not an ablative..it cost $164 a gallon...used 1 gallon on the 
boat
.......i was initailly concerned with seahawk as it did not get a great 
rating with practical sailor..however i liked their response to ps's article and 
also like their
 guarantee...if you get anything on your boat they pay for the haul, 
cleaning, repaint and launch...also my yard swears by the stuff...they said they only 
had one boat out of 350 claim a warranty...thought id pass it on
best
tom