[Rhodes22-list] ?4 Capt Bob

[Bob Keller]

Ed,
I'm no expert in bottom paints, I just was told that Petit Trinidad is a 
hard paint - which is obvious when I look at it and touch it on the boat.  I 
think the ablatives are labeled as such.  Don't know about a teflon?  The 
guy said I could stay with a hard paint and just add another coat but that 
eventually I would have to "deal with it" before repainting.  He means a 
thorough and difficult sanding job - maybe even sand blasting down to gel 
coat and then applying a barrier coat before reapplying bottom paint.  So, 
I'm going with ablative.

We decided not to buy directly on a river because it did not interest us 
that much for the big money it would take.  The rivers are about 20 feet 
wide and the depths vary greatly with 4-5 knot currents!  Plus, you need a 
200 foot walkway across the marsh to your dock.  ICW-type property would 
mean an hour drive from work and school, private school and major bucks.  
So, Richmond Hill is the best compromise-excellent public high school, 20 
minutes from work and lots of new homes to choose from.  We have a marsh 
view that we will share with millions of mosquitos and sand gnats.

And, we are keeping the lake house, because I like it so much and it's my 
"safety valve" if we don't like Savannah we could always move there in 2 
years when my youngest clears high school.  'Ya gotta have options!

The Sail Harbor Marina is so close to sailing waters that I will likely use 
my motor even less than you and Rummy.

For everyone else, sorry about TMI.

Bob K

>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] ?4 Capt Bob
>Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 07:26:55 -0500
>
>Bob,
>	Although I will probably go back and read the details in those two
>fancy little booklets that I have, which are the hard finishes and which 
>are
>the ablatives?  And I presume, correct me if I am wrong, the Teflon 
>finishes
>are a third kind?
>	And I thought you would have a docking facility like yours on
>Hartwell on the coast.  I was going to come and visit, shucks.
>	Are you selling the Hartwell lake house?  Since there were one or
>two people interested in moving south, maybe you could recruit your
>replacement for Rummy.  However, he has been sailing an awful lot on that
>37' foot, trying to convince his wife that is what he needs.  I suspect 
>that
>she knows that should would wind up on the foredeck changing sails.
>	What is the draft from you proposed coastal marina to sailing
>waters?  Maybe you could solve you sailing problems if you got a boat with
>three heads?  Yes, a 22 foot sailboat with almost no cabin and three heads.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>Addendum?  "What is a rake?"  Why it is the bend in the mast.  Peter
>Nielsen; Sailpower, Trim and Techniques for Cruising Sailors
>
>
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