[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint

[Slim]

Yes, ablative paint does slough off--that's why you use it.  Everything
else, such as marine growth sloughs off with it and your bottom stays clean.
A little may scuff off from the very front of the bunks if you trailer a lot
but that's why you repaint every year or two or three.  A non-ablative paint
will be much harder to clean after it's been in the water for any length of
time.

Slim

On 2/14/07 2:10 PM, "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Regarding ablative and trailoring....if I was trailering a bunch I would not
> use ablative. It does rub off ...
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
>> From: mputnam1 at aol.com
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
>> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:54:30 -0500
>> 
>> I've wondered the same thing ...
>> 
>> - Mark
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WEWickman at spectraenergy.com
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Sent: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 2:49 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
>> 
>> 
>> It sounds like most everyone uses an ablative paint.  Has anyone found
>> any problems with the paint coming off during launch and retrieval?  I
>> would think that an ablative paint would rub off on the bunks of the
>> trailer.
>> 
>> Bill W.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Slim
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:35 PM
>> To: Rhodes22-list
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
>> 
>> We use the Interlux ablative from West Marine at about $60 per gallon.
>> I
>> get two coats on the boat from one gallon and we've painted every other
>> year.  The boat sits in the fresh water lake all season except for an
>> occasional trip up north.  It always comes out in the fall looking great
>> except for a little paint we scuff off the bow landing on shore, which
>> we do
>> quite often.  I never pressure wash it or sand or anything beforehand.
>> I
>> use jack stands to get it as high off the trailer as I can which also
>> gives
>> you more room to work under the boat.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
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