[Rhodes22-list] Thena - Trinidad boat bottom paint

[Ron Singerman]

Lee,

"Good Old Boat" had a great article on bottom paint in their March/April 08 
issue. It listed all the most commonly used paint, their compatibility and 
best uses.

Fair winds and following seas,

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KUHN, LELAND" <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Thena - Trinidad boat bottom paint


> Ron,
>
> Do you know if Stan uses ablative or non-ablative paint?
>
> Someone at West Marine (probably a powerboater) told me that sailboats 
> don't travel fast enough for ablative paints' layers to slowly wear off. 
> He said if you keep your boat in the water, non-ablative paint is better. 
> Is the only downside to non-ablative paint is that it becomes ineffective 
> if it's out of the water for more than two months?
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Ron Singerman [mailto:sail at tds.net]
> Sent: Fri 1/9/2009 7:43 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Thena - Trinidad boat bottom paint
>
>
>
> Thena,
>
> Stan is still using Pettit Trinidad on the recycled boats that leave the
> factory.
>
>>>ron<<
> S/V Serenity
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:33 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Thena - Trinidad boat bottom paint
>
>
>>
>> Thena,
>>
>> In the recent past, Stan used Trinadad bottom paint on boats leaving
>> Edenton.  He stated it had highest copper content.  You would have to ask
>> him if they still use it.
>>
>> Here is an alternative:
>>
>> http://supershipbottom.com/
>>
>> It was recommend that I try, but the last paint I used is:
>>
>> http://www.ipaint.us/coproscx67ab.html
>>
>> If you want more copper content, just add your own:
>>
>> http://www.epoxyproducts.com/2_fillers.html  - scroll down to:
>> Copper Powder: flake filler & pigment
>>
>> Ed K
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