[Rhodes22-list] Bottom paint

[David Bradley]

Kathy, I kept my boat in Lake Union (Washington State) for four years
with the same coat of bottom paint, and could wash the lake weed
growth off the bottom with a brush.  When we finally pulled the boat
this summer the bottom was in perfect shape.

Dave


On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 8:15 AM,  <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> Kathy,
> It depends on the lake, but yes, generally speaking you need an
> anti-fouling layer. On Lake Hartwell, any boat without anti-fouling will get a  stripe
> around the hull at the water line in just a days use. It's caused by  algae
> in the water. That being said, I sailed for several seasons without it,
> but found myself cleaning the bottom while in the water more often. I used a
> dive mask and snorkel and a sponge to simply wash the algae off the bottom.
> I've  found that bottom paint is better.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 10/16/2010 8:34:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com writes:
>
>
> OK,  probably a dumb question.... is bottom paint necessary if the boat is
> only  sailed in fresh water?  Mine hasn't been done since we bought the boat
>  from Stan in 2007.
> Kathy
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