[Rhodes22-list] Bottom paint

[Pat & Mary Ann]

Kathy,
I sail on a northern Minnesota lake.  At the end of the sailing period I use 
Zing to clean off the scum that's accumulated over the 4 months of summer. 
When I'm not sailing I leave the boat on a boat lift that has bunks that are 
identical to the boat trailer, so the hull doesn't have much time in the 
water.
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Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom paint


> 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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