[Rhodes22-list] Antifouling paint

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

I have been happy with VC-17 ,on my third year on the last paint job. The
down side is all the ablative paint has to come off first,if I remember
correctly . It goes on nice,but in hot weather you have to work fast or
the paint will dry to the point that it will try to wrap the roller on the
next stroke where you overlap. I like how you can rub against it and not
come away the color of your bottom paint. Make sure to have a drill driven
paint stiring tool , makes stiring in the copper stuff a lot easier.


Jerry Lowe
Creston, Ohio
S/V Country Rhodes '86



> I understand that VC17 is excellent, and is very popular with sailors on
> our freshwater inland lake.  When I decided to bottom paint our boat two
> years ago, the local marina recommended Micron CSC since I anticipated
> using our Rhodes in salt water too.  They told me that VC17 would not be
> affective after exposure to saltwater.  I don't know if this really true.
>
> Don Simons
> Ithaca, NY
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sun, 5/31/15, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Antifouling paint
>  To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>  Date: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 2:59 PM
>
>  VC17, if  available in
>  your state and you're not environmental PC because
>  it uses copper.  Great for fresh water mussels
>  and plants don't stick at
>  all, either. 
>  Goes on quick and easy.  Dries in 5 minutes.  Use $1
>  Walgreen's rubbing alcohol for solvent. 
>  Lasts 2 seasons in the water and
>  I've
>  been over-painting for 15 years with no buildup.
>
>  Rick
>
>  On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 1:38 PM, The Rhodes 22
>  Email List <
>  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>  wrote:
>
>  > I'm finally
>  healthy enough to start cleaning and getting RumRunner ready
>  to
>  >  sail again. I'm rebuilding the
>  galley and doing a few other things inside,
>  > but  the real project will be the bottom
>  antifouling coating. I have been
>  >
>  using  Micron CSC with fairly good results, but I thought I
>  would ask the
>  > list for 
>  recommendations from fresh water sailors. I'm looking
>  for a multi
>  > year coating  as I hate
>  pulling and dunking just for bottom paint.
>  >
>  > Rummy
>  >
>  __________________________________________________
>  > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
>  > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>  >
>  > For the list Charter
>  and help with using the mailing list and archives go
>  > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  >
>  __________________________________________________
>  >
>  __________________________________________________
>  To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
>  For the list Charter and help
>  with using the mailing list and archives go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>  __________________________________________________
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>