[Rhodes22-list] Antifouling paint

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