One last post on bottom paint. I once had a trailerable 26' sloop, which came to me with the nastiest bottom painting I ever saw. After removing the mess, I sealed the bottom with Latex-Modified Epoxy cement paint. Like you would put on your outside porch. It was hard as nails, took a good scrubbing without losing any of itself, and lasted for the 15 years I trailered the boat. I put it on with a roller, and, as I was not interested in more than a twice a year racing weekend, it was perfect. It did not sluff off in the water and was great. No sufferage to the water creatures and it looked good all the time. Not nautical but functional. Believe the gallon I used was about $15 then... John in Tucson
I used Micron Extra. I keep Seafrog in saltwater 10 months straight per year. I pull her out after 5 months. Looked great. I agree with Bones. You can recoat with the same bottom paint as long as it is the same product. I like the ablative paint which flakes off during the time the boat is in the water thus shedding the nasties. I don't know if you use ablative paints in fresh water. But there are a gazillion sites out there with great advice. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <bownez@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:34 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Bottom Paint
Hi John,
I have Micron CSC on the M17, and Awlgrip All-star on the M23.
Both seem to be fabulous, although far from inexpensive.
Both boats are trailered and sailed in fresh water.
I have been led to believe that unless you remove all the previous bottom paint, recoating should be done with the same product.
For what it is worth.
Later,
Bones
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