Hi Dave, Yes thanks for the suggestion, I had been toying with the idea of painting the over boot-stripe using a coloured anti fouling for the very issue you describe. Given Tom's recent experience I will probably take the opportunity to extend my barrier coat to the top of the boot-stripe as well.. These boats are getting older every year and I just cherish mine so an oz of prevention is worth it in my view.. The challenge will be to find a harder hybrid ablative with better wear and tear that I can get up here in Canada as many of the really good ones are not approved for use... I use the Micron CSC below the water line and it works really well, but it think it's to darn soft to the on the boot-stripe Given your plans to spend some time up here sailing this summer if you are game we should try and connect on the water. Keith *Keith R. Martin, P.Eng.* *Burnaby, B.C. Canada* *Serenity, M17 #353* On 11 March 2018 at 13:24, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
what would you recommend for paint to use to redo the bootstripe with?
cover the bootstripe your antifouling paint ... in the water it looks like a bootstripe. My M17 has a bootstripe and the antifouling starts JUST at the waterline (prior owners did this) and this is a problem as fuzz will grown where water splashes above the waterline. You should always paint at least 1.5"-2" above the waterline. May - October SWEET PEA will be in the water (ie, my extended 2018 cruise) so my task in the next six weeks is to redo her bottom paint (at least 9 years old and some has flaked off) and I'll be covering the bootstripe (after sanding, cleaning, etc so the paint will stick). I'm thinking of 'going green' and using one of the Pettit Hydrocoat paints: both as WA state isn't liking copper and to do a test as I know I'll pull the boat in the mid-fall & can always find a warm-ish bay to scub her a bit if the paint ain't workin'.
So you think that even though the bottom is away from sunshine the reflected light from the sun is still enough to degrade the uncovered 2000?
I wouldn't trust it to survive more than a season in any location that has moderate or better sun. with the cost of these paints I'd do everything in order to make it last a long long time.
is there a primer I have to put on over the 2000 so that hard bottom paint will adhere to it?
all i've read states that 2000 is a great primer that is 100% ready as it is to be covered by antifouling, especially Interlux's paints. read the directions in detail, but i believe all the prep work is to get the bottom ready for the 2000. maybe 'Paintboy Stan' will be reading a comment)
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On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 1:31 PM, Keith R. Martin < keith.richard.martin@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Dave excellent point.
In the cases of using the interlude 2000 to extend a barrier coat to the top of the bootstripe what would you recommend for paint to use to redo the bootstripe with?
Keith R. Martin, P.Eng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 1:59 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Dave, Was hoping you would join in here. So you think that even though the bottom is away from sunshine the reflected light from the sun is still enough to degrade the uncovered 2000? So.. is there a primer I have to put on over the 2000 so that hard bottom paint will adhere to it? I thought I was done with chemistry after my soph year in college decades ago. Thanks for your input. Tom B
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
you do want to cover Interlux 2000 as it isn't UV stable (it is epoxy).
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