[C320-list] Bottom Prep question

[Kirk McCullough]

Jon

The paint on my boat fell off clear down to the bare gel coat too. But this 
happened 3 or 4 years after the boat was first launched . There had never 
been a problem previous to this. Eventually after 3 seasons of hauling and 
bottom painting, all the old paint came off and the bottom paint adhered 
properly.

We use Micron CSC (think that's the one) and we found out that the previous 
owner was using a different brand. As I say, the "different brand" 
eventually all fell off.


Kirk
Boomerang #124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jonvez at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bottom Prep question


> Kirk,
>
> I've been using an ablative/copolymer since the boat was new. Since the 
> paint falls off the bare fiberglass, I'm fairly certain the root cause was 
> lousy commissioning--I did go back to my broker a couple of seasons ago, 
> but they were no help....
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Kirk McCullough" <kirk.mccullough at telus.net>
>
>> Jon
>>
>> What you describe happened to us shortly after we got our boat. The old
>> paint came off easily, on the roller and once the new paint was on the 
>> old
>> paint underneath released, flaking off the old and the new together. The
>> yard explained this as a bottom paint incompatibility. Do you know if you
>> are using a compatible bottom paint?
>>
>> Kirk
>> Boomerang #124
>>
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>> Subject: [C320-list] Bottom Prep question
>>
>>
>> > When my boat was commissioned the broker did a lousy job of prepping 
>> > the
>> > hull for bottom paint. I've been struggling with this ever since. The 
>> > most
>> > frustrating part is when putting a new coat on, the old paint comes off
>> > with the roller.
>> > There has been discussion recently around Vinylester and its properties 
>> > (I
>> > have a hull with Vinylester) and I would appreciate some input on a 
>> > paint
>> > removal system I found at the New England boat show and if anyone is
>> > familiar with them. They use a volcanic ash type media with hot 
>> > water--it
>> > is a 'green company', but I am concerned with creating a more 
>> > significant
>> > problem in trying to fix the bottom paint problem (compromising the 
>> > hull).
>> > I will be calling Catalina to get there input, but wanted to see if 
>> > anyone
>> > else had any insight. The company is the Farrow System and can be found 
>> > at
>> > www.stripitclean.com
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Jon Vez
>> >
>> >
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