[C320-list] Bottom Prep question, East Coast Rendezvous

[jonvez at comcast.net]

Just as a follow up--I did contact Catalina (on a side note, they returned my call at 8:30 EST on a Friday night, which was impressive even though they are 3 hours behind).

I was told that as long as the gel coat is not breached the vinylester is fine as it is applied under the outer coat (thus the barrier coat is redundant unless you have gelcoat problems already). 

For years I had been reluctant to use anything harsher than green scotch brite pads for fear of doing some damage, but Catalina said 100 grit would be fine if I wanted to put some bite in the gelcoat after dewaxing. Still haven't decided whether to use this company or not...

Regards,

Jon Vez

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Allan Field" <Allan.Field at comcast.net> 

> I can't answer as to what kind of paint you should use for where you sail. 
> But I do believe that a barrier coat is a waste of money as the hull is 
> vinylester rubrail to rubrail. This means that the hull is 100% impervious 
> to water penetration which is what you are trying to accomplish with a 
> barrier coat, right? 
> 
> Allan S. Field 
> Sea Shadow - #808 
> Columbia, MD 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com 
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Joseph A Tamucci 
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:50 AM 
> To: C320 LIST POST 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bottom Prep question, East Coast Rendezvous 
> 
> I have the same flaking problem with Andante, hull #619, bought brand new 
> from the dealer in 1999. I originally had ST-50 applied but my current 
> marina uses BOTTOMKOTE which has been applied for the last 4 seasons. I 
> decided this spring I will have the yard sand blast the hull (they actually 
> use a powdered shell mixture) . I assume a barrier coat will then need to 
> be applied to seal the hull? Any suggestions on what paint I should have 
> applied. I live in NE, have the boat at a mooring, and very seldom scrub 
> the bottom. Since marina's up here do not allow us to "paint our own 
> bottoms", I would like to use a multi year paint to save $. 
> 
> BTW: I'm planning on sailing Andante to Mystic for the East Coast 
> Rendezvous Aug 10th - 12th and wonder when the site will be up and running 
> so we can see the schedule and make reservations at Mystic seaport. We're 
> looking forward to reconnecting with all the great people we met in 2005 in 
> Newport. 
> 
> Joe Tamucci 
> 
> 
>