[C320-list] Process for bottom painting while commissioning a new Catalina?

[Michael Ferguson]

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On 1/27/09 10:30 PM, "Jeff Church" <jjemail at comcast.net> wrote:

> Rod,
> 
> My CY dealer de-waxed the hull and then applied 1 or 2 coats of Interprotect
> 2000E before applying VC17m Extra. The 2000E wasn't done so much for barrier
> as it was a primer. Despite rigorous de-waxing, they had problems getting
> some bottom paints to stick without the primer, and the re-work was more
> expensive.
> 
> Jeff
> 2008 #145 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-
>> bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Rod Boer
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:16 PM
>> To: C320-List
>> Subject: [C320-list] Process for bottom painting while commissioning a
>> new Catalina?
>> 
>> All,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Is anyone familiar with the current practice of painting the bottom of
>> Catalina's when commissioning.  When Odyssey, which has a vinyl ester
>> hull,
>> was commissioned in the summer of 1999, the process at the dealer I
>> purchased it from was to remove the mold release, apply a no-sand
>> primer,
>> and then apply a coat of Interlux ACT.  My understanding was that this
>> process was recommended by Catalina at that time.  This spring I plan
>> to
>> strip the bottom down to the gel coat and would like to know the
>> current
>> procedure.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The bottom paint has been a problem from the beginning but I think that
>> it
>> might have been caused by the execution of the process but not
>> necessarily
>> the process.  It would be helpful to compare the current process versus
>> the
>> process when commissioned.  Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rod Boer
>> 
>> Odyssey
>