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

[Chris Burti]

hmmmmm...is that a pop test that counts towards the course total and will it
be graded on the curve?

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Michael Ferguson <coralman at bellsouth.net>wrote:

> Test
>
>
> 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
> >
>
>
>


-- 
Chris Burti Farmville, NC