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

[Michael Ferguson]

Chris
Just checking to see if I was receiving. My provider eliminated my account
by mistake for a couple of hours.
Michael


On 2/17/09 2:56 PM, "Chris Burti" <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>