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

[Chris Burti]

I couldn't pass up the opportunity for a little humor since things were a
bit quiet. You are back on line...

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Michael Ferguson <coralman at bellsouth.net>wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>


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Chris Burti Farmville, NC