[C320-list] bottom paint

[Dean Vermeire]

Hi Chris,

Just to clarify things, are you saying that the boat has not had a 
bottom job in 12 years?  If not, how long has it been?

Also, what kind of paint is on the bottom right now?  What kind of shape 
is it in?

Dean Vermeire
Moonstruck II (#847)


Chris Descher wrote:
> I'm about to have the first bottom job done on my 12 year old, freshwater
> boat.  Without much in the way of available options on who will do the work
> and how it will be done, I really just need to decide whether the estimate
> that I've received is reasonable.  The yard will haul it out, sand blast the
> bottom, then pressure wash the bottom and hull sides, prime the bottom with
> a light coat of bottom paint, then go back with two heavy coats of
> anti-fouling bottom paint, and then apply a third coat along the water line.
> They use Petit Un-epoxy Plus bottom paint.  Any blisters would be dealt with
> separately.
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> Is there anything about this approach that seems wrong?
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> Thanks,
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> Chris Descher
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