[C320-list] bottom paint

[Jim Sweet]

We've used VC 17 for 18 years on Lake Ontario and it's worked very well on 
zebra mussels and slime.  That being said, I'm not sure that you can leave 
it out of the water more than 60 days (working from memory).  It's very easy 
to apply and seems to hold up well.  It would appear that you took a similar 
route to a 320 via the Capri 26.  We had one in Minnesota on Superior and 
then in the Finger Lakes area of NY prior to our Pearson 332 and then the 
320.  It was a great boat and I'm sorry that it didn't seem to last too long 
in the lineup.

Jim Sweet
TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vermeire" <dean at vermeire.us>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint


>  I've also used VC17 on our Capri 26 with very good results.  Easy to care 
> for, etc.
>
> What kind of paint is currently on your boat?  You may want to make your 
> decision, at least in part, on how much work it will be to change paints.
>
> On 9/17/2010 12:09 PM, bruceheyman at cox.net wrote:
>> We used VC17 when we were in lake Michigan and were very pleased with its 
>> performance.  We brought the boat with us when we moved to Southern 
>> California.  I think all the VC17 was wiped of the bottom with our first 
>> encounter with kelp forests...
>> Bruce
>> Somerset SoCal
>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Karl Krueger<smoothsail282 at sbcglobal.net>
>> Sender: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:19:56
>> To:<C320-List at catalina320.com>
>> Reply-To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> Check out VC17.  I've used it for the last 20 + years.  Boat is located 
>> on
>> Lake Michigan.
>>
>> Karl
>> Kindred Spirit #282
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:34 AM,<wflowe3 at aim.com>  wrote:
>>
>>>   Gonna have the bottom done this fall and the boat will be on the 
>>> trailer
>>> until next spring so it has to be a paint that is not sensitive to the 
>>> boat
>>> being out of the water fo 5 months. Looking for opinions on bottom 
>>> paints.
>>> I'm in a fresh water lake with zebra mussels as well as all the normal 
>>> algae
>>> and stuff. I'm trying to put on a paint that will last for at least 3
>>> seasons.
>>>
>>>   Anyone have a favorite?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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