[C320-list] bottom paint

[Dean Vermeire]

  I agree with your comments on the Capri 26.  I really loved that 
boat.  It was great to sail.  However, it was sort of like a pop-up 
camper.  It was too small to stay on comfortably, but too big to really 
be a daysailer.  It did not have the performance of the Capri 25, but it 
was more comfortable.

As much as I loved that boat, I love the Catalina 320 more.  :)



On 9/17/2010 1:02 PM, Jim Sweet wrote:
> 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
>
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>>  I've also used VC17 on our Capri 26 with very good results.  Easy to 
>> care for, etc.
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>> 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.
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>> 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:
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>>>>   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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