[C320-list] bottom paint & CCapri 26

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We had Capri 26 hull #1 for ten years before our 320.  I once talked with Frank Butler at a boat show about the Capri and he said he always considered it a good day sailor.  Rollie  #182 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vermeire" <dean at vermeire.us> 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:24:28 PM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint 

  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. 
>> 
>> 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: 
>>> 
>>>>   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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