[C320-list] bottom paint

[Jim Sweet]

Yeah, I agree on all points.  Strangely enough, we had a Capri 22 prior to 
the 26 and that used to beat my friends Capri 25 with some regularity.  That 
little boat was a rocket.

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 2:24 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.
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> As much as I loved that boat, I love the Catalina 320 more.  :)
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> 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.
>>>
>>> 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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