[C320-list] bottom paint & CCapri 26

[Jim Sweet]

We used to stay on ours (boat was on Lake Superior and we lived about 2.5 
hrs away) for weekends and a couple of week long stints per year.  It wasn't 
horribly uncomfortable for the two of us but our German Shepard got seasick 
so we wound up with a critter sitter for the poor beast.  We really wanted a 
C28 but the spread in pricing was too big @ the time.

Jim Sweet
TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901
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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint & CCapri 26


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.
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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:
>>>
>>>> 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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