[C320-list] Bottom Job

[JJ Morrison]

>From my point of view most of us put far too much anti fouling paint on the boat bottoms! As long as there is at least one coat on the bottom the biocide in the paint will work. I've seen folks who put a coat on every spring which is just a waste and you wind up with an eighth(I've seen more) of an inch of paint flaking off. 
In places where I can see through the paint to the boat bottom  I give a very light sanding and paint ( I use  Micron CSC which is ablative and designed to wear away) that patch, doesn't look so good on the hard but once in the water...
This is for cruising boats, racers like to have that silk smooth bottom which is another story.
Cheers
JohnM
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> From: kswanson123 at comcast.net
> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:00:21 -0800
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bottom Job
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> Bottom job is what you are doing every year. 
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> I wouldn't change a thing other than maybe apply really good bottom paint and only haul the boat every other year or so.
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> On Feb 15, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Tim wrote:
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> > Ok, I am sure some of you will have some fun with this so go for it but what I 
> > need to understand is the following. I have heard the term "getting a bottom 
> > job" done on my boat. But I am not certain what this means. Every season, I have 
> > my boat hauled, power washed, sanded and painted. Now the sanding is not to 
> > remove all paint just to even things out a bit. Last few seasons, I have done a 
> > bit extra sanding on my own. There does appear to be a few coats of paint built 
> > up on the bottom. Like the rest of us every little bit of extra speed is 
> > wonderful. So.....is there something more I should do every few years, should I 
> > strip the bottom and only have one coat of paint. What is common practice here 
> > without depleting funds for rum and other necessities.
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> David Swanson
> kswanson123 at comcast.net
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