[C320-list] Boat lift

[Allan S Field]

Diane - I think we need more info but generally speaking, a sailboat should
not have to be on a lift.  The C320's don't blister (except for a small run
back in the late 90's).  But there is a big difference between "hard" paint
and "ablative" paint.  I would suggest 2 things.  The first is to confirm
whether or not you have a hard or ablative paint on the bottom.  The second
is to go out to the Interlux website.  There are excellent guides out there
for how to handle bottom painting.  But Sea Shadow, and most boats in CA,
stay in the water year round, coming out only for periodic painting (Sea
Shadow gets 3 coats of ablative and 5 on the leading edges every 2 years)
and then right back in.

Hope this helps. 

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

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Subject: [C320-list] Boat lift

We live in Southwest Florida, and yesterday my Diver was over to clean the
bottom. I have e paint from Massachusetts in a hard surface white.   The
diver recommends that I put two more coats of the same paint on and keep the
boat on a Lift .  Has anyone Installed a lift? Do you have photos of the
custom cradle? Thank you S/v Windy City number 948 Cape Coral Florida