[C320-list] Boat lift

[Bruce Heyman]

In addition to Allen's points I believe there are many hard and ablative paints that lose their effectiveness if they are exposed to the air for any appreciable time.  

I know racers, serious racers, who keep their boats out of the water but it is so that they have no bottom paint, only the very smooth and fast surface from the mold.

We do have a few power boats on submersible floats in Dana Point Harbor but they have no bottom paint.

I wonder if in Florida it is a good way to deal with storm surge?  Given the weight of a 320 assume it would have to be a stout and expensive lift.

Bruce

Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:

>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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>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Diane Fowler
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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
>
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