[C320-list] Boat lift

[DianeFlr at aol.com]

today, I am racing with a crew member who has BOTH - 1 boat on lift/   the 
bigger one in the water.
 
will add his advice to my decision.  yes, we had ablative paint on  other 
Catalina.  Yes, I think it would be better for storms to be on a  lift.  but, 
YES, it's big $$$$
 
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In a message dated 5/11/2013 1:03:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
allan.field at verizon.net writes:

Diane -  Again, I suggest reading the Interlux material before making such  
an
investment.  For example, you can put ablative on top of hard paint  (but 
not
vice versa).  As you sail through the water, the ablative  acts like a bar 
of
soap, wearing away and taking the nasties with it.   Add a multi-season
ablative (which means you can haul and re-launch without  hurting the paint)
with biocide and you have a pretty powerful fighter of  the nasties.  Of
course, you gotta' sail to mak ablative work!   What I am not sure of, and
this is one of the reasons why I recommend a  thorough search of the 
Interlux
site, is if ablative paint is appropriate  for the FL area in which you 
sail.
What gives the Interlux site a lot of  credibility with me is that they
recommend a base coat of one color of  paint then another color on top of
that then don't re-paint until you see  the first color! - Allan

-----Original Message-----
From:  c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]  On Behalf Of Diane Fowler
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:17 PM
To:  C320-List at Catalina320.com
Cc: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re:  [C320-list] Boat lift

Yes, I am 100% sure that I have hard paint. My  diver says that the growth
rate here is just too fast to keep up with, and  that having her on the lift
will be better for racing.  I am getting  an estimate on Monday for a 16,000
pound boatlift with custom cradle.   I will let you know how that goes

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On May 11,  2013, at 11:43 AM, Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:

>  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
>> 
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From:  c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>  [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Diane  
>> Fowler
>> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 9:41  AM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Cc:  c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>> 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
>> 
>>