[C320-list] Prop paint

[Guy Henry]

I coat mine with Lanacote (anhydrous lanolin) and have good results in CT.

Guy 
MoonShadow #115


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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 2:16 PM
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Subject: [C320-list] Prop paint

Does anyone have specific suggestions for an alternative to PropSpeed that works well on the Chesapeake Bay?

I've been using PropSpeed on my prop the last few years and am not very happy with the results. We tend to not use our boat much during latter part of July and August, and inevitably the warm waters of the Chesapeake Bay encrust the prop during this period. Scraping the prop then takes off the expensive PropSpeed. Plus two years ago I nicked a finger while scraping the prop and got a bacterial infection that eventually required surgery and months of antibiotic treatment. My doctor tells me to not go under the boat any more.

So I'm looking for an alternative. Obviously frequent cleaning by a diver is one solution, except that we keep the boat on a mooring so this is hard to arrange.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653