[C320-list] Prop paint

[Arthur Miller]

Guy, I also sail out of Ct....so Lancote is of interest...do you feel it protects 
Pretty well with a season of 5+ months and a fair bit of cruising...
I have used Pettit prop Zn spray with reasonable results.  I noticed the hardware stores
Carry a Zn base metal paint.....that is about 1/3 the cost of Pettit....Used it last year,
Seem to perform as good as the expensive paint..... Either way the prop hub and blades 
Will have a few small barnacles ...no clusters.  I do not clean the prop during the season.
Art.  # 680

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> On Mar 9, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Guy Henry <guyhenry222 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I coat mine with Lanacote (anhydrous lanolin) and have good results in CT.
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> Guy 
> MoonShadow #115
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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
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> Does anyone have specific suggestions for an alternative to PropSpeed that works well on the Chesapeake Bay?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
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