[C320-list] Prop paint

[Guy Henry]

Art,
I've been happier with this solution then anything else I've tried.
Guy
MoonShadow #115
On Mar 9, 2016 4:22 PM, "Arthur Miller" <millers1 at aol.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 9, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Guy Henry <guyhenry222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I coat mine with Lanacote (anhydrous lanolin) and have good results in
> CT.
> >
> > Guy
> > MoonShadow #115
> >
> >
> > -----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
> > To: Catalina320.org <C320-List at Catalina320.org>
> > 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
> >
> >
>