Re: Bottom 'paint' - NOT 'death in a can' - Digest Number 509

David, there is always the Cajun trick (which I've not tried, but
intend to) of mixing cayenne pepper into your paint.

> Ron Magen wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> > ALMOST ALL the 'Bottom Paints' have a some sort of 'biocide' in them -
> > that's typically how they work.
> >
>

Speed and a frequent wet rag on my tanzer, kept in fresh water. Clyde

Ron Magen wrote:

> Dave,
> ALMOST ALL the 'Bottom Paints' have a some sort of 'biocide' in them -
> that's typically how they work.
>
> There is at least one that has very little and uses Teflon (VC 17m from
> Interlux). However this material goes on almost molecularly thin and
> uses SPEED to 'wipe' the hull clean. It was developed for 'performance'
> sail & power boats. The extremely thin coating seems impractical for a
> wood boat.
>
> What you may want to experiment with is a 'BOTTOM WAX'. At about $25 a
> pint (?) not cheap, but supposedly enough for a 20+ foot boat.
>
> On my rudder (wood, epoxy 'painted', then varnished) I use a good coat
> of West Marine housebrand boat wax w/Teflon. In the brackish water on
> the Delaware the problem is algae & 'scum' buildup. Every so often I
> pull it and scrub it with a deck brush.
>
> If you keep your boat in the waters around New York, they are cold
> enough that you won't have the rapidity of build-up that occur in
> tropical waters. You will have to scrub every once in a while, but
> shouldn't need to scrape anything.
>
> For what it's worth . . .
>
> Ron Magen
> Backyard Boatshop
>
> > Message: 13
> > Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 10:55:39 -0400
> > From: David Ryan <david@...>
> > Subject: Bottom Paint
> >
> > FBBB --
> >
> > Now that the water's warmed up, the flora and fauna is growing on my
> > scooner at an alarming rate. I spent about 30 mintutes yesterday
> > scraping it off, but am thinking some poison paint might be in order.
> >
> > Is there something that isn't death in a can, but will do a passable
> > job of keeping the marine growth down?
> >
> > YIBB,
> >
> >
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