Ringmaster wrote:
Ablative bottom paints will work year to year as advertised as long as
you remove the oxidation that forms from sitting all winter. All it
takes is a hose and a deck brush. Lightly scrub the wet bottom.
Another alternative is to have the yard pressure wash the bottom before
launch. As far as ablatives not being fast......... try AwlGrip AlStar
Gold Label or Vivid.


We are planning to haul out & do the bottom in a week or so.
Glad to learn the info about copolymer ablatives, not sure
what way we'll go.

Is AlStar or Viviv as fast as VC-17? It's hard to beat
dry-sailing But thanks again, I didn't know about this stuff.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King