On Mon, 22 May 2006 02:38:35 GMT, in message

"Roger Long" wrote:

If the yard last year put on just one coat, it is possible that they
could have done it with two cans if thinning could stretch it from 75%
to full coverage. Is that possible or did they just forget to charge
me for a can?

I'm in fresh water, so one coat is enough. I got a full coat of VC17M
on the bottom of my Hughes 35 with 2 cans and no thinner. Admittedly
it was cold weather, but without special anti-evaporation tricks I
still had about 1/4 can remaining for under the pads and passing on to
the next boats in the launch parade. (Our club charges by crane time,
so our launch proceeds rather quickly...)

I think it may depend on the substrate. I used a lot more when I was
painting directly onto fresh InterProtect rather than last year's
VC17. Or maybe the weather was warmer.....

Ryk