"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:54:01 -0400, Jeff wrote:

* Wayne.B wrote, On 3/24/2007 5:15 PM:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:02:58 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Although I like Micron Extra, at $225/gal, its gotten too pricey.

Compared to the price of haulouts and bottom painting, it's a
bargain.

I normally put a coat on every year. Last year I skipped to see what
would happen, and to let some of the accumulation ablate off. The
results were mixed - by the end of the second season I had fair number
of barnacles - much more than when I went 12 months mainly in Florida.
So for my area, I can't call it "two season."

My catamaran takes 2 gallons, so that's $450. And since I haul each
winter, there's nothing saved in that regard.

As for Practical Sailor's occasional dubious techniques, I've seen
that from just about every testing group that actually tells us how
they test. Although I don't always follow their recommendations, I
can't remember a time that I've been disappointed by their advice.
And there simply isn't anyone else doing tests, so for better or
worse, they/re the best. In the case of the CPP, it was rated "good"
for northern waters, while Micron was just "fair," so for half the
price, its worth a try.

I feel your trust in PS is misplaced. They don't just do unscientific
testing,
but they are totally capricious as far as their recommendations.
Bottom paint
has traditionally been one of their most egrarious screwups. One year
about 3
years ago, they tested all of the paints by the usual dubious methods.
They then
proceeded to give the TOP rating to a paint that hadn't done as well
as one of
the others, and stated it was simply because they "had always liked
it, and it
was a long time favorite". That's about as unethical as you can get.
When
talking about Practical Sailor's tests and evaluations, I don't think
"garbage "
is too strong.

I DO hope you have good luck with that CPP, but as everyone knows,
there is no
free lunch. If Pettit has a similar, but name-brand paint for more
money, you
really need to know why they would make a cheaper product for West
Marine to
compete against their own sauce.

The recent price hike of Micron Extra is mostly due to the soaring
price of
COPPER.

CWM

Take a bathroom scale into the paint store. Weigh the different brands
gallon size. The one that weighs the most is the best, most long-lasting
paint. It's all bout the copper content. You buy inexpensive paint, you
get less copper. It doesn't take a rocket scientist.

Same thing with lead acid batteries. Weigh them. The heaviest one has
the most lead is the best battery. Simple, simple, simple.

Wilbur Hubbard