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Jeff

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Yes, it seemed to be a very active season for bottom growth. Having
barnacles is still a paint failure in my book. As long as there is
Micron Extra covering a surface, there will never be any barnacles.

As I said, my major problem area was the saildrives, which had the
Trilux. Also, the rubber "fairing mat" around the saildrive was heavily
encrusted, while in years past it only had minor problems. The rest of
the only had occasional barnicals, not enough to cause a speed problem.

With the amount of effort involved in bottom painting and interim
cleaning, the price differential between paints is of no consequence.
If Micron Extra was $300 a gallon and "something else" was $100, I'd
still advise Micron Extra as the better deal.

If you're happy with the performance and don't mind paying an extra few
hundred bucks for piece of mind, that's fine. However, your opinion is
not shared by everyone. The recent Practical Sailor report only gave
Micron Extra Fair/Fair (FL/CT) ratings, one of the lowest in their 6
month ablative survey. Blue Seas Copper Shield 45 was top rated as
Excellent/Good.