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Jeff

wrote:
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.

Well, as I pointed out, the price difference is negligible, and no
where near your, "an extra few huindred bucks"

You paid $188/gal, and I paid under $80. You pair 6% CT sales tax, I
would have had to pay $20 bucks for Defender to ship. For two gallons,
this well over $200 price difference. I'm happy for you that this is
"negligible" to you; it isn't for me.

...and I'm not the one
who started this thread by saying his bottom was badly fouled.

True, but I did say in the first post, as well as several other times,
that the saildrives were the major problem. (I PS rated Trilux Prop
paint as "Poor/Good" in the 6 months rating but worse for longer periods.)

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.

Practical Sailor is occasionally correct about something, but it's
rare. Their testing methods are what compuer programmers would term,
"spagetti code".

After using those faulty methods to obtain data, they often disagree
with themselves within a few paragraphs of the same article. One year,
I remember that the results for bottom paint indicated a particular
paint tested above all others, but they rated another one higher
because "it had done so well in previous years".

Yes, they are the worst marine product reviewers we have, except for all
of the others.

Apologies to Winston.