On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 04:30:34 -0400, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

Armond Perretta wrote:
Last April I posted ... looking for comments [on _really_ thinning bottom
paint] ... When we pulled the boat we had ... slime but not much and
certainly not more than on previous occasions using the same paint
straight from the can. We had no barnacles on the paint, but they are out
there as I had a few on the prop ... I would have to say that this
thinning method works for me, as I am now going to get 2 full paint jobs
from one gallon on this 28 foot full keel sailboat.

We are in season two of this mini-experiment. Just for the record, our
paint costs are way down and this trend looks like it will continue. Who in
the world wants to pay 200 to 300 dollars US for a gallon of solvent with a
few copper compounds? Also for the record, we are aware that the
arithmetic implied by "half price" is a bit oversimplified.


I suppose that the proof of the pudding is how many days/months/years
are you getting per paint job? How much you sail and how much you lay
at anchor.

As most bottom paints are ablative, at least to some extent, so the
use the boat is put to has a big effect on bottom paint. Sail 12 hours
a day and you find nearly any bottom paint keeps the baddies off.
Haul every year and again is a different story then those who haul
every two, or three.

But the Important thing is if it satisfies you, you got a good deal.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)