Thanks for the funny link :{))
However, trying to find them isn't simple. This, from an Ericson forum,
might be useful:
I used Ameron ABC #3 ablative paint on Kismet 2 years ago here in Florida. I
put 3 coats on and it is pretty thin now. We'll lightly sand and recoat with
the same stuff this fall before we launch for our annual trek south.
We grow barnacles like crazy here in our warm water but the most we ever got
with the Ameron was some slime that wiped off easily. I probably only wiped
the bottom down thoroughly half a dozen times in 2 years.
We used to use Trinidad 75 SR before but it's a hard epoxy type and just
builds up over time. Ablative types are better in that regard.
The drawback to the Ameron is that it comes only in 5 gallon pails and you
can only get through a distributor. It's intended for application on
commercial shipping. We bought ours from an outfit in Jacksonville. It was
about $85 a gallon back then. No thinning required, apply straight from the
can by roller. Comes out nice and smooth.
Here's the link to the thread:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexc...ead.php?t=5176
The comments about different waters are correct, but this user certainly
seems to have had good luck in the type of water which is driving us crazy.
I could use 5 gallons on Flying Pig, easily, so that's not a big deal, and
we're facing a bottom job some time in the next couple of years (got three
out of our face coat, the warning coat is starting to show in places, same
number of coats as the face coat...
L8R
Skip, aground (can you believe it? Came in to rewater - see my recent
post - and the extra weight - probably put us another 4" deeper - was enough
to keep us here for a short while during the tide change) :{))
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