Thread: hard vs. soft
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Default hard vs. soft

On Oct 8, 5:00*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
So, I've got a question about boat paint... From what I've read, the hard
coat paint (epoxy?) is typically used on racing sailboats and those that are
pulled out rather than stored, and the ablative variety is more for cruising
boats that are typically not hauled out. Now, I read about a paint that does
both.. by Interlux I believe. Is this yet another sort of compromise that
isn't as good as either method by itself for it's particular application?

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Nom=de=Plume


I dont' know much about bottom paint. The only experience I ever had
was on that leaky old tub of a Chris Craft Cavalier I had. I remember
using a mask, goggles and gloves using a body sander to knock off the
old lead paint that was flaking off the bottom of the hull. Then
aplying some type of a special primer then 'anti-fouling' lead paint
back on to the hull. That was some 30+ years ago when nobody really
knew any better.