Is AlStar or Viviv as fast as VC-17? It's hard to beat
dry-sailing But thanks again, I didn't know about this stuff.

I would not think that any ablative would be as fast as a wet sanded
and polished VC17 bottom. VC17 is a vinyl just like Baltoplate. Both
can be sanded and burnished to a really smooth finish. Only drawback
is they both seem to suck as an antifoulant and they build up every
time you paint. Also no vinyl can be aplied over a non vinyl.

"Joe" wrote in
We are planning on pulling in may-june. The current
bottomjob is 3
years old, the longest I've ever gone. Plus I have some
new underwater
lighting I plan on installing on the keel,

You're putting lights on the keel?

Yelp Halogen. One on each side of the wheelhouse on the keel.
Great for fishing and swimming.

http://www.atlanticmarineinc.com/under.htm

Joe

A barrier coat is a 2 part water proof epoxy.

Joe

Joe wrote:
A barrier coat is a 2 part water proof epoxy.


OK, maybe we are talking about the same thing. Why would it
be difficult to avoid sanding thru? The cheapest on the
market is still expensive enought that I would be mad at a
boatyard worker who destroyed the integrity of the barrer
coat... and we didn't use the cheapest.

DSK