On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:52:53 GMT, "MMC" wrote:

Gil,
I used Sherwin Williams "marine industrial coating" 2 part epoxy for barrier
coat on my boat. Went on real good, modified fin keel 41' boat from
waterline down= roughly 1 gallon/coat.
This paint is formulated for oil rigs, and approved for a variety of
materials, including FG, and at $39/gal (w/o hardener) I couldn't beat it.
An important thing to remember is to apply consecutive coats (including
epoxy based bottom paint) at minimum recoat time, don't want to let these
paints get hard before recoat. I've seen boats with bottom paint falling
off.
MMC

Interesting, thanks. I was looking at Ameron products: dimecoat 302
for primimg (3gals), Amercoat 235 (3 gals), and ABC4 for antifouling
(2gals)... Probably about $900 for it all though.

$39/gals sound great. Did you use a primer, or is it self primimg?

Gil.