KLC Lewis wrote:

Regardless of how well-built the hull is, you may get flora and fauna
attached to your bottom if you don't protect it from growth. If you're
staying in fresh water, Epoxycop works very well for me in Green Bay/Lake
Michigan, and runs about $85 per gallon. That should give you at least two
good coats plus an extra coat at the waterline/chine or other high-wear
areas. I put two coats on two seasons ago and probably won't do more than
touch-up a couple of spots before launching again in the spring.

I'm certain some stuff will grow, perhaps minimally, since the
boathouse is protected from the sun. To put BP on it, the marina will
have to dewax and sand it. What is the difference between having them
do that now vs. later, when there may be growth attached to it. Surely
no flora/fauna can withstand that. Ideally, I'm hoping that it can be
easily scrubbed off once a year and go with BP or Barrier coating
altogether.

Bottom line....I'd like to make that decision in six month, when
hopefully I'll be a little richer. :

-Greg

"dene" wrote in message
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KLC Lewis wrote:

Regardless of how well-built the hull is, you may get flora and fauna
attached to your bottom if you don't protect it from growth. If you're
staying in fresh water, Epoxycop works very well for me in Green Bay/Lake
Michigan, and runs about $85 per gallon. That should give you at least
two
good coats plus an extra coat at the waterline/chine or other high-wear
areas. I put two coats on two seasons ago and probably won't do more than
touch-up a couple of spots before launching again in the spring.

I'm certain some stuff will grow, perhaps minimally, since the
boathouse is protected from the sun. To put BP on it, the marina will
have to dewax and sand it. What is the difference between having them
do that now vs. later, when there may be growth attached to it. Surely
no flora/fauna can withstand that. Ideally, I'm hoping that it can be
easily scrubbed off once a year and go with BP or Barrier coating
altogether.

Bottom line....I'd like to make that decision in six month, when
hopefully I'll be a little richer. :

-Greg


For six months on an already waxy bottom, in fresh water, you may be fine. I
would talk with other boaters in your destination marina and see how they
fair going "bare bottom." The actual boat owners, not the marina personnel.

On 4 Nov 2006 08:38:02 -0800, in message
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"dene" wrote:

I'm certain some stuff will grow, perhaps minimally, since the
boathouse is protected from the sun. To put BP on it, the marina will
have to dewax and sand it. What is the difference between having them
do that now vs. later, when there may be growth attached to it. Surely
no flora/fauna can withstand that. Ideally, I'm hoping that it can be
easily scrubbed off once a year and go with BP or Barrier coating
altogether.

Bottom line....I'd like to make that decision in six month, when
hopefully I'll be a little richer. :

If the boat is spending most of its time in cool, mostly fresh water,
you might consider a single coat of VC 17 over the gelcoat. It
produces a very thin coating that will be easy to sand off later if
you want to do something else. It doesn't provide adequate protection
for continuous sal****er immersion.

Ryk