* Charlie Morgan wrote, On 3/24/2007 2:51 PM:
And ,, is the West Marine product a good quality product?


You sound like a good candidate to strip down to the gelcoat, repair any
anopmolies and add a barrier coat. Apply the first coat of bottom paint before
the last coat of barrier coat completely sets up and they will bond especially
well.

I use Interlux products only, so I can't tell you anything about West's
knock-off products. Interlux offers a lot more information about their products
as well as superior support. That's easily worth the extra cost. I know what I'm
buying, who made it, and I have no compatibilty worries.

West bottom paint is made by Pettit and Interlux. The CPP I'm trying
this year was rated better than Micron in northern waters and was made
by Pettit.

Although I like Micron Extra, at $225/gal, its gotten too pricey.

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:02:58 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Although I like Micron Extra, at $225/gal, its gotten too pricey.

Compared to the price of haulouts and bottom painting, it's a bargain.

* Wayne.B wrote, On 3/24/2007 5:15 PM:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:02:58 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Although I like Micron Extra, at $225/gal, its gotten too pricey.

Compared to the price of haulouts and bottom painting, it's a bargain.

I normally put a coat on every year. Last year I skipped to see what
would happen, and to let some of the accumulation ablate off. The
results were mixed - by the end of the second season I had fair number
of barnacles - much more than when I went 12 months mainly in Florida.
So for my area, I can't call it "two season."

My catamaran takes 2 gallons, so that's $450. And since I haul each
winter, there's nothing saved in that regard.

As for Practical Sailor's occasional dubious techniques, I've seen
that from just about every testing group that actually tells us how
they test. Although I don't always follow their recommendations, I
can't remember a time that I've been disappointed by their advice.
And there simply isn't anyone else doing tests, so for better or
worse, they/re the best. In the case of the CPP, it was rated "good"
for northern waters, while Micron was just "fair," so for half the
price, its worth a try.