* 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.