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What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?

SBV

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On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use interlux.

Joe

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On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good anti-fouling paint for' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use
interlux.


Interlux what?

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On Sep 28, 8:07 am, "Scotty" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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. On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good anti-fouling paint for' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use

interlux.

Interlux what?

paint

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That's a funny question for me. This year at the Glad Boat Yard in Florida,
Dad and I bought some hugely expensive prop paint, while a number of others
did something crazy. They bought a couple Jiffy markers and colored the
prop with four or five coats. The weird part is they seemed to end up with
less growth on their props than we did. It seems someone discovered that
after sending their prop to the prop-shop, the techs wrote some kind of code
number on the prop to identify the prop. Funny enough someone noticed that
the only part of the prop with no growth was the part written on with Jiffy
marker.

So...for what it's worth, I'll be Jiffy marking mine this year.

Glenn.
s/v Seawing

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On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use interlux.

Joe

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On Sep 28, 8:19 am, Joe wrote:
On Sep 28, 8:07 am, "Scotty" wrote:

"Joe" wrote in message

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. On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good anti-fouling paint for' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use

interlux.

Interlux what?

paint

Sorry....just coat it with the same paint you used to do your bottom.
It dont matter anyway..it's not going to last long anyway.. I tried
everything Scotty, and nothing last more than 1 year. After a year you
need to jump in and scrape the wheel often.

Joe

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On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:57:23 -0400, "Scotty" wrote:

What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?

Nobody paints bronze. No real point to it. Bronze is an alloy of,
mostly tin and copper, both of which are used as the active ingredient
in anti-fouling paint. I have seen some bare stainless props as well,
but I am a fresh water sailor, and we don't have to contend with real
marine wildlife. As for aluminum, probably Awlgrip or maybe epoxy.
Antifouling paint is supposed to slowly dissolve, On a spinning prop
it dissolves[ ablate if you like] rather too quickly, so they don't
use it.

Casady

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On Sep 28, 8:23 am, "Glenn \(s/v Seawing\)"
wrote:
That's a funny question for me. This year at the Glad Boat Yard in Florida,
Dad and I bought some hugely expensive prop paint, while a number of others
did something crazy. They bought a couple Jiffy markers and colored the
prop with four or five coats. The weird part is they seemed to end up with
less growth on their props than we did. It seems someone discovered that
after sending their prop to the prop-shop, the techs wrote some kind of code
number on the prop to identify the prop. Funny enough someone noticed that
the only part of the prop with no growth was the part written on with Jiffy
marker.

So...for what it's worth, I'll be Jiffy marking mine this year.

Glenn.
s/v Seawing

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On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use interlux.

Joe- Hide quoted text -

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Let us know how it works out. Seems I've heard the Marks-o-lot tale
too.

Joe

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Joe wrote:
Sorry....just coat it with the same paint you used to do your bottom.

NO!

DO NOT DO THIS

I'm surprised at Joe's suggestion, which will cause electrolysis
corrosion on the prop. If you're going to paint your prop with anti-
fouling, you need to either prime it first OR use a non-metal-based
anti-fouling.


It dont matter anyway..it's not going to last long anyway.. I tried
everything Scotty, and nothing last more than 1 year. After a year you
need to jump in and scrape the wheel often.


Barnacles won't grow on a prop that gets run every week or so.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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"Glenn \(s/v Seawing\)" wrote:
That's a funny question for me. This year at the Glad Boat Yard in Florida,
Dad and I bought some hugely expensive prop paint, while a number of others
did something crazy. They bought a couple Jiffy markers and colored the
prop with four or five coats. The weird part is they seemed to end up with
less growth on their props than we did.

We've done the same thing. It works, sort of, but not as well as
painting the prop thickly with liquid marker ink. It's hard to find
but not very expensive.


It seems someone discovered that
after sending their prop to the prop-shop, the techs wrote some kind of code
number on the prop to identify the prop. Funny enough someone noticed that
the only part of the prop with no growth was the part written on with Jiffy
marker.


Heard the same story, only it was the Hattaras plant that noticed the
lack of growth where the part number was written.

DSK

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Joe wrote:
Sorry....just coat it with the same paint you used to do your bottom.

NO!

DO NOT DO THIS

I'm surprised at Joe's suggestion, which will cause electrolysis
corrosion on the prop. If you're going to paint your prop with anti-
fouling, you need to either prime it first OR use a non-metal-based
anti-fouling.

I guess it just depends on the prop material and the type of paint.

It dont matter anyway..it's not going to last long anyway.. I tried
everything Scotty, and nothing last more than 1 year. After a year you
need to jump in and scrape the wheel often.


Barnacles won't grow on a prop that gets run every week or so.

You don't live in an area of active barnacle growth, then. Here on the
Central East coast of Florida, 3 days can have small barnacles attaching
themselves. Even with good bottom paint, if you want to win races, you wipe
the bottom before every race.

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I'm surprised at Joe's suggestion, which will cause electrolysis
corrosion on the prop. If you're going to paint your prop with anti-
fouling, you need to either prime it first OR use a non-metal-based
anti-fouling.

"Sammy" wrote:
I guess it just depends on the prop material and the type of paint.


Yep, that's what I said ;)


Barnacles won't grow on a prop that gets run every week or so.


You don't live in an area of active barnacle growth, then.

That would be incorrect. Barnacles grow just fine in our home waters.


Here on the
Central East coast of Florida, 3 days can have small barnacles attaching
themselves.

Sure, but how small? And how much hard shell growth at the point of
attachment? If the prop is run up to speed every week, then you will
see only small barnacles around the hub pretty much indefinitely. Try
it.


Even with good bottom paint, if you want to win races, you wipe
the bottom before every race.


Or dry sail.... but that's true everywhere, even in fresh water. All
kinds of stuff besides barnacles grows on the hull of a a boat, and
none of it makes the boat go faster.

DSK

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On Sep 28, 9:45 am, wrote:
Joe wrote:
Sorry....just coat it with the same paint you used to do your bottom.

NO!

DO NOT DO THIS

Ohh ...OK Doug you're correct for FG boats. I always use ablatives and
never NEVER any antifoulants with metals like copper. I also put on an
epoxy barrier first..it still wears off in no time attall.

Joe

I'm surprised at Joe's suggestion, which will cause electrolysis
corrosion on the prop. If you're going to paint your prop with anti-
fouling, you need to either prime it first OR use a non-metal-based
anti-fouling.

It dont matter anyway..it's not going to last long anyway.. I tried
everything Scotty, and nothing last more than 1 year. After a year you
need to jump in and scrape the wheel often.

Barnacles won't grow on a prop that gets run every week or so.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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"Joe" wrote in message
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On Sep 28, 8:19 am, Joe wrote:
On Sep 28, 8:07 am, "Scotty" wrote:

"Joe" wrote in message

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. On Sep 28, 7:57 am, "Scotty" wrote:
What's good anti-fouling paint for' a prop?

SBV

you should paint the "top" of the prop too. I use

interlux.

Interlux what?

paint

Sorry....just coat it with the same paint you used to do your bottom.
It dont matter anyway..it's not going to last long anyway.. I tried
everything Scotty, and nothing last more than 1 year. After a year you
need to jump in and scrape the wheel often.

Joe



If that long... I don't bother.


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Doug King wrote:

Barnacles won't grow on a prop that gets run every week or so.

If the prop is run up to speed every week, then you will
see only small barnacles around the hub pretty much indefinitely. Try
it.

I disagree, Doug. In Long Island Sound, I see significant barnacle
growth all over props at the end of each season, even when they are run
frequently - more than twice a week. This year the yard painted all the
props in the yard with the same type bottom paint the racers use on
their bottoms(without the wetsanding)- a hard, epoxy-like paint and
there was no, or nearly no gowth so far on the ones I observed just back
on the hard.
A while back I met a guy that said he only uses Lanolin on his prop with
(he says) very good results, but I cannot personally verify that. He
did say that he applies it by hand several times a season, and that he
does it with the boat in the water.
FWIW, Interlux has just started marketing a spray-can prop paint they
describe as a hard coating like the racers use on the hull bottom.
Red

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On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:57:23 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this
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What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?


You paint your prop? What for? Nothing grows on bronze.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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Prop speed.

After 20 years I finally found something that works on inboards. READ
THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY.... IT WORKS ONLY IF USED AS DIRECTED.

Mine last about 12 mos in S Florida


Bloody Horvath wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:57:23 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this
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What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?



You paint your prop? What for? Nothing grows on bronze.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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Come back when you have more experience, I can show you lots of
photos of bronze props covered with large barnacles!


Bloody Horvath wrote:

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:57:23 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this
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What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?


You paint your prop? What for? Nothing grows on bronze.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:36:06 -0400, Ed wrote this
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Prop speed.


I don't get it. After your prop folds up, how is the paint going to
make it faster?



What's good for 'bottom painting' a prop?



You paint your prop? What for? Nothing grows on bronze.


I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.