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JimH wrote:
Very nice Chuck. Best of luck with the restoration and upgrades.
Question.....why 3 coats of epoxy barrier coat?


JimH wrote:
Ignored and abused................ :-(

I will give it another go.................why 3 coats of epoxy barrier coat
Chuck?


Have patience, Jim!

I can't answer why Chuck put 3 barrier coats on his boat,
but I can tell you about putting 4 barrier coats on ours.

The recommendation was to put on a coat of straight WEST
epoxy resin, which is kind of a PITA but it sticks to
anything & is highly waterproof itself, then roll on 2 coats
of the barrier coat itself (Interlux's product) which is
also a 2-part mixture. We mixed a can and rolled on 4/5 of a
coat, mixed the next can and finished that plus 2/3 of the
next one... so we mixed a third can and finished the
recommended second coat plus used up what we had... which
oddly enough, was *exactly* the right amount to finish a 3rd
coat.

I figure that we don't have to worry about water penetration
into the laminate of our hull. Unless the guys who wrote
labels for the cans lied, we should be all but bulletproof
below the waterline. I mean, we got titanium & boron!

Fair Skies- Doug King