Bottom paint on new boat

thataway · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject:

There are multiple factors which impact the rapidity of marine growth on the boat bottom. These include various chemcials in the water, temperature of the water, the amount of use of the boat etc. I have 3 years on a boat I keep on the bayou on the back of my house--it is in fresh water, and the boat run in brackish to salt water. If I was running it more, I probably would have less growth--but I will pressure wash it some time this winter, and expect that I will probably get another year or so of growth. Our pilings have very little growth (could be something to do with the paper mill which is up Perdido bay's dumping toxins into the bay! ) There was a railroad bridge over the entrance to this bayou, and the pilings are still there, as are some of the pilings used to raft up logs during the hayday of timber--over 100 years ago, which have no growth on them. They were most likely treated, but still this is a very long time.

dogon dory · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject:

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patrick and linda · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

NOT THAT ANYONE HAS ASKED, BUT HERE'S WHAT FRY'S MY POSTERIOR.
ANTI-FOULING PAINT NEED NOT BE APPLIED TO EVERY BOAT. NO PROBLEM, SOME DON'T LIKE THE LOOK AND SOME BOATS ARE NOT USED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD REQUIRING IT.
NOW, BOATS LEFT IN BOTH SALT WATER AND FRESH WATER ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLISTERING. (MINE WAS AND DID. $2800. FIXED MY PROBLEM).
SO, BACK TO THE POSTERIOR THING, WHY WOULD YOU SUPPOSE THE MANUFACTURES NOT TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO APPLY A BARRIER COAT TO THEIR PRODUCT WHEN THEY KNOW WELL THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS NOT SUFFICIENT AS MANUFACTURE, FOR WATER USE.
WHY WOULD THEY NOT DEVELOPE A FIBERGLASS PRODUCT THAT COULD WITHSTAND THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT IT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN?
IT'S LIKE BUYING A CAR AND AFTER THE DEAL IS CONSUMMATED, THE DEALER SAYS, BUY THE WAY, YOUR CAR HAS RIMS BUT IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE IT YOU BETTER BY FOUR TIRES. SURE, YOU COULD DRIVE IT ON THE RIMS, BUT IT WONT LAST LONG.
WELL, JUST MY TWO CENTS!
PAT
PS LOOKS LIKE I'M STILL BITTER OVER THAT BLISTER THING, ONLY TOOK SEVEN MONTHS IN THE WATER.

Auklet · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject:

Capt. Pat----
Couldn't agree more. In the last 30 or so years I have owned seven boats with frp hulls. All were kept in the same waters. Only one developed blisters. Go figure. The procedure I used to correct that problem was crude and harsh but it was the only cure available 25 to 30 years ago, but it worked. That boat is still sailing trouble free to this day. Most people know what went wrong back then, so there is no excuse not to build a trouble free hull.