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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 7445
City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Hi Harvey,
As I mentioned, all of our boats have had bottom paint. All the trailers have been bunks, not rollers. My experience has been that the bunks have been fine with a bottom painted boat. When we ordered our C-Dory, the King trailer came with the bunk slicks. Love those! I tried to find the slicks that King uses to put on our current trailer, but no joy.
These are what I came up with, from Overtons:
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Overtons-Trailer-Bunk-Glide-On-Kit&i=714761
Easy install. Brand new bottom paint, and not a speck of it showing on the bunks.
For the record, the King bunk slicks are more substantial, but these seem to serve the same purpose.
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Casey
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 1094
City/Region: The Villages(FL)
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: "Dessert 1st"
Photos: Dessert 1st
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:11 am Post subject: |
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We've had "hard" bottom paint with multiple coats of barrier coat epoxy (first) on both Naknek and Dessert 1st. I prefer the non-ablative bottom paint. They seem more durable, better for trailering, and don't rub off if you're snorkeling and rub against the hull.
I had the barrier coats and bottom paint done at a (former) Cape Cruiser dealership in Crystal River (FL). The bottom paint was redone after five years.
The dealer recommended doing the barrier coat in a different color than the bottom paint, so you could see when the outer coat was getting thinner and needed to be redone. Sounded like a good idea, but since I wasn't present when they did the original job, I'm not really sure what is actually under the bottom paint.
If you're thinking of having bottom paint for the first time I recommend spending the extra money an having a good barrier coat of expoxy applied first. If you omit the barrier coat, doing it later (after the bottom paint is applied) isn't really an option.
Best,
Casey&Mary
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journey on
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 3595
City/Region: Valley Centre
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: journey on
Photos: Journey On
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12632
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
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Boris, That is going to take me all day to read   
and then I should know everything about bottom paint.  
except  
if I am going to do it
Thank you for your effort. I will suck it up and read the works. There is a lot of knowledge in this group, and you just put that into the proverbial nutshell.
Thanks again.
Harvey
SleepyC 
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journey on
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 3595
City/Region: Valley Centre
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: journey on
Photos: Journey On
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Well, Harvey, my intent wasn't to make you read it all, but to show that a lot of C-Dory owners have asked about bottom paint and the answers are still the same. Just read a couple; if the titles attract you, go there.
The final answer is always up to you, it's your boat.
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12632
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Boris, I know you had great intentions, and I thank you for that. I have looked at some of those threads already, some more than once. One of my favorite answers was Bill from Noro Lim:
| Quote: | " Our first boat was a 16. My wife and I were still both working full time. We kept the boat on a trailer and under cover when not in use. We used the boat quite a bit, but mostly on weekends. Our longest trips were 3 or 4 days and a hundred or so miles on the water. Clean up after each use was pretty easy. Bottom paint would have been an unnecessary hassle. Easy choice.
Our second boat was a 23. We were both retired. We kept the boat in the water in a covered marina slip. Getting under way was a matter of minutes whenever the mood struck us, which was often. We used the boat a lot. I would bet the boat got used on average pretty close to once a week year round for eight years. Our longest trips were a month or two and a couple thousand miles on the water. We hauled out two or three times a year for inspections and cleanup. We re-applied bottom paint every two to three years. Not having bottom paint would have been a disaster. Easy choice.
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Looks like it depends, on how you use the boat, and how you take care of it, and how much time you want to spend doing the "taking care of"
Thanks again. I'm off to do some reading.
Harvey
SleepyC
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