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From: hogg@utcsri.UUCP (John Hogg)
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Subject: Re: Bottom paint
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Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 12:54:04 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 15 12:54:04 1985
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Reply-To: hogg@utcsri.UUCP (John hogg)
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
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Summary: 

Hear, hear! A discussion about REAL boats!

My particular poison of choice is Sikkens Ruwa Chlororubber, racing black, to
be precise.  Sikkens claims that their product is good for two years; two
years later, I agree, with reservations.  The first year (which was EXTREMELY
warm) there was virtually no growth at the end of the season.  By the end
of the second year with one scrubbing in mid-season, there was enough to
worry a racer.
Sikkens goes on fairly easily.  (But don't paint in a breeze - the paint will
dry before it smooths out, and you'll have a LOT of sanding.)  Wetsand
afterwards if you're serious about racing, down to about 400 grit.  If you
don't like sanding, VC17 will give you a beautifully smooth bottom, but
you'll have to continuously washhaul.
It costs a bit more than most (but not all) paints; ~$43 a litre (Canadian)
when I called up this year.  Spread this over two years instead of one and
it looks much better.
How did I choose this brand?  Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club does its own
hauling (see some volume in that eminently avoidable classic, the Time/Life
series on boating).  After the riding the car up under the hundredth
dripping bottom, I noticed an incredible specificity and selectivity: the
clean boats were exactly those that had used Sikkens.
Caveats and disclaimers: I sail in fresh water (Lake Ontario) which a
Texan might consider cool.  And while I ought to get a free tin of paint
out of this, I won't; I have no connection with any interested party.

The opinions herein expressed represent official policy of the Governing
Council of the University of Toronto, the Government of Canada, and a
passing Labrador Retriever.
-- 

John Hogg
Computer Systems Research Institute, UofT
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