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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 05/08/2005 :  06:48:58  Show Profile
As many of you know, I keep my boat on a fresh water lake, at least for the time being. On the catalina owner forums, one owner who has used this paint claims it lasted here almost 5 years. Now, I'm in a different climate every year and have to haul every year, but I'm wondering what, if any, experiences folks here have had with this paint.

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Rick
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  08:08:18  Show Profile
Trinidad SR is great stuff. I've regularly gone two years between paintings here in the Chesapeake -- and one time went three without it looking bad at all. If you're planning to keep your boat overboard year-round, this is the right paint. If you're going to haul for the winter, use an ablative -- modified epoxy loses its effectiveness out of the water.

Brooke
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  08:25:10  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
You have a Capri 25. You should use VC-17. It is so easy to refresh you will consider it less work than dealing with multi year ablatives.
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seastream
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  11:01:35  Show Profile  Visit seastream's Homepage
VC-17 is what Wayne put on my boat for all its' years on Lake Winnipesaukee. No complaints, no worries, clean bottom always.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  11:53:15  Show Profile
Trinidad's primary claim to fame is it's effectiveness in extreme fouling conditions (tropical salt water). VC-17 will provide a 'faster' finish and should do fine in freshwater.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  17:03:42  Show Profile
Thanks everyone for the answers. The gal who claimed she got 5 years was in a fresh water lake in Florida and didn't have to haul every year. I didn't know that would be a problem. I plan on moving the boat to the coast either in 2006 or 2007, depending on when I can get a place, hence my hesitation to use the VC17 as it will have to be removed completely in order to put on a paint that will be right for the salt water. See Bob Seastream's post in the Catalina 25 forum. I don't relish stripping the bottom again and I'm not willing to pay someone to do it. So I was trying to kill 2 birds with one stone. At least my fiberglass work on the hull is done, now I need to get the fairing done.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 :  18:40:18  Show Profile
You can put ablative over epoxy, but not the other way around. After years of epoxy (Trinidad), this year I switched to ACT because I'll be hauling every winter from now on. That sequence might color -- no pun intended -- your decision.

Brooke
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 05/10/2005 :  16:12:00  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
Pettit Vivid Bright Colored Antifouling Bottom Paint, VC17 comes off way to easy. Vivid is what all the pro's are using when their boat have to be in the water for a long period of time. I have been shopping around on this and WM has it on sale for 139.00 plus a 10.00 mail in rebate. VC17 has to be sprayed on to really get a good coating you will have to re appy every year.
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