Comments on: Exploring

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:50:19 +0000

Tim,.

I agree with you for sure, I talk everything with a grain of salt. I’ve always been the guy who has to make his own mistakes. I just need to do some more meditating on this. The haul-out is one of my biggest expenses and you guys know I live on a shoestring. Bottom Paint is a big decision/expense for me. Having, and cruising with little money means I only invest in quality and practical products. The marine industry (like everything else) is littered with a lot of garbage these days. When I was back in the states I was shocked to see all the crappie/disposable products in West Marine.

Jeep Tj eah? I must have come after the Cj series. My last jeep was a CJ8, however I also had a 5, and 7. Love Jeeps : )

By: Timtoolman

Timtoolman — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:28:11 +0000

Oh ya the more you sail the less will grow, go sailing sail sail sail.

By: Timtoolman

Timtoolman — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:25:06 +0000

By all means read the reviews the more info you have the better, just giving my 2 cents and what has worked for me and others I know. I don’t know that it will last 5-7 years I don’t know that anything will last that long.
I read reviews all the time on everything I buy. Iread reviews on jeeps I have a 1999 TJ. I read reviews on Corvettes I have a 2004 Z06.
in reading these reviews there was so much negitive talk. But now that I own these I find these reviews to be wrong for the most part. I read reviews with a grain of salt always. You just have to read the facts on the product and think about what makes sence. The very best thing is to talk to people in person who have used these products.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:26 +0000

Tim,

I have a few blisters and will fix them on my next haul out. I also want to strip the hull and barrier-coat the whole thing. As you know I do all of my own work and only want to haul out every 5-7 years. I have friends here who haven't hauled out in 12 years but they scrub too much.

If copper coat is as effective as they say it is it’s a good investment. however I’ve read a few really bad reviews though ( www.ventspleen.com/?p=1476 ) and would hate to have to haul out and repaint, I just don’t have the money to burn and am thinking to stick with what I know. As far as a professional application goes I’m sure I have the ability to pull it off, I’m pretty careful about such things.

By: Timtoolman

Timtoolman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:03:49 +0000

I have used copper coat for years. My boat hull was oxidized gelcoat poor condition, repair patches from moving through hulls but copper coat still worked very well. In fact my wife just slaps it on with a roller. It's true one should keep the hull smooth as a babies butt, butt who does.
I don't see how copper coat has anything to do with how smooth and nice the bottom is.
I tend to do all boat work my self and no one has recomended I should do a bottom job.
I say work with what you have or can get.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:39:32 +0000

I forgot to mention you can watch my friend Roger Olson’s film “Plot your course to adventure” by clicking on his link at the bottom, left side of your screen. It’s from the 80’s and shot on 16mm film. Cool and retro :)

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:26:38 +0000

Rob
Thanks for the input. I've talked to some friends and a guy here that has copper sheet on the hull of his wooden boat. He says copper is very effective for fighting barnacle growth, but useless aginst slime and grass. My other friend Roger Olson use to own the yard that built Bristol Channel Cutters (my favorite small cruising boat) agrees and sez that ablative is best on slime and seAgrass. I'm leaning towards just painting with a good ablative. My last paint brought me almost 4 years of service. I'm also changing all my t-hulls to maralon and building a keel cooler for the engine.

Peace

By: rob Dunham

rob Dunham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:51:25 +0000

Re Copper coat, I don`t use it but have friends that do and have. When deciding that I might do so, I was advised by them all, to have a well known local,(south coast speciaist) fibreglass repair man/company do the work. Copper coat themselves reccommend him as did all my other friends, which leads me to think that its all dependent on the hull preparation and the way its applied plus the experoence in doing so, sure we can all slap a coat of antifoul on :o)) or prepare and spray a hull but I do feel that with specialist coatings, maybe their use ( for the best effect) should be matched with specialist abilities and experience. Sure I`m aware its all in the mildly leaching epoxy base and the fine ground very dry copper powder being fully suspended in its medium when applying ( and being regularily stirred to ensure so) but I do also know of owners that have made their own version and put the two togeather and been unsuccessfull ( expensively so) so its proceedure should be fully understoon and mached with commitment when using it for best results. You should have no problem doing this. Please remember that my experience (or lack of it? although I have epoxied a few hulls commercially in the past) is based upon being in Mud Island (the UK) and dry warm weather makes it so much better to work with. IMHO Rob

By: CPT. G

CPT. G — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:24:37 +0000

alex….my boat in Hawaii is seriously for sale and I am leaning towards continuing my voyage once it sells…..sapzurro!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:43:15 +0000

Tim,

Thanks, I certainly don't mind a little scrub now and then. I have to do a major (2 hour) bottom job now every 3 weeks. No barnicals but I grow a 2 inch long carpet on the hull in less than a month.

I have a 12v sea breath (air compressor/hooka) which is an important part of my equipment, I use it all the time.

Peace.