2000e coverage

[Meriachee]

For anybody who has actually coated the hull with 2000E, as a barrier coat, what kind of "real world" coverage did you get, what boat did it go on, and how did you apply it? The docs, while good, might suggest a gallon either way, and at 100 bucks per, I'd rather not have a lot of excess!

 

[Chris Patterson]

Used it many times, and advise most folks on the hill with this. A gallon will coat the underside of a thirty foot boat comfortably. A twenty seven should be great, as you can put it on a tad 'thicker', paying closer attention to those leading edges. Mix the whole gallon at once, no use playing with it. You'll get it on before it flashes, unless you're just drunk or something. Use a shaker if you can get your hands on it, much easier than stirring. It's really incredibly easy mate. In my opinion, one of the neatest jobs you'll actually do on a boat, that let's the family get in on some 'help time'.

 

[Chris Patterson]

Oh yeah, medium nap 9" roller, cheap pan, cheap roller frame and handle, and throw it all away, don't bother cleaning that mess off the tooling. BUY CHEAP! Yer not roll and tipping Awlgrip.
It would actually be difficult to mess this up. And it will take more than that one gallon coat, which will cover one time. To get that specified thickness that Akzo Nobel recommends, it'll take three gallons. I'll leave that topic up to debate. But if it were MY boat, two gallons. Use different colors like white first, then grey. Same thinking as using opposing colors on bottom paints..

 

[Roadking Larry]

I used the better part of 2 gallons on My Macgregor 26S. 5 coats as thick as I could get it on smoothly.

 

[Meriachee]

Three gallons it appear to be then. Alternating white and grey, should leave a nice colour for the CSC before she goes in the drink.

 

[Chris Patterson]

Yeah, I sorta doubt you'll make it TOO thick. I shoulda been clearer though when I said what I would do with my boat, because it's just a minor nuisance at best to go to the hill. I've actually been living on it beside the boatyard dock for a month and a half. Damn I sure do have an understanding wife. And a real dependable pool boy named Raul it seems too. He's there an awful lot. Anyway..

Follow those application instructions fairly close too. Many a job has went south because somebody cheated.

 

[Meriachee]

Yep. I'm not looking to get the bow wave an extra foot wider, just replace the barrier coat, get some smooth af on the bottom, not like the blue ooze that's there now, and see if we don't pick up a bunch of decimal points in the go faster department.

The instructions seem straight forward. That should be the easy bit, after the prep. The po, it would appear, just kept adding another layer of blue goo every time they saw white. I'm hoping for the best under that, but expecting a little bit of quilting before I'm done.

 

[Chris Patterson]

It is really a whiz bang man. AwlGrip is targeted at the "pro's", as it can be finicky to work with. Like fine varnishing, there are no shortcuts, and when tried will let you know post haste that shouldn't have been done. Interlux barrier coat on the other hand is merely epoxy primer, the emphasis on primer. Opening the cans and mixing it without spills is the hardest part..

 

[Meriachee]

AwlGrip isn't that hard to lay on. Just like anything, prep and attention to cleanliness are the keys to a nice finish.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I'm confused. How did Awlgrip get into this conversation? I believe the original question was about applying a water barrier coat beneath the waterline where a CSC antifouling would finish off the job.

 

[Meriachee]

It just kinda went there, not entirely unlike a lot of conversations sail related. I got my question answered, best guess, 3 gallons. White, grey, white, then a couple of nice coats of CSC, as Mr Rowe says: what could possibly go wrong?

 

[Chris Patterson]

Yeah I guess I was the guilty dog about Awlgrip. I was using it as a reference, both being Interlux. No it's really not that picky of stuff, it's amazing paint that looks sweet, but is finicky in application. Whereas barrier coat is not. Mix it and spread it. A drunk could do it, and in fact I think it says on the can about the ratio of alcohol that should be mixed for the holder of the stick. Very important. Don't want a mans nerves shattered right in the middle of the job..

But yeah man. In all seriousness, you put three coats, (three gallons), on it and bottom paint that boat, with a LITTLE proper care you'll never do that job again. It is for sure insurance for the bottom. I'm not going to say you can't rub it off dragging the boat across 'Dead Mans Reef' a few times, but otherwise when your neighbors start talking blisters, you can just say the word 'barriercoat', wander off in peacefulness; because that is a pointless conversation after that point..

 

[Meriachee]

I always was considering three coats, and then, since the boat is in relatively cold northern water for the summer (all 9 days of it) (or so it seems) one coat of CSC.

 

[Rich (P303)]

Don't forget a descent mask with filter inserts! No sense in destroying your brain. And a hat... and some latex gloves. First coat of bottom paint goes on when your last coat of epoxy is still hot. (will leave a thumbprint... but won't transfer to your finger). Basically the time frame is about when you finish 1/2 of the hull... your ready to jump right in with the bottom paint. If your boat is in the sun or it is very warm... it might go quicker. Follow the directions... Have fun.

 

[Meriachee]

Yeah, I'm just not sure how to deal with the stands. It may require a bunch of 2x6s wedged up under the HD joint, as the boat is on the trailer.