Bottom Painting

[John Radcliff]

As the search function on the forum is less then stellar (Yea, I tried, but I got 0 results - When are they going to join the latter 1/2 of the 90s and get a real forum software package?) Sorry about the rantAny way I have an opportunity to leave my 170 in for the entire summer. As I am on the lower Chesapeake Bay, I would need to have some for of AF paint. I would like to use ablative paint as it makes sense to use this.I have some questions -1 - Anyone done this yet on a 170?2 - Do I need a barrier coat like on fiberglass?3 - What about the CB & CB trunk?4 - Think West Marine's Bottom Wax would work?Thanks for the help.John

 

[bly]

What is your search criteria?

John -Not knowing your search criteria, hard to comment on your nice little rant. But, when I go into the archives and search under:All models2004 and 2005Look for the terms in the messageOriginal postI come up with many posts. Under the words "Ablative paint" there are 11 posts in 2004 and 15 posts in 2005. Opening up the search to "bottom paint" I find 109 posts in 2004 and 76 posts in 2005.

 

[phlocker]

bottom paint

my 146 is at the shop right now getting bottom painted. It is a real tough process espically since the waterline needs to be snapped and the bottom etched to hold the paint. Best to have a reputable shop do it first then you can do the yearly mtce.