H26 - Bottom Paint

[Marky Mark]

Just back from 6 weeks in the salt chuck in the Pacific NW. Wonderful trip, excellent sailing. 3rd year with this 1994 H26 so still learning lots. My understanding is this boat lived most of its life in fresh water lakes. The previous owner had a can of Micron CSC that he suggested he had put on now 4 years ago. I prep'd and put on a coat of this last year. Bottom looked good before launch 6 weeks ago.

 

[sail sfbay]

Looks like you lost your barrier coating?

 

[dmax]

Poor adhesion - can be caused by wax left over when the hull was formed or some other contamination. The paint is going to need to come off and the hull properly prep'ed for paint - wash with a solvent to remove contaminants and lightly sand. The keel also needs the paint removed, the prep depends on what it is made of. Hopefully, the adhesion is so poor, the paint comes right off.

 

[sail sfbay]

If you plan to apply new barrier coat suggest 5 - 7 coats of epoxy AFTER the bottom is dry and BEFORE you apply anti fouling paint. Please refer to the article below on barrier coating your sailboat.

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[rgranger]

Look at post # 4 in this thread for getting the hull ready for a new coat

All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway

I am stripping my sailboat's bottom back down to the gelcoat. I'm new to sailing and have a few questions I've been meaning to ask. First off, I've felt a bit overwhelmed the past few days. While at first, we were able to get a lot of paint off fast - getting that last 5% has been exhausting...

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