Hi Ken- Sounds interesting. How did you prepare the prop and shaft for painting? Do you strip and repaint every year or just add a new coat? Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > RUST-OLEUM makes a GALVANIZING COMPOUND SPRAY which is a 93% pure zinc > coating. I can get it at the local hardware store. We've used it the last > couple of seasons. The boat comes out with the zinc paint still on the prop, > and no growth whatsoever. Only about 45 hours on the engine this season > though. > > "Instantly galvanize metal surfaces to protect them from corrosion with > Rust-Oleum® Professional Galvanizing Compound Spray. This 93% pure zinc > coating applies a galvanized film with cathodic protection, which resists > rusts, scratches and chips." > > https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/professional/galvanizing-compound-spray/ > > <https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/professional/galvanizing-compound-spray/> > > Ken H. > > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 at 10:09, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Petit sells one. Probably more expensive but effective too. > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 8:59 AM dwight veinot via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Thanks. Is that the one that works. I had a ton of little white barnacle on > my prop and prop shat at haul out. I don’t think the prop would have driven > the boat. I had to get a tow to the marina for hail out because of another > reason ( did not get my wet exhaust fixed in time) so I don’t know for sure > if I could got there with auxiliary power. I am anxious to try zinc paint > next season > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:10 AM Andrew Burton via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Krylon makes a zinc galvanizing paint that you can find on most hardware > store spray paint shelves. > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/26+Beacon+Hill+Newport,+RI+USA++02840?entry=gmail&source=g> > Newport, RI > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/26+Beacon+Hill+Newport,+RI+USA++02840?entry=gmail&source=g> > > USA > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/26+Beacon+Hill+Newport,+RI+USA++02840?entry=gmail&source=g> > 02840 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/26+Beacon+Hill+Newport,+RI+USA++02840?entry=gmail&source=g> > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > <http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/> > +401 965-5260 > >> On Oct 26, 2021, at 06:06, dwight veinot via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >> > >> Where do you get “zinc paint”? >> >> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 11:40 PM Alan Liles via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> Here in Vancouver, my boat guru suggested zinc paint for the prop and shaft. >> I wasn’t too sure but now I’ve seen several yards using it. My prop and >> shaft come out of the water (yearly) without hard growth on them. I’m sold. >> >> Al Liles >> SV Elendil, C&C 37/40+ >> Vancouver BC >> >> >>> On Oct 25, 2021, at 2:37 PM, John and Maryann Read via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> Second Petit Prop Paint. One must be careful with copper based paint on >>> stainless and bronze running gear; >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> John and Maryann (dec’d 7/18/2021) >>> >>> Legacy III >>> >>> 1982 C&C 34 >>> >>> Noank, CT >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Neil Andersen via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>] >>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 3:52 PM >>> To: Stus-List >>> Cc: Neil Andersen >>> Subject: Stus-List Re: Bottom Paints Again >>> >>> >>> >>> I use Petit prop paint with good results >>> >>> >>> >>> Neil Andersen >>> >>> 1982 Ca& C 32, FoxFire >>> >>> Rock Hall, MD 21661 >>> >>> From: Dean McNeill via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> >>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 3:36 PM >>> To: Stus-List >>> Cc: Dean McNeill >>> Subject: Stus-List Re: Bottom Paints Again >>> >>> >>> >>> First full season for me with my C&C 34 and I used Interlux Micron CSC, as >>> that’s what the previous owner ’thought’ was on it when I bought it. A good >>> friend has also used it on his Tartan 3700 for years with good results. >>> >>> >>> >>> I used 2 to 3 coats after a light sanding of the previous coat(s) and it >>> has worked very well. Five months moored in the Northwest Arm in Halifax NS >>> and it was surprisingly super clean when it came out at end of season… a >>> little green scum in places but that’s it! Stainless prop shaft was caked >>> with barnacles and growth, so I’m guessing bottom paint worked great where >>> it was applied! >>> >>> >>> >>> Does anyone coat their stainless prop shaft (or brass folding prop) with >>> bottom paint? >>> >>> >>> >>> Dean >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>> the costs involved. 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