Bob told me about Micron 66 repeatedly and showed me Azura bottom in December. It is how he described.
I have used Micron CSC, VC Offshore and whatever came on our boat last year (similar to CSC). I would haul Nut Case at least three times per year (could use a crane so was cheap). 1st time would be mid July at a race week after in water for 1.5 months - bottom looked clean but scrubbed anyway. 2nd time Labour day weekend at beginning September when we brought the boat back to Halifax from its summer location on Northumberland Strait. There would be some slime and whatever it is that grows on the flat undersides in a star shaped pattern. Last haulout would be end of October in Halifax after sitting on a mooring in NW Arm approx. 150 feet from Bob's boat. Would be slime and also grass growing on the vertical surfaces. This mattered not weather Micron CSC or VC Offshore. Last year Persistence came with another manufacturer version of Micron CSC. Was launched in June, hauled mid July to work on Transducers, hauled Sept 8 to work on propeller shaft, relaunched Sept 19 and hauled 1st week November. Was dirty on each haulout. When I compare my experiences with Bob's on Azura with Micron 66 I cannot conceive using Micron CSC. The pain of obtaining Micron 66 has made me consider Ameron ABC #4 because a 1D35 in our area has been using for 10 years and owners say it is closest thing to Micron 66 available in Canada. They insist it is closer to Micron 66 in its properties than to Micron CSC. All of the above are racing paints and that is also a consideration even though we now sail a Winnebago Mike Persistence From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of robert via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:05 AM To: mike amirault; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List bottom paint I had no complaints using Micron CSC....used it for about 12 years....a few years back, I had the opportunity to buy a few gallons of Micron 66 for $100 per gallon. I read about its effectiveness in dealing with 'slime'.....the biocides in it I guess which are not in CSC. And 2 1/2 gallons for $250, how could I refuse. AZURA logs close to 1,000nm per season and when the boat is hauled in October, it does not need a bottom cleaning and/or pressure wash. The bottom looks pretty much the same as it did when given a light coat of 66 in the Spring. I have used 66 for 3 seasons now.....I dilute it about 10% to make rolling it on easier. I am usually applying antifouling paint around +10C and the little extra solvent makes rolling it on easier and it the paint seems to go farther. The boat could go back in the water this Spring with no attention to the bottom, however, it will get another diluted, light coat. A few other club members have witnessed the effectiveness of 66 on my boat and have switched from whatever they were using. They all get it when they drive to the USA. I asked the Binnacle here why they don't carry it......they said it too much trouble getting all the govt approvals because of the biocides in the 66. I don't race AZURA so it really doesn't matter what's on its bottom as long as it is not mussels and barnacles and other similar marine growth. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N. On 2015-03-10 10:39 AM, mike amirault via CnC-List wrote: I am in the same marina as Dwight Veniot and I did use Amercoat #4 for several years. As an antifouling agent it works very well but I found it to be too ablative for my boat which sails about 1000nm per season. After a power wash in the fall, the hull would be nearly bare. Since that time, I have switched to micron CSC which holds up much better and sometimes just needs a "brokers" touch up rather than a full coat each year. Therefore, I think any cost savings you will get with the Amercoat are offset by justing with CSC. _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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