Mike, Your logic is perfect - the rules here, not so much. Can only guess most of the legislators had no real idea what they voted on, and the practical application thereof. Boatyards had to install these pads / runoff capturing filtering systems to be in compliance with state regulation, not a trivial capital expenditure.
Am surprised at the lack of similar regulations in our neighbor to the north. Heard a while back some west coast states / localities were even banning in water bottom cleaning as that created too much pollution... Brian [message trimmed per Stu's request] -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:26 AM To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Bottom Cleaning Hi Brian We do not have those same restrictions at this time. I would think that ablative paint would likely also come under scrutiny. Since by its nature it comes off while sailing in the very same waters where the runoff from wet sanding would end up. For bottom stripping we do have a policy about capturing just not for wet sanding. Note that our club routinely pressure washes the hulls of the boats as they are hauled. This has the same effect as a light wet sand in that a lot of ablative paint comes off at the time. Mike -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of nausetbeach--- via CnC-List Sent: October 25, 2019 10:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: nausetbe...@optonline.net Subject: Re: Stus-List Bottom Cleaning Mike, What do you do about the wet sanding run off? In the US [at least in my state] ANY paint whether dry or wet sanded, must be captured and "disposed of properly." The pressure washing at haulout is suppose to be done on a pad which collects and filters the run off. Wet sanding in the boat yard at large is not allowed and the yard manager will blow a fuse or two if he finds anyone who has done so, as he is liable to the state environmental agency for any run off into the local waterways. If it came to any enforcement fines, presumably the boat owner would also be on the hook... I switched from a hard, racing paint VC Offshore to an ablative paint because wet sanding was no longer allowed. Having the boat moved back onto the pad for wet sanding is not practical. I use a random orbital with vacuum pickup [as recommended by Greg Cutter way back when] to dry sand the bottom prior to applying new paint. Brian _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
