>grown quit a beard I've just had Dolphin pulled out of the water after floating through four (five?) winters. I was expecting the worst. Sunday was the first time I could get down to the marina, and I could see the boat sitting in the parking lot. When I got up to the hull I realized that I was at the wrong boat because this one had clearly been in the water only a few months.
Whoa!!! This WAS the one!! They'd run the pressure washer over the hull while she was on the Travelift, so the results of the astonishing barnacle growth we had on the Chesapeake this year showed where they had missed it. Otherwise, it was perfect -- and the dried barnacles were easily removed by hand. So... West Marine's house brand ablative anti-fouling sold five years ago works extremely well in the mid-Chesapeake. I had put a gallon of black on first and then two gallons of blue. The black is just beginning to show through in high-wear areas (on the stem, near the prop etc). I will be using that same paint again if it's still available. Giles Morris Arlington VA Montgomery 15 "Umiaq" Vancouver 25 "Dolphin" Miscellaneous small craft -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] n.com]On Behalf Of Howard Audsley Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:44 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: FW: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender Mike: Where do you intend to sail? MO River or one of the lower MO River reservoirs? I'm in Columbia, MO and could probably be talked into coming up for a weekend sail next summer, or perhaps we could organize a weekend at Lake Stockton in SW MO. There are 4 or 5 Monty's within 3 or 4 hours drive of there. Not a big lake, but good sailing, nonetheless. The main thing in the warm and fertile Midwest waters is slime and algea. I've painted my bottom twice, and the last time used the Interlux stuff with Biolux, and still had bottom growth. She had grown quit a beard since July. But it did come off easily with a power washer. I think the copper stuff is VC 17, and is slick... but I tried it on my rudder last summer, and it didn't help much with the algea. If you leave her in the water, you are going to need to do a periodic scrubbing, so whatever you put on needs to hold up to that. Interlux does sell the VC 17 with Biolux, so that may help slow it down some. Regards, Howard M17, #278 Audasea PS: If you are sailing in Nebraska, and don't have two reef points in your main, this winter would be a good time to get that taken care of. You won't regret it! On 12/21/03 12:28 PM, "Michael Huffine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All > > Let me introduce myself. I am Mike Huffine, and I live in Omaha, Nebraska. > I recently bought David Fann's Dulcibella, hull number 616 (2001). > Dulcibella is hopefully adjusting to Nebraska versus Florida weather as we > "speak." Unlike David who trailer sailed, I plan to place her in a slip > for the season next year (May through October), and I understand I will need > to have a barrier coat and bottom paint applied. (By the way, David was > most gracious to me and answered every question I had at the time--a very > nice transaction) > > I want to beat the spring rush by having the boat work done now, over the > holidays. My local sailboat dealer is recommending a barrier coat and VC 17 > bottom paint. Since Dulcibella has green accents, I plan to ask for the > bottom paint that is a copper finish when wetted. The dealer is planning to > contact Montgomery to determine where the water line is. > > I have watched this list for some time now and have been impressed with the > tremendous level of expertise and experience. If anyone has comments, > cautions or suggestions on the above, I would be grateful. I am new to > sailing, and this list has already been a great help. > > Thanks! > > Mike and Mary Huffine M-17 Hull # 616 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
