Ibelieve Tom is right here; fresh water is more troublesome than salt. In the early 70's those of us who were cdoncerned about quality all swtareted using a catylist
jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:54 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Help: bottom paint, Interlux 2000 or none? > Maybe blistering is fundamentally different from simple osmosis, which is > a > phenomenon whereby water tends to dilute a more concentrated solution by > flowing across a semi-permeable membrane (as in, blood cells swell and pop > when placed in distilled water and collapse in saltwater. This would > suggest > that immersion in fresh water would be more likely to promote blisters > than > saltwater. I think some of you out there have encountered just such a > problem, although saltwater could of course be less concentrated than some > component of gel coat. Interesting technical question. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrei > Caldararu > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:48 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Help: bottom paint, Interlux 2000 or none? > > Howard and Bill, > > The one thing I am most afraid of is not fresh water slime, but > gelcoat blisters. Indeed the sailing season here is May-mid October, > so 5.5 months. Is the issue with gelcoat blisters mostly from saltwater? > > Just a dinghy with a set of oars probably won't do: the mooring is > about 800 feet away from the ramp where I can get in the water in a > public spot, and I don't want to bother my friend by going through his > back yard every time I want to go sailing. Or would it? I was thinking > perhaps a canoe instead, so I could also enjoy it by itself. > > Thanks, Andrei. > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1730 - Release Date: 10/17/2008 > 8:07 AM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
