Some years back, my brother and I were campaigning our Kirby 25....we
used Micron CSC....just before this weekend regatta, we hauled the K25
on our club's 5 ton crane to give the bottom a cleaning.
Day one on the long spin run to the finish line, there was a C&C 37R
just to leeward and a few boat lengths behind us.....they could not pass
us not matter what they did. We were in different fleets but on the
same course to the finish line.
As it turned out, the 37R had a dirty bottom.....not sure what paint
they were using, but their bottom was definitely slowing them down and
they knew it. They next morning, the owner had a diver cleaning the
bottom before the Sunday afternoon race. Fortunately or unfortunately,
we didn't get to hook up that pm to see how much of a difference the
bottom cleaning made on the 37R.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
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). 1^st time would be mid July at
a race week after in water for 1.5 months – bottom looked clean but
scrubbed anyway. 2^nd 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 1^st 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.
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