Persistence is at same club as Bob's Azura. We also used Micron 66 on Bob's recommendation as being a paint that works very well in that particular area.
Today Persistence was hauled and I immediately checked the bottom. There was ZERO Growth. No hair, no barnacles and nothing that adhweres to hull. There was a very thin layer of slime for approx. 1.5 feet from waterline that was barely noticeable and rubs off with your finger. This slime was not adhering to the hull Contrast this to Micron CSC that I would pressure wash beginning of September and then have the boat in water in same area from Sept 9 - Oct 26 two and three years ago on our J27 Nut Case. There would be hair at the waterline and coating the rudder. Not a little hair rather looking like someone needed a shave hair .. long and advanced. Last year with Vivid on Persistence haul for wash and transducers July 19 and haul for work Sept 11 and bottom was green with growth. VC Offshore in the past also not great on the J27 in this area Persistence was scrubbed and wet sanded April 25 and the Micron 66 applied April 26 at bare minimum temperatures with daytime highs approx. 14 degrees and overnight much cooler. The boat was not scrubbed in water or out since launch April 30. I am now sold on this paint despite it being a PITA for me to get it Mike Persistence 1987 Frers 33 Halifax From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of robert via CnC-List Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:46 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Stus-List Antifouling Paint Here's an observation on the barnacle growth on my boat this year.....there were barnacles on the hull (maybe 200, I didn't actually count) but none on the rudder. When I painted last Spring in April, the temp was cool (10C at the most) so I diluted the Micron 66, maybe 10%, so it would spread easily.....the hull got 1 coat but the rudder got 2 or 3 coats. I may have reduced the effectiveness of the Micron 66 by diluting it too much.....I won't dilute the paint next year....will wait for a warm enough day to apply without diluting......FYI Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2015-10-25 8:33 PM, Graham Collins via CnC-List wrote: Boat came out on Friday. :-( On the plus side once again the prayer meetings worked, not much growth on my boat (and lots on Bob's boat!). This was my third season on a coat of Micron CSC, a few barnacles but nothing significant. There is a J29 at the club that has VC Offshore on it, apparently it sat 2 months unused, and man that thing was a barnacle festival! End to end. Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11
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