[MHml] Bottom paint for fresh and salt

[Peter Lillywhite]

            A number of years ago a friend used VC17 on the bottom of
his Prout; it was not a success in Portsmouth Harbour (south coast of
UK) which is a high fouling area. The real problem occurred however when
he decided to revert to a conventional antifoul, he found the
removal/sealing of VC17 to be very difficult, presumably due to the
Teflon in the mix.
 
            Cheers Peter.
 
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Subject: [MHml] Bottom paint for fresh and salt
 
I'm currently completing a Transat 6.5 sailboat that will be summered on
Lake Erie in the water and wintered in St. Petersburg FL in the water.
Is there one bottom paint type or brand that will be good for the
algea/critters in both areas? Or are there two types that can be painted
over each other? 
I'm kinda partial to VC 17 which I've used on Lake Erie but am clueless
as to effectviveness in saltwater.
 
Roger
SV Spook
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