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Originally Posted by Jason Flare
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................... The irony of the guy who cleans dirty hulls arguing that bottom paints are effective was too much for me.
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I would have to stand with fstbttms in this debate. As a
liveaboard cruiser that started painting
boat bottoms back when
mercury paints were still
sold on the shelves, I have witnessed the differences in the effectiveness of bottom paints by product, ingredients and location.
Two things stand out as stark truths that reveal much support for fstbttms' position. First, boats painted with
commercial bottom paints have far less growth and fouling than boats not painted or painted without
commercial anti-fouling additives. Second, every
anti-fouling paint that I've witnessed over my 45 years of
living aboard and cruising works better and lasts longer with occasional light scrubbing.
There's no conflict with effective bottom painting and underwater care.