bottom paint

[dhenline]

Mirelos
thank you for the reply. since the coating would be applied by the boat manufacture, I will assume they will do it well. I will likely opt for the more expensive copper coat

Don

[Exile]

Originally Posted by MIRELOS

thanks Exile, did you have an ablative paint on before and what was you prep for putting the ABC on......thanks in advance

Before I started using ABC I always used Pettit Trinidad (Pro/SR), a hard epoxy paint. It's been awhile but, as I recall, all that was required to apply the ABC ablative was a thorough sanding. I buy the 5-gal buckets and just keep applying until it's gone, with the usual emphasis on wear points on the front sides of the keel & rudder. I go an easy two years with periodic cleanings which is all I really want to go btwn haul-outs.

[SVTatia]

Originally Posted by Exile

Before I started using ABC I always used Pettit Trinidad (Pro/SR), a hard epoxy paint. It's been awhile but, as I recall, all that was required to apply the ABC ablative was a thorough sanding. I buy the 5-gal buckets and just keep applying until it's gone, with the usual emphasis on wear points on the front sides of the keel & rudder. I go an easy two years with periodic cleanings which is all I really want to go btwn haul-outs.

I have a question... i also use ABC 3 antifouling which has a shelf life of one year from date of shipment (!!?). If you bought the 5 gallon, how long did you keep the opened can and did you notice any change in the paint from the first to the last coat? Since we don't have the date of manufacture, for all we know it could sit in the store shelf for a long time, but....
I am not sure why such a shelf life, do the biocides die or the solvents deteriorate?

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by SVTatia

I have a question... i also use ABC 3 antifouling which has a shelf life of one year from date of shipment (!!?). If you bought the 5 gallon, how long did you keep the opened can and did you notice any change in the paint from the first to the last coat? Since we don't have the date of manufacture, for all we know it could sit in the store shelf for a long time, but....
I am not sure why such a shelf life, do the biocides die or the solvents deteriorate?
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I don't know but when I was researching it I found ppg was good at answering any question they didn't feel a product secret

[jcapo]

Anyone have a current source for ABC3? I'm not finding any.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by jcapo

Anyone have a current source for ABC3? I'm not finding any.

Got mine at the local PPG paint store

[SVTatia]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

I don't know but when I was researching it I found ppg was good at answering any question they didn't feel a product secret

I called and the answer was... it depends. So my question was to obtain field/real life experience.

[SVTatia]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Got mine at the local PPG paint store

Care to share link or location?

[Exile]

Originally Posted by SVTatia

I have a question... i also use ABC 3 antifouling which has a shelf life of one year from date of shipment (!!?). If you bought the 5 gallon, how long did you keep the opened can and did you notice any change in the paint from the first to the last coat? Since we don't have the date of manufacture, for all we know it could sit in the store shelf for a long time, but....
I am not sure why such a shelf life, do the biocides die or the solvents deteriorate?
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Not sure about shelf life, and never noticed any differences as I went along. I never have paint leftover that I store in opened cans. It all goes on until none is left. That's one plus of ablative vs. hard epoxy paints, i.e. you generally don't have to worry about too much build-up since it's designed to slowly wear away once you're back in the water.

[Bellinghamster]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Got mine at the local PPG paint store

Recently? I called around this spring trying to get some and everywhere said it's no longer available, only for sale to the US Navy.

[motion30]

In Florida where you have to scrub your bottom once a month. You will be in a cloud of paint when you scrape.

[CarlF]

I’ve had a completely different experience from Sailorboy with SeaHawk BioCop (black) in Florida and Bahamas waters. Lasted better than my previous Micron Extra and Micron 66 - and it’s slightly harder than those so divers don’t scrub it off as easily.

I moved to BioCop after getting strong recommendations from several Caribbean cruisers.

Minimal growth (and no hard growth) with 6 week cleaning in Florida (with Micron Extra I needed to clean every four weeks) In the Bahamas where fouling is not nearly as bad due to the salinity of the water I go three months between cleanings. When I repainted at two years it seemed to have another year in it but I haul at two years anyways to replace saildrive seals.

Interlux bought SeaHawk. Prior to the acquisition SeaHawk had a reputation for weak quality control. Perhaps Sailorboy got a bad batch back then.

I had asked about ABC but my yard couldn’t get it.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by SVTatia

Care to share link or location?

whatever the address is for the PPG Paint Store in Jacksonville FL

[sailorboy1]

if you can not get the ABC3 you might consider Sherwin Williams Seagaurd Copper Bottom 45

[fstbttms]

Originally Posted by CarlF

Prior to the acquisition SeaHawk had a reputation for weak quality control.

Prior to the acquisition Sea Hawk had a reputation for being owned and managed by convicted felons.