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Old 08-08-2023, 22:32   #61
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That much is true but it is only after many coats of paint. If you had to strip it back to gel coat every five years (as you stipulated previously), you'd essentially be doing that after every paint job or two.
I wonder how that works. Are the barnacles different in California? It wouldn’t surprise me
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I wonder how that works. Are the barnacles different in California? It wouldn’t surprise me


Well considering even the birds are different then why not
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water temperatures have a great effect on growth
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water temperatures have a great effect on growth


As does current I believe
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