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Bottom Paint

  • From: John Rose
    Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
    To: c22@catalinadirect.com
    Subject: Antifouling Boat Paints

    A local fisherman's and yachtsman's practice in the Pacific NW is to add cayenne pepper to anti-fouling paint, Keeps slime and other stuff from fouling the bottom. Add about 1/2 cup per gal. of paint. Mix right in with the paint before roller application to bottom of boat. It really works according to those who have tried it, and also boatyard employees. We recently did the bottom of a Santana 525 with this method. We used Pettit Trinidad SR bottom paint.

    John Rose
    Tacoma, WA

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